A FSBO's Guide to Keeping It Safe When Selling Your Home

'For Sale By Owner' home sellers not only need to think like a realtor in finding potential buyers for their homes, they also need to think like a personal security expert and safeguard themselves from being burglarized or attacked.

The Basics of Investing In Pre-Foreclosure Properties

Investing in pre-foreclosure homes in an excellent way to enter the real estate market and begin building long-term wealth. But where do you start? And what exactly is a pre-foreclosure anyways? Well read on and you'll be building your real estate investment empire in no time.

Oregon Foreclosures - Finding Your Dream From Afar

With its ancient mountain forests, waterfall-fed rivers, and magnificent Pacific coastline, Oregon is a marvelous place to call home. And if you think you’d like to call it your home, you may be able to find the Oregon home of your dreams at a price you can barely hope for by investigating Oregon foreclosures.

Foreclosures Increase By 90% Year-Over-Year

Foreclosures reach an all-time high.

Ohio Foreclosures- A Waiting Game

Foreclosure properties offer great opportunities to those looking for reasonably priced properties in which to live or invest. Because many foreclosure properties are sold so that the financial institution which holds title to them can recoup the money they loaned to the property's defaulting buyer, they are often sold for less than their actual value.

Short Sales An Answer For Tough Times

Well you bought your home during good times and now times have changed. Your property rentals are down or you’ve lost your job and cant carry the mortgage. Worse than that, the markets have changed and you cannot sell for what you've paid. Still you have no choice but to sell or foreclose. There is one possibility besides foreclosure and that’s a short sale.

The Basics of Investing In Foreclosure Properties

Investing in real estate foreclosures in an excellent way to enter the real estate market and begin building long-term wealth. But where do you start? And what exactly is a foreclosure anyways? Well read on and you'll be building your real estate empire in no time.

Legal Pitfalls - Whether Or Not To Buy Foreclosure Properties

If you are considering buying foreclosure properties you must be aware of local foreclosure laws. These laws have a significant impact on the foreclosure process in any given area.

Facing Foreclosure? Know Your Options

If you are in default on your home loan and are facing foreclosure it is important to take action immediately, do not waste time. Don't make the mistake of avoiding your lender during this time. There are many programs that lenders have to help borrowers that are in default.

What Steps Can I Take to Avoid Foreclosure?

Foreclosure is the legal procedure a bank or lender can take if you fail to make your mortgage payments in a timely manner. When this process concludes, you will no longer own your home.

Georgia Foreclosures: The Housing Market Heads South

Georgia, with its southern climate and charm, its culture, its great entertainment, golf courses, and oceanside attractions, is one of the most desirable places to live in the United States.

Irish v. Woods - Which Surety Was Left Holding the $500,000 Bag?

A secured lender's primary source of recovery when a project goes bad usually is the loan collateral. Secondary sources could be the assets of a guarantor, a surety or an accommodation party, labels that often are used interchangeably to describe a person who signed a loan document but who did not directly benefit from the loan. (See, March 23, 2007 post, Liability of Guarantors or Accommodation Parties when the Original Obligation Is Materially Altered. The April 24, 2007 decision by the Indiana Court of Appeals in John T. Irish v. F. Lawrence Woods, 2007 Ind. App. LEXIS 786 addresses some general rules applicable to these secondary sources and also provides a good suretyship vocabulary lesson.

Seeking Foreclosures Miami For Real Estate Investment

Foreclosures in Miami are appealing for a variety of reasons. Some people see them as retirement or vacation homes- others consider them terrific rental or investment opportunities.

Indiana's Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act - 2 Recent Cases

If you're a lender involved in commercial foreclosure actions, you should be at least minimally familiar with the elements of a fraudulent conveyance. This is because a fraudulent conveyance claim may result in the collection of funds that your borrower once had but improperly transferred away.

A Brief Overview of Foreclosures

A foreclosure arises when a borrower takes out a mortgage from a lending institution and they are incapable of paying the mortgage based on terms laid out by the lender. This usually happens when the borrower unable to fulfill the conditions set forth by the mortgage company.