I’d like to find a house to buy at auction, but am leary of subscribing to the listing sites online. How do I find out about the actual bank auctions ? Thanks !

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I live in CA and have taken two college level Real Estate classes and a few seminars, but no one seems to have any information that is actually available to the public on how to buy foreclosures, where to get the lists from for free and where to find the auctions. My college instructors advised to just buy a house via the “normal” route and avoid many of the problems people have with such properties, and the seminar instructors just seemed to want to sell their own mailing lists which just listed banks that didn’t have any information you couldn’t find on Google.

I’ve sent a few letters to Fannie Mae and have only received their “new home buyers’ guide – which is very informative – but not helpful.

I’d like to invest in foreclosures and possibly “flip” a property and I know it isn’t easy and it is a true risk of $$, but it seems like those in the know are keeping quiet about their resources – if this is public information, where do you find it without taking a get-rich quick seminar?

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I want to look for houses in Queens, New York but every website I search asks for a account setup or trial. It would be good if someone knows anything about foreclosure and auctions in Queens, New York. Thank you in advance

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I need to be able to bid online as well.

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I’ve heard about local (not infomercial ads) sheriff’s auctions and foreclosures that for some reason aren’t regularly advertised. Do you think you can get good deals with these? has anyone heard of this?

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