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The financial industry is currently holding tens of thousands of REO properties which when released, will reduce market value even further.

Banks do not want to see a lot of proprietary disclosures with REOs; they are exempt from the California Seller’s Transfer Disclosure Statement (TDS-14) and if there are real estate agents involved, either representing you or the bank, those agents are required to provide you their disclosure statements.

An REO can be financed through a number of methods including cash, hard money, conventional and FHA.

Many factors are often overlooked by investors when calculating positive cash flow on an REO rental property such as repairs, maintenance, taxes, insurance, municipal fees, vacancy and a host of other potential fees and costs.

The majority of recent closed sales in Southern California are REO wholesale purchases.

Many of the currently low priced REO's that look good on paper are in fact non conforming and have many bad features such as undesirable configurations, small square footage, border noisy streets or have bad add ons.

Making an offer subject to a partners inspection, lenders approval of financing, contractors estimate of repairs or any other clause meant to provide you with an exit can cost you the deal.

A short sale is a purchase made from the bank at less than the full owed amount. Many investors get discouraged with this process as it can take many months for the bank to accept or not get accepted at all.

It is important that REO investors look for water damage and the evidence of mold as the water service may not be on and leaks can not be easily evaluated.

It is important to understand the standard amenities of homes in an area before determining rehab costs on a cash flow rental home.

HomePath Mortgage Financing is available on Fannie Mae homes and there is no mortgage insurance.

Fannie Mae depends on the expertise of local real estate sales professionals and accepts offers only through their real estate listing agents. You may work with any real estate sales professional to submit an offer to the real estate agent who has listed the REO property.

The bank does not want to sit on its inventory. Since it did not receive its minimum bid from an investor or home buyer during the foreclosure sale at the courthouse, the bank is likely to price that REO home for less, just to get rid of it.

If the bank REO does not appraise for the purchase price and the buyer is obtaining a loan that requires a 20% down payment or less, the buyer's lender will not fund unless the buyer coughs up more cash or the REO lender discounts the price. Cash buyers don't make offers contingent on an appraisal.

If you need a loan get your loan application not only pre-approval or pre-qualified but underwritten also.

The REO warranty Home Protect will cover electrical, plumbing, air conditioning and heating systems, as well as ductwork and many major appliances. Freddie Mac will pay for the first two years of the warranty after which buyers will have an option to continue the warranty on their own.

It is good to see a neighborhood at different times of of day. A quiet street at noon can be a war zone at night. This reality will be encountered by your renter and can affect rent amount and vacancy rates.

REO inspection tip..when inspecting houses from the outside, look up underneath roof overhangs and check for hornets nests before you lean it to look through the windows.

A common misconception is that foreclosures and REOs are the same. Although they are similar they are in fact different with the REO being the direct result of a foreclosure option sale. An REO is a property that has been foreclosed on and has reverted back to the ownership of the bank or lender.

The REO option offers many more benefits and less stress than the foreclosure auction. When a bank takes back a property they then have the property listed as a salable asset on their books. The role of a bank is to maximize the wealth for it's shareholders.

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