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Posted on 7/28/05
FORECLOSURE PROPERTY
A foreclosure property is that property whose title deed is transferred to
the lender i.e. the bank, because of the inability of the borrower to pay
back the mortgage amount within the specified time. It is that property
which has been put up for sale in the market because the borrower has
defaulted in the payment of the loan taken. A foreclosure property is also
at times referred to as a distressed property because the borrower who owns
the property is under some kind of financial distress because of which he is
unable to pay back the loan amount.
Once the borrower has defaulted and the bank has acquired the title to the property, it can do what ever it wishes to with it. Most of the times the bank wants to put up the property for auction as soon as possible since it wants to recover the money that it has lost. A foreclosure property by itself is a dead investment for the bank and the primary objective of the bank is to liquidate the asset and turn it into cash.
Foreclosure property can be a very valuable investment for you. Reason being that the amount at which it is priced is quite reasonable, much below the market rate and very competitive. If you have a certain fixed budget and want to invest that money, then foreclosure property is a good investment choice for you. However, you must be clear as to what you want to do with it; do you want to use that property for your personal purposes or do you want to resell it?
You must keep in mind that a foreclosure property is in no way undesirable; but it might not be in prime condition, i.e. you may have to put in some work and invest some money in it. One very big advantage is that since the price at which you buy it will be well below the market rate, you can save some money in order to renovate or spruce up the property.
