Why Buy REO Properties?
March 18, 2009, Writen by: Chris Anderson, Ph.D
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The term REO means “real estate owned” by the lender and indicates the house or income producing property has been repossessed by the lender and already completed the legal foreclosure process. In most cases, the lender is the bank, which is why you hear the term “bank owned properties” or “Bank REO’s”.
The bank becomes the owner of the property after the foreclosure process or an individual if an agreement has reached during the proceedings..
Short Sales may be a great buying opportunity. The major complaint from people is the time involved to get it approved by the lender for the short sale price. The home is normally listed by a real estate agent for a value that they feel is right to bring buyers, and will be adjusted accordingly once the lender has finished a complete home valuation analysis to determine the actual sales price.
The majority of the time the lender approves a sales price below the current market value just to sell it quick. One needs to remember that prices in the first-time buyer range have lots of competition which could make it bidding war.
When a buyer buys a foreclosed property, they agree to take the property on its present condition and accepts all other conditions and agreements that goes with the property.
Since what is owed to the bank it is almost always more than what the property is worth, very few foreclosure auctions result in a successful sale. Then the property “reverts” to the bank. It becomes an REO, or “real estate owned” property.
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