- Foreclosure investment
Foreclosure investment refers to the process of investing
capital in the public sale of a mortgaged property followingforeclosure of theloan secured by that property.In
real estate , foreclosure is the termination of the [equity] of redemption [Equity of redemption is the right of an owner to redeem property securing a loan that has been accelerated prior to foreclosure] of a mortgagor or the grantee in the property covered by the mortgage. Depending on the type of foreclosure proceeding, the sale may be administered by the courts (Judicial Foreclosure) or by an appointed trustee (Statutory Foreclosure). Proceeds from the sale are used to satisfy the claims of the mortgagee primarily, with any excess going to the mortgagor. Anyone may bid on properties sold at a foreclosure sale. As a practical matter, however, most properties are acquired by the lender, often for the amount owed on the foreclosed loan.When
interest rates rise, home owners with variable interest rates [A variable interest rate is an amount of compensation to a lender that is allowed to vary over the maturity of a loan. The amount of variation is generally governed by an appropriate index] often become over extended, providing opportunities for foreclosure investmentprofessionals to obtaininvestment properties at depressed prices. The most common reason for foreclosure is dissolution of a marriage.Fact|date=April 2008 The next most common reason for is a failed business venture. [Theodore J. Dallow , "How to Buy Foreclosed Real Estate ",Adams Media Corporation 2000] Foreclosure investing can provide favorable returns.Fact|date=April 2008tages of foreclosure
The foreclosure process begins when a financial distressed homeowner fails to make a loan payment and is served with a
summons from his or her creditors. After service, papers will be filed with thecounty clerk 's office and be made a matter of public record (in some areas the place where deeds and mortgages are registered may go by a different name, such as the office of the land registrar). This notice is usually known as "Lis Pendens", which isLatin for "pending legal action." At this point, any attempts by the homeowner to borrow from public credit sources will be met with a negative response. On completion of the publication process, the foreclosure action will be permitted to proceed and the owners have a limited amount of time to pay up, sell, or make other deals with creditors. If none of these actions are taken, a forclosure sale will take place. If no one bids the amount owed, the property reverts to the lender and becomes an REO (real estate owned ) property held in inventory by the lender. Experienced foreclosure investors may work in all of these various stages, but the possibility of making a transaction with the homeowner is no longer possible after the property is an REO. [George Achenback, "Foreclosure Properties", 4th Ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1999]Notes
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Foreclosure
*Housing bubble
*List of real estate topics
*Real estate pricing
*Real estate appraisal
*Real estate economics
*Deed in lieu of foreclosure
*Foreclosure consultant
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