RealtyTrac- Hi, Erica, that only gives you the contact information the nyou have to proceed as you would it any other transaction making an offer with a loan aproval.

Brian

Brian--so if I have the owner's name and the house info already, I can bid on it elsewhere? I don't need Realtytrac?

Erica - I get emails from Realtytrac somewhat regularly.  Must of subscribed to it years back when I was playing around the internet:-)  I've let some folks know about it but I'm not sure what you should do in this particular case.  Let me know how it plays out.

Stay away!  Realtytrac has a reputation for having false information, who values of what it is for sale wrong information when it is not even in the market anymore.  The purpose of the site it really to get leads to agents who pay to receive them.  I would education my buyer and let him know this is not in your field of work to do.  Hope this helps!

Erica - I hope someone has the answer, I have not use the service.

I looked into Realtytrac a few weeks ago for a client and they were putting out information on folks who were still a long way from foreclosure.  If you know the address, check the tax record to see who the actual owner is.

Bob Mitchell

ValueList Real Estate Services, Inc.

In my experience Realtytrac does not give correct information. 

Erica -- Realty Trak has 3 kinds of information:

Properties that have been sold and closed - their site clean up stinks

Properties presently for sale - usually marked REO

Properties in default that may or not ever go through the foreclosure process.

Save you money. Make a few phone calls and check your MLS. There a probably just a few people that list REO properties in your county. Ask them to put you on their email blast list when they list a new property.

A friend of my from Lebanon has 2 Pine Grove houses in pre-list so many of the listing agents may be from Lebanon, Reading or even Harrisburg. I don't list in Schulkill County because of the added expense of a separate MLS, but I do list REO in Lebanon, Dauphin, Perry, Cumberland, York and Lancaster counties.

Thanks to everyone who replied. I'm not going near this one. My buyer wanted me to join and enter my credit card because he though it was my job, I think. I told him i fhe wanted to use this site, he could do it, but I wouldn't sign up.

I rarely work with foreclosures.