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Best ways of finding foreclosures

By admin - Last updated: Thursday, June 10, 2010

So how do we find these great deals? One website I’ve found is foreclosure.com. Being a Realtor I can use my MLS to see if the properties listed on there are current. Foreclosure.com is very up to date. There were only a couple of homes in my area that were NOT current and all were [...]

The Escrow Month, inspections, contingencies, and earnest money.

By admin - Last updated: Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Ok so now you have an accepted offer, now what? Now you begin the Escrow time, usually a month, which is the time to get everything set up so the property can close. Hopefully as smooth and as on time as possible. It used to be we would start with inspections, now though, we tend [...]

Escrow Insurance equals assurance to you.

By admin - Last updated: Tuesday, June 8, 2010

If you are purchasing your foreclosure from the bank why use an escrow officer with your local title company to close the deal? Because you are not just paying them to help both parties through the transfer of title process. You are also purchasing title insurance. That means they have researched the property and made [...]