Nelson:
Remember the saying about if it sounds too good to be true? This is probably one of the examples used next to that saying.
At this time this home is not listed for sale. This home has had a notice of default filed against it (the information you are looking at comes from RealtyTrac who in turn gets this information from the public records). It has only one loan against it and has significant equity.
The home owners have several options:
1. Cure the default (ie pay the loan current) in the next 60-75 days and stop the foreclosure.
2. Negotiate a loan modification or forebearance with their bank.
3. Refinance & since the current loan (including delinquencies) to value is around 55% this is a very real option.
4. Put their home on the market for fair market value and walk away with close to a quarter of a million dollars in their pocket.
The chances of you buying this home for the current loan balance plus delinquencies is very slim. If you would be interested in this home even at a price closer to its fair market value, let me know. We can contact the home owner and see if they are entertaining the thought of selling their home as one of their options. Dare to Dream.
Shel-lee Davis, CDPE
Your Real Estate Consultant for Life
RE/MAX Palos Verdes Realty
http://shel-lee.listingbook.com - Fri Nov 27 2009, 06:30