by Doug Smith

How would you like to buy a car, truck, or SUV for only 10% of its original worth?  How about a house?  Or perhaps jewellery?  Does it sound too good to be true?  Well, this time, it is true!  Government auctions provide excellent deals and savings on vehicles, electronics, homes, jewellery, and other expensive items that are obtained through foreclosures, repossessions, and seizures. Read the rest of this entry »

Pre-foreclosures properties are homes that are about to go into foreclosure. Some of the best real estate deals are made this way, before they hit the mainstream foreclosure market. Negotiations are usually with the owner directly, who would like to work out a deal before the bank forces them to leave the property.

Pre-foreclosures properties are increasing in numbers every day. Real estate agents understand that investing in pre-foreclosure homes is definitely one of best ways to secure a profit. The timing couldn’t be better then now to get involved in the real estate game because of the sub-prime crisis and other external difficulties facing home owners today. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m sure everyone knows by now about the real estate crisis going on all across the United States. Bank foreclosures and pre-foreclosures are at record highs and both the home owners and banks are in trouble because of it. It’s a material tragedy that many people, most with good intentions, could lose their houses. Some homeowners face bank foreclosure just after missing one or two payments. It’s the reverse side of the American Dream. Read the rest of this entry »

The government offers many surplus items as well as abandoned and seized properties at government auctions. The bidding starts low and there isn’ any reserve.  Government and police auctions are being held regularly in every state and province.

The abandoned and seized properties offered at government auctions come from many sources including indicted criminals, foreclosures and deaths.  After checking to make sure that an abandoned property doesn’t have any other living inheritors, the government will officially declare them “abandoned”.  Read