May
2010
In the recent year the recession has caused many a homeowner severe headache and sleepless nights. Some of them have trouble keeping up with their bond payments and others just can’t survive with paying bond payments as well as living expenses so they are forced to sell their homes. Selling a home isn’t the best answer either because hiking tax rates and the large deposits banks request makes your home all the more unattractive for possible buyers. Therefore many homeowners get stuck with a property they cannot afford, and the property then gets repossessed. If you have saved up for a decent deposit though, a bank repossessed property is not at all a bad investment.
Banks don’t have that many options when they repossess a property, so the best way for them to cover their losses and get rid of the liability as soon as possible is selling off the bank repossessed property. Because the bank needs to sell the bank repossessed property as soon as possible to prevent further losses they come at a big discount. Also keep in mind that the bank generally relaxes its lending criteria so you don’t need that humongous deposit everyone keeps telling you about. Loans are therefore much more accessible for buyers of bank repossessed properties.
Steps for buying a bank repossessed property are much the same as buying any other. You firstly need to apply at a bank for a bond. Especially if you need a bond to finance your home, it’s better to deal with the bank directly. In order to prevent any shady deals it’s always a good idea to visit the property. It’s also a good idea to get experts to evaluate the property as well.
After you have decided that you are going to buy the bank repossessed property, you can apply for a bond at your bank of choice. After the bond has been approved and your bank repossessed property is financed, the transfer processes go on normally.
