How to Buy Bank-Owned Properties for Pennies on the Dollar: A Guide to Reo Investing in Today's Market

ISBN-13: 9781118018347 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 256 str.

Jeff Adams

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Buy bank-owned properties at fire-sale prices Banks and lending institutions today own more than one million foreclosed properties, more are in the foreclosure pipeline. Banks desperately want to get these properties off their balance sheets, but there aren't enough buyers. The result is a soft real estate market with prices investors and homeowners may not see again in their lifetime. In recent years many bargain-hunting investors and homebuyers made the mistake of trying to get foreclosure prices via short sales and pre-foreclosure-- before the bank reclaimed the property. They've been burned by endless delays and uncertainty of the messy foreclosure process. With bank-owned properties, that's over. You deal directly with a motivated seller--the bank--and get the foreclosure price without the hassles and complexity of a short sale or pre-foreclosure. This book shows you how to negotiate the best possible terms with the real estate owned (or REO) department of a bank or lender, including step-by-step instructions and no-nonsense advice on finding great deals, estimating fair market value, and closing the deal. You don't need a ton of cash, because REO investing at fire-sale prices is affordable for almost any investor or homebuyer.

• Provides detailed, step-based guidance on buying REO properties
• Written by a super-successful REO investor with fifteen years of experience

Spis treści

Part I The Investing Opportunity That Won t Come Again in Your Lifetime 1

Chapter 1 The Perfect Nightmare for Bankers A Dream Come True for Investors 3

Chapter 2 Why REO Investing Saves Time, Hassle, and Money Compared with Traditional Preforeclosure and Short Sale Investing 15

Chapter 3 How to Overcome Your Fear, Set Goals, and Get Started 27

Chapter 4 Overview of the REO Deal 43

Part II REO Deals, Step by Step 51

Chapter 5 Where to Get the Money 53

Chapter 6 How to Research Your Market, Create an Investing Plan, and Develop an Exit Strategy 69

Chapter 7 How to Get Ready for Your First Deal and Build Credibility 81

Chapter 8 Where to Find the Best REOs in Your Market 99

Chapter 9 The Importance of REO Agents: Finding the Best and Getting Them on Your Side 119

Chapter 10 Buying REO Properties at Auction 129

Chapter 11 The Right Way to Evaluate Deals and Price a Property 141

Chapter 12 How to Make an Offer and Negotiate with Banks 159

Chapter 13 Getting the Paperwork Right 175

Chapter 14 How to Avoid the Most Common Mistakes Investors Make 189

Part III Exit Strategies 199

Chapter 15 Wholesale Your Property to Another Investor 201

Chapter 16 Fixing Up and Selling the Property at Retail 209

Chapter 17 Buying and Holding: Renting the Property for a Positive Monthly Cash Flow 217

Addendum: Understanding Buying Formulas 225

Glossary 233

About the Author 243

Bonus Offer Just for You! 244

Index 248

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JEFF ADAMS is the nation′s leading expert in in foreclosure and REO investing. His automated internet–based systems for attracting buyers, sellers, and investors have enabled him to be involved in hundreds of transactions since 1995, and during many of those years he worked as a full–time firefighter!

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Secure the Best Deals on Bank–Owned Properties in Today′s Market!

"This is the most powerful, persuasive, and practical book on buying bank–owned properties you will ever read. It is loaded with strategies for anybody who wants to get started buying foreclosures." David Lindahl, author, Multi–Family Millions and The Six–Figure Second Income

"Over the past eighteen months, I′ve purchased over sixty foreclosures using the methods and techniques that Jeff Adams reveals in this book. If you′re wanting to get in on the ground floor of the biggest wealth–building opportunity in your lifetime, get this book, read it cover to cover, and take action." Chris McLaughlin, Keller Williams Realty

"Jeff Adams is truly a master investor and his strategies work in today′s real estate market. He is changing the lives of investors all across America." Dave Seymour, star of A&E′s Flipped and founder of City Light Homes

"Jeff Adams is a master at buying bank–owned, REO properties. In this book, he has laid out step–by–step how he makes tens of thousands of dollars per property. With more REO properties on the market than there have ever been, now is the time to learn the insider secrets Jeff reveals in his new book." Larry Goins, author of Getting Started in Real Estate Day Trading

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