What’s the best way to find foreclosed homes for free in Michigan?
October 25th, 2009 | by David Mueller |I’m trying to find out the best way to get information on foreclosed homes for sale in Michigan. I’d like to look at pictures, addresses, and other detail information and I’d prefer to find the information out for free. Anyone have an idea what the best way is?
Contact a real estate agent that you would use as a buyer’s agent. This does not cost you anything. And, when the sale is completed, your agent is paid by the seller (the bank foreclosing). So, you have everything to gain and nothing to lose by securing an agent.
Your agent will have access to the multiple listing service (MLS) and can start searching for homes for you. The MLS contains all types of transactions and can be filtered by foreclosures in a certain area. Your agent can then e-mail the listings to you as a clickable list. You can then go through the listings and see if any of them interest you.
Your agent will also have access to confidential supplemental listing information via the MLS, as well as links to mortgage and tax history on the property. This can be very helpful to you when trying to determine an offer amount. Your agent can also show you properties that you’re interested in. And, having an agent prepare and submit your offer can make the difference in whether the banks even read it. Sometimes they have strange requirements for submitting offers and, if anything is slightly wrong, they just reject it out-of-hand.
3 Responses to “What’s the best way to find foreclosed homes for free in Michigan?”
By wizjp on Oct 25, 2009 | Reply
Talk to local realtors
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By Efrain on Oct 26, 2009 | Reply
just go to http://www.google.com and type in realtors in michigan
and call him and tell him u want a foreclosed home and the price range and he will take u to see them… just some 411 not all realtors do foreclosed homes so find one that does just call and ask them…
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By Paul in San Diego on Oct 26, 2009 | Reply
Contact a real estate agent that you would use as a buyer’s agent. This does not cost you anything. And, when the sale is completed, your agent is paid by the seller (the bank foreclosing). So, you have everything to gain and nothing to lose by securing an agent.
Your agent will have access to the multiple listing service (MLS) and can start searching for homes for you. The MLS contains all types of transactions and can be filtered by foreclosures in a certain area. Your agent can then e-mail the listings to you as a clickable list. You can then go through the listings and see if any of them interest you.
Your agent will also have access to confidential supplemental listing information via the MLS, as well as links to mortgage and tax history on the property. This can be very helpful to you when trying to determine an offer amount. Your agent can also show you properties that you’re interested in. And, having an agent prepare and submit your offer can make the difference in whether the banks even read it. Sometimes they have strange requirements for submitting offers and, if anything is slightly wrong, they just reject it out-of-hand.
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