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Online foreclosure sites "AVOID THEM!!!!!!!"

By
Real Estate Agent with Key Realty Group Inc. 200512291

I found this artical and had to comment! This is important information to all of the bargain hunters out there!

Justin

Online Foreclosure Sites Come With a Price
Buyers interested in foreclosures need a real estate professional''''s help navigating the online listings unless they are willing to pay a substantial monthly fee to use heavily advertised sites like ForeclosureStore and ForeclosureToGo.

Sites that are free, like Zillow.com and Trulia.com, just display filings culled from other sites, so users ultimately end up at the pay sites.

Users of the pay sites can often see a partial address and description, but if they want the whole enchilada, then they must cough up monthly fees that range from about $40 to $80.

RealtyTrac advertises free access, but often the addresses and other details are incomplete.

Source: The Associated Press, Alex Veiga (12/22/2008)

 

I also have found these sites are too flawed to be accurate. All  most of them do is put out information from the county's notice of default lists. The homeowners on these lists often do not want  to sell but are tying to save their home in which they often do! Imagine the surprise when a new investor as they get greeted with a shot gun after presenting an  offer  at the homeowners front door for what he owes on his first loan. This really happened in Lane county. These sites show the amount of the first lien and displays it as if it is a selling price! They do  not show the second mortgage or any other liens that need cleared to obtain the property if indeed the home owner wants too sell. This get people excited enough to whip out their credit card to pay the $20 fee. to be a member of the site for a month. I have yet to see anyone in serious trouble with their mortgage and only have one loan on it with tons of equity! If that where the case they would just sell the house.

 

  Fortunately for people in Lane county Or I will provide a true list of distressed property to anyone whop wants this information for free. I search for these homes and put out a list about once per week.  I include Foreclosed, Homeowners trying to secure a short sale, and estate sales in one list. You can email me @ info@teamthayer.com , call my cell @ 541-543-7287 or, go to my web site www.teamthayer.com     

 

Comments (6)

Sacramento Grapevine
SacramentoGrapevine - Roseville, CA

Not to mention that most also sell your email address and you end up with a box full of SPAM.

Dec 31, 2008 06:27 AM
Anonymous
Justin Thayer

Exactly! the promise of the internet taking over a professionals job is great in theory but things like this are the ultimate result hurting the public more than helping.

Justin Thayer

Dec 31, 2008 07:12 AM
#2
Bobby Wallace
Vacant Land Solutions - Charleston, SC
Sell Your Vacant Land The Hassle Free Way!

Elizabeth & Justin - You are right; Most foreclosure sites are simply services selling out dated info or just harvesting names to sell.

Dec 31, 2008 07:49 AM
Anonymous
Justin Thayer

Thank you for the comments! it's incredible how much bad info is on the net when it comes to foreclosures.

Justin

Dec 31, 2008 08:43 AM
#4
Fred Chamberlin
Guild Mortgage Co - Oak Harbor WA - Oak Harbor, WA
Oak Harbor/Whidbeynulls, #1 Experienced FHA Mortgage Consultant

Justin - It is only through good, local, responsible people that the would be investor can find out the true information. How many have taken the buy real estate course to get rich and then find out it is all a bunch of hooey? Keep telling them Justin & Elizabeth.

Dec 31, 2008 10:49 AM
Anonymous
Justin Thayer

Thanks for the comment. I Run into alot of people who spent money on the courses and not onewho has been successful at the process they sell. In fact I have seen people with good credit really get into trouble trying to follow the course and end up bankrupt!

Jan 12, 2009 08:39 AM
#6