The Facts About REO

The properties that a lender failed to sell it in an Auction is called an REO. Since the property has already gone back to its lender then the mortgage for the house no longer exists. The buyer receives the title insurance policy and the lender settles such things as eviction , tax liens and homeowner dues.

The bank or the mortgage company of the bank foreclose on a property . The lender finally gets clear of the hassles and finally hires a local real estate agent. The lender then tries to recover almost all of the money lent on the property.

When the property is being sold as an REO, the bank will hire a realtor and in some cases, evict tenants and perform their own inspections and or make minimal repairs. All banks work differently but most will want to sell the property in the “as is” condition.

Some foreclosed properties require a lot of repairs. This is one of the reason why an experienced Realtor chooses to buy a property after it was reverted to the bank. Some banks shoulder the cost of repair but most would sell the property on as is condition.

Banks does not want to own these type of property since having these properties signifies that its a bad loan that the bank has given and is a liability and not an asset.Every time that a bank owns an REO indicating that they are losing money.