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January 14, 2010 at 10:36 AM in reply to: Buying at the courthouse steps and financing later #502281January 14, 2010 at 10:36 AM in reply to: Buying at the courthouse steps and financing later #502682
SD Realtor
ParticipantYep we did jp. We closed yesterday and recorded today.
sdr – Saying it is highly unlikely to work and it cannot work are two different animals. What I find is that with most things in life people simply do not have the time or energy to accomplish getting a property at trustee sale. So it is unlikely to work because of the effort needed by the buyer not because of other factors.
I believe that yes it absolutely can be done. However the amount of time and work is not understood by those who have not actually done it.
January 14, 2010 at 10:36 AM in reply to: Buying at the courthouse steps and financing later #502775SD Realtor
ParticipantYep we did jp. We closed yesterday and recorded today.
sdr – Saying it is highly unlikely to work and it cannot work are two different animals. What I find is that with most things in life people simply do not have the time or energy to accomplish getting a property at trustee sale. So it is unlikely to work because of the effort needed by the buyer not because of other factors.
I believe that yes it absolutely can be done. However the amount of time and work is not understood by those who have not actually done it.
January 14, 2010 at 10:36 AM in reply to: Buying at the courthouse steps and financing later #503026SD Realtor
ParticipantYep we did jp. We closed yesterday and recorded today.
sdr – Saying it is highly unlikely to work and it cannot work are two different animals. What I find is that with most things in life people simply do not have the time or energy to accomplish getting a property at trustee sale. So it is unlikely to work because of the effort needed by the buyer not because of other factors.
I believe that yes it absolutely can be done. However the amount of time and work is not understood by those who have not actually done it.
January 14, 2010 at 10:34 AM in reply to: Buying at the courthouse steps and financing later #502139SD Realtor
ParticipantGeorge –
Say you plunk down 600k at the auction in cash to buy the home. Your plan is to then refinance the home as soon as possible. Maybe pull out 500k in cash and have a regular mtg. Well you cannot do that immediately. You need to own the home awhile. For a cash out refi the standard is 6 months but that will vary with lenders. Also the value of your home when you do the refi will determine the limits of how much you pull out. The rate of the mtg will be whatever prevailing rates are 6 months down the line when you do the refi. Bond market dictates where mtg rates are.
Hope I explained it okay.
January 14, 2010 at 10:34 AM in reply to: Buying at the courthouse steps and financing later #502286SD Realtor
ParticipantGeorge –
Say you plunk down 600k at the auction in cash to buy the home. Your plan is to then refinance the home as soon as possible. Maybe pull out 500k in cash and have a regular mtg. Well you cannot do that immediately. You need to own the home awhile. For a cash out refi the standard is 6 months but that will vary with lenders. Also the value of your home when you do the refi will determine the limits of how much you pull out. The rate of the mtg will be whatever prevailing rates are 6 months down the line when you do the refi. Bond market dictates where mtg rates are.
Hope I explained it okay.
January 14, 2010 at 10:34 AM in reply to: Buying at the courthouse steps and financing later #502687SD Realtor
ParticipantGeorge –
Say you plunk down 600k at the auction in cash to buy the home. Your plan is to then refinance the home as soon as possible. Maybe pull out 500k in cash and have a regular mtg. Well you cannot do that immediately. You need to own the home awhile. For a cash out refi the standard is 6 months but that will vary with lenders. Also the value of your home when you do the refi will determine the limits of how much you pull out. The rate of the mtg will be whatever prevailing rates are 6 months down the line when you do the refi. Bond market dictates where mtg rates are.
Hope I explained it okay.
January 14, 2010 at 10:34 AM in reply to: Buying at the courthouse steps and financing later #502780SD Realtor
ParticipantGeorge –
Say you plunk down 600k at the auction in cash to buy the home. Your plan is to then refinance the home as soon as possible. Maybe pull out 500k in cash and have a regular mtg. Well you cannot do that immediately. You need to own the home awhile. For a cash out refi the standard is 6 months but that will vary with lenders. Also the value of your home when you do the refi will determine the limits of how much you pull out. The rate of the mtg will be whatever prevailing rates are 6 months down the line when you do the refi. Bond market dictates where mtg rates are.
Hope I explained it okay.
January 14, 2010 at 10:34 AM in reply to: Buying at the courthouse steps and financing later #503031SD Realtor
ParticipantGeorge –
Say you plunk down 600k at the auction in cash to buy the home. Your plan is to then refinance the home as soon as possible. Maybe pull out 500k in cash and have a regular mtg. Well you cannot do that immediately. You need to own the home awhile. For a cash out refi the standard is 6 months but that will vary with lenders. Also the value of your home when you do the refi will determine the limits of how much you pull out. The rate of the mtg will be whatever prevailing rates are 6 months down the line when you do the refi. Bond market dictates where mtg rates are.
Hope I explained it okay.
SD Realtor
ParticipantI wont comment on other states or counties but I think here in San Diego it can be a viable alternative but only if you understand the risks.
First off it is not easy. We easily went to probably 40 auctions this year for a total of 8 properties. That doesn’t take into account the ones we didn’t go to or were on the way to but turned around because the opening bid was to high or there was some judgement we didn’t understand.
Risks include buying a home with major damage or some judgements that will not get wiped out. Other risks are irs liens but those have a right of redemption so you get your money back if the irs decides to exercise that right. Just know that in most cases you will not even get to look inside the home much less get an inspection done.
