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Pre Foreclosure Investing

By Jilly Willson
Nov 20, 2009
Land in pre foreclosure provide a good opportunity for real estate property investors Pre foreclosure homes typically have very motivated buyers which make for extremely profitable transactions Generally, the property owner of a home in preforeclosure is extremely motivated to get the deal done quickly. This often results in a significant opportunity for the buyer. The only challenge is getting the bank to accept the offer to purchase instead of forcing the home through the pre foreclosure process.

Because the bank stands to lose money either way, they will be motivated by the deal that will best minimize their losses.Essentially they are in a lose lose situation and will evaluate sales offers based upon what will minimize their losses. If a property owner has stopped paying on a mortgage and the bank has put the home in pre foreclosure, then the burden is on the real estate investor to demonstrate that their purchase offer provides the most effective means for the bank to minimize their loss on the deal.

Because of this fact, investors that purchase homes in pre foreclosure often put together full short sale packages to provide to the bank. They learn who the loss mitigation people are at the bank and learn what is needed by the bank to complete the transaction.

While this is not necessary for the periodic investor, it does have a visible benefit for the novice real estate investors.

Depending on your goals, investing in pre foreclosure homes may be a great way to profit. Just know that there are a number of little details that will determine your overall level of success.

There are many other resources available to learn more about investing in short sales. BestShorSales.com is a learning service that I have found useful in the past
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