Tell me more, folks...where is the best place to find them?

12/8/2009 9:19:34 AM

every website i come across wants you to pay for access

12/8/2009 9:20:48 AM

http://www.wakegov.com/tax/realestate/foreclosures.htm

Quote :

"The Clerk of Superior Court Special Proceedings Division also maintains a listing of properties scheduled for foreclosure by Deed of Trust holders. These foreclosures are not related to property tax and are not handled by the Wake County Revenue Department. Please visit their website for more information."

Quote :

"A Notice of Sale assigns a date for the property to be sold at public auction. Notices are posted by the Substitute Trustee on the Courthouse bulletin boards located on the Ground Floor (Parking/Salisbury Street level) of the Courthouse. "

http://web.co.wake.nc.us/courts/foreclosure.html


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12/8/2009 9:25:43 AM

too late to edit but you also have the option to view foreclosures on Zillow (foreclosures not yet to the point of auction):



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12/8/2009 9:58:48 AM

I hope you're not planning on buying one. Around 90% of foreclosed homes are vandalized.

12/8/2009 10:27:28 AM

^Respectfully, your figure is bullshit.


On the topic of the OP, each county has their own method of disclosing the notices of foreclosure hearings (which are ones that have not gone to auction sale yet), with most of these being online now. Normally its is a matter of checking in regularly with that point of disclosure or getting on the sign up list for updates.

12/8/2009 11:12:22 AM

His figure probably is bullshit, but the point remains. The whole idea of somehow getting a steal on a foreclosure, especially in the triangle, is basically nonsense. Unless it is completely dogged out, I wouldn't count on getting a better deal on a foreclosure than any other home in the area.

12/8/2009 11:20:59 AM

Which is why you don't skimp on things such as the home inspection and walking the property before you purchase it.

To be sure, there are serious deals to be had on some foreclosed homes and the odds of that are proportional to how much time you and your agent (if any) put into sifting through the masses to find that proverbial steal.

12/8/2009 11:24:41 AM

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"The whole idea of somehow getting a steal on a foreclosure, especially in the triangle, is basically nonsense"

My family picked up a foreclosure this year. It was a good deal. However, you go into that type of situation knowing that the property requires time, work, and money.


[Edited on December 8, 2009 at 11:41 AM. Reason : opj]

12/8/2009 11:26:30 AM

Doing foreclosures right just takes doing your homework beforehand. My ex was a real estate appraiser and did a lot of foreclosures; I got to see a lot of damage firsthand.

One of my best friends is a home inspector and is damn good at what he does, so I have a good source of expert opinion.

Add to that: not only am I good with cars, I can fix anything and have done a lot of home repairs and some renovations...and I've got a good grip on how to take care of things.

12/8/2009 11:37:51 AM

http://hud3.towerauction.net/NC.htm

hud foreclosures, easy way is to look by county

12/8/2009 4:29:31 PM

http://suntrust.res.net/

12/9/2009 3:00:54 PM

top floor of the court house, its a longgggggg process

not worth it.

12/9/2009 4:11:08 PM

i need listings in nash county, not wake.

that 90% figure is bullshit. most of the ones around here aren't vandalized. there was a 2600sf 2 store house w/ garage & workshop underneath (sloped lot), built in 2006, on 1.08 acres...for $200,000. perfect condition except there was some algae on the siding. they had a contractor come out and powerwash it.

we wanted to buy it, but since it's bank-owned they won't take a contingency offer. we lost it. i loved that house

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12/9/2009 4:30:51 PM

EVERY county in NC has it at their courthouse

you have to go and find the estates division. they should have a list, show up, bid, win...

you can do an upset bid within 7 days but technically a house could be forever in the court system if you continued to be in a bidding war every week.

you ahve to then check on the title and liens

everything has to be paid off otherwise you still owe whatever was owed on the house plus any interest and what you owe to the courts...no matter if it was foreclosed it can still keep a lien.

12/9/2009 4:45:07 PM

^ is that for only houses that are being foreclosed due to unpaid property taxes, or also bank foreclosures?

12/9/2009 5:11:37 PM

any of them

not just tax

12/9/2009 5:16:34 PM

the house we were looking at wasn't out for bid. it was listed with a real estate agent and sold just like a normal house.

12/9/2009 5:45:10 PM

My figure was from the Vegas area. Whoops.

12/9/2009 6:40:40 PM

thats a bank owned property

there is a difference

12/9/2009 6:45:19 PM