By Angela Kleinertski

There are a lot of questions amongst real estate investors when it comes to REO properties. Several real estate investors are talking about the great buying opportunity of REO properties. But most of them still prefer buying auctioned properties than deal with bank owned properties.

More people are becoming interested in purchasing properties owned by the bank. We often see information advertised promising to make us lot of money without having to put much effort - once we know the secret how to do it. In reality, there is no such thing as a secret method and in order to earn money, hard work is required.

Buying foreclosed or REO properties shouldn't put anybody off. These properties can range from poor to perfect condition and it doesn't necessarily mean that there is anything wrong with them. One main reason why a property is foreclosed is due to the inability of homeowners to pay their mortgage obligation.

In areas where there are a number of bank owned properties, banks might offer the property at 20-30 percent lower than market value. Most banks would want to sell these REO's as close to the market value to recover their money. So be sure to compare prices and calculate the cost and time of repairs before deciding to buy an REO property.

There are several properties a real estate agents, brokers and property preservation contractors have to work with. Properties that must be secured, repaired, maintained and sold. REO Properties are selling because of the low price and the opportunities they give to investors who have the money.

There is a reason why there are so many REO properties. In fact most large banks have entire departments dedicated to REO properties. Most properties that go to foreclosure auction in fact do not end up being sold. Most don't even get any bids. This is because if the property was easily worth more than the mortgage amount that was owed on the property the previous owner would have simply sold it themselves and pocketed the difference. Instead, the auction results in an unsold property and the bank is now left a property on their hands to sell in the open market.

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