Are you willing to plunk down hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy a home without looking in it?
The catch is this. You CAN get a home and save alot of money doing it this way. Assuming you have the cash. What is more important is that you MUST do legwork. ALOT more legwork then you need to do if you buy a home in the conventional manner. The flippers at auction will beg off bidding if the bid gets to a point where the margin is gone.
Finally you cant buy and then refinance. You will need to season the home for 6 months. In that time you are at the mercy of the bond market. How much cash you can pull out will depend on what your home appraises at.
All this can be done. Is it easy? Nope it is harder then most people think, but you can save alot.
SD Realtor
ParticipantI wont comment on other states or counties but I think here in San Diego it can be a viable alternative but only if you understand the risks.
First off it is not easy. We easily went to probably 40 auctions this year for a total of 8 properties. That doesn’t take into account the ones we didn’t go to or were on the way to but turned around because the opening bid was to high or there was some judgement we didn’t understand.
Risks include buying a home with major damage or some judgements that will not get wiped out. Other risks are irs liens but those have a right of redemption so you get your money back if the irs decides to exercise that right. Just know that in most cases you will not even get to look inside the home much less get an inspection done.
Are you willing to plunk down hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy a home without looking in it?
The catch is this. You CAN get a home and save alot of money doing it this way. Assuming you have the cash. What is more important is that you MUST do legwork. ALOT more legwork then you need to do if you buy a home in the conventional manner. The flippers at auction will beg off bidding if the bid gets to a point where the margin is gone.
Finally you cant buy and then refinance. You will need to season the home for 6 months. In that time you are at the mercy of the bond market. How much cash you can pull out will depend on what your home appraises at.
All this can be done. Is it easy? Nope it is harder then most people think, but you can save alot.
SD Realtor
ParticipantI wont comment on other states or counties but I think here in San Diego it can be a viable alternative but only if you understand the risks.
First off it is not easy. We easily went to probably 40 auctions this year for a total of 8 properties. That doesn’t take into account the ones we didn’t go to or were on the way to but turned around because the opening bid was to high or there was some judgement we didn’t understand.
Risks include buying a home with major damage or some judgements that will not get wiped out. Other risks are irs liens but those have a right of redemption so you get your money back if the irs decides to exercise that right. Just know that in most cases you will not even get to look inside the home much less get an inspection done.
Are you willing to plunk down hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy a home without looking in it?
The catch is this. You CAN get a home and save alot of money doing it this way. Assuming you have the cash. What is more important is that you MUST do legwork. ALOT more legwork then you need to do if you buy a home in the conventional manner. The flippers at auction will beg off bidding if the bid gets to a point where the margin is gone.
Finally you cant buy and then refinance. You will need to season the home for 6 months. In that time you are at the mercy of the bond market. How much cash you can pull out will depend on what your home appraises at.
All this can be done. Is it easy? Nope it is harder then most people think, but you can save alot.
SD Realtor
ParticipantI wont comment on other states or counties but I think here in San Diego it can be a viable alternative but only if you understand the risks.
First off it is not easy. We easily went to probably 40 auctions this year for a total of 8 properties. That doesn’t take into account the ones we didn’t go to or were on the way to but turned around because the opening bid was to high or there was some judgement we didn’t understand.
Risks include buying a home with major damage or some judgements that will not get wiped out. Other risks are irs liens but those have a right of redemption so you get your money back if the irs decides to exercise that right. Just know that in most cases you will not even get to look inside the home much less get an inspection done.
Are you willing to plunk down hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy a home without looking in it?
The catch is this. You CAN get a home and save alot of money doing it this way. Assuming you have the cash. What is more important is that you MUST do legwork. ALOT more legwork then you need to do if you buy a home in the conventional manner. The flippers at auction will beg off bidding if the bid gets to a point where the margin is gone.
Finally you cant buy and then refinance. You will need to season the home for 6 months. In that time you are at the mercy of the bond market. How much cash you can pull out will depend on what your home appraises at.
All this can be done. Is it easy? Nope it is harder then most people think, but you can save alot.
SD Realtor
ParticipantI wont comment on other states or counties but I think here in San Diego it can be a viable alternative but only if you understand the risks.
First off it is not easy. We easily went to probably 40 auctions this year for a total of 8 properties. That doesn’t take into account the ones we didn’t go to or were on the way to but turned around because the opening bid was to high or there was some judgement we didn’t understand.
Risks include buying a home with major damage or some judgements that will not get wiped out. Other risks are irs liens but those have a right of redemption so you get your money back if the irs decides to exercise that right. Just know that in most cases you will not even get to look inside the home much less get an inspection done.
Are you willing to plunk down hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy a home without looking in it?
The catch is this. You CAN get a home and save alot of money doing it this way. Assuming you have the cash. What is more important is that you MUST do legwork. ALOT more legwork then you need to do if you buy a home in the conventional manner. The flippers at auction will beg off bidding if the bid gets to a point where the margin is gone.
Finally you cant buy and then refinance. You will need to season the home for 6 months. In that time you are at the mercy of the bond market. How much cash you can pull out will depend on what your home appraises at.
All this can be done. Is it easy? Nope it is harder then most people think, but you can save alot.
SD Realtor
ParticipantThis listing was an absolute circus. Great lot but the number of offers were crazy.
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