Friday, June 27, 2008

Smart Ways To Profit From Foreclosures

Matt Woolsey

With 700,000 bank-owned homes on the market, and another one million in some state of foreclosure, according to RealtyTrac, an Irvine, Calif., provider of foreclosure listings, you might be tempted to add a distressed property to your portfolio.

Beware. Buying a home in foreclosure is not for the meek. Those with an appetite for risk, however, will find the tumultuous market stocked with plenty of investment opportunities.

These may include the sale of brand new luxury homes in an upscale Nashville community for half their marked value or a bank giving away a foreclosed property in a poor Detroit neighborhood for back maintenance.

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