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REO stands for Real Estate Owned and refers to a property that has been returned to a bank or lender in a foreclose proceeding.

In order to bid at a foreclosure auction, you must have a cashier's check in your hand for the full amount of your bid.

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

Buying renting and holding a Southern California REO rental home can create a monthly cash flow and future equity appreciation as we are in a historically low period in the real estate market.

It is best to eliminate most contingencies on offers made on REO purchases.

An educated, well researched offer can be profitable in almost any market but especially so in a down market with a glut of REO inventory.

A copy of a check for one thousand dollars is usually submitted as a deposit with most REO offers. The offer typically states that the check will be placed into escrow within 48 hours of acceptance.

REO VS SHORT SALE. A investor who has a short sale agreement with home owner has no competition but must convince the bank of the homes value. An REO investor must compete with other buyers who may have different perceptions of the properties worth.

Many vacant REOs are subject to code enforcement citations by the local municipality creating an even larger potential liability for the bank that owns the property.

Many factors must be taken into account when determining market rent in a declining economy.

HomePath Mortgage Financing is available on Fannie Mae homes and is available to both owner occupiers and investors.

If an REO buyer has a Federal Tax Lien that is in a repayment agreement, you do not have to pay it off in full but you must be able to qualify with the monthly payment of the repayment agreement. State Tax Liens typically must be paid in full prior to closing your FHA loan on an REO.

Expect the bank to draw its own REO purchase contract or addendum to your standard purchase contract. Read it thoroughly and ask a real estate lawyer for advice if you do not understand it.

FHA requires satisfaction of appraisal conditions prior to closing. Yet, REO banks typically will not authorize repairs prior to closing. Then, toss into the mix that bank repo buyers rarely want to pay for repairs before they own the home.

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

Many REO buyers select an area that they like, drive the streets and collect agent and property details off of the signs. In this regard they are able to touch and feel an area in a way that can't be done over the computer.

When buying an REO as a hold property it is important to consider repairs, vacancy rates, maintenance cost, management cost, rent decline as well as bigger market and demographic indicators.

REO tip..to help project the health of an area, pull the NOD and foreclosure data within a 1 or 2 mile radius. This should help you determine what the area will look like over a to 12 month period. Areas with a high level of foreclosure activity will have a longer road to recovery.

REO Part II: Banks have departments that must maintain these homes, keep the lights on and keep the taxes paid. Banks cannot legally sell real estate directly to the public, so they enlist the services of a real estate broker to list the home for sale. Real estate brokers in turn with the REO manager within the bank to negotiate through an offer.

If you've been looking at foreclosures but are unsure whether you want to risk your money on a property you can't inspect or know what might be hidden behind the low price, you might want to consider a real estate owned property. Real estate owned (REO) properties can be a better option for people who want to have all the information before deciding to buy.

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