What are Bankruptcy homes and how to buy one?

Whenever home owners are unable to pay their mortgage payments their house is forfeited by Banks & Lending Institutions and such homes are called Bankruptcy homes, these very homes are then available for sale at auctions or otherwise through Banks.

Bankruptcy homes are popular among investors as they are available at a discount of up to 50%. The detailed lists of the bankruptcy homes are available online or can be found through realtors.

How to buy a bankruptcy home?

•    First decide a budget which is allowed by your pocket.
•    You can take help of a Realtor to find a home which will not cost you anything instead the bank pays them commission.
•    A buyer’s agent can also be hired in the team who will help to make the transaction smoother and faster. They have several years of experience in the same field.
•    Then get a comprehensive list of all bankruptcy homes available through internet, newspapers, realtors, yellow pages etc. and look for those within your budget. The bankruptcy homes are sold by local or federal banks.
•    You can make an offer directly to the asset manager of the property if you are able to find one in their real estate owned department. But generally most of them prefer to be contacted through listing agent who will be a chain between you and the bank.
•    After going through the list, see the area of your choice and glean information about its neighbourhood.
•    Zero on a particular property after careful scanning and then personally visit that property to check the condition of house, whether repairs or paints are required, every electrical fitting is intact etc.
•    Once you find the house suitable hire a lawyer who will check all the papers and all legal formalities associated with the purchase.
•    If you cannot pay high mortgage payments then one can go to bankruptcy courts to lower the instalment of mortgage payments.
•    You can also buy bankruptcy homes through investors who have already taken the home and completed all the formality they normally charge a wholesaler’s fee which is in the range of $5000 - $20000 and is worth spending considering the amount of time you will save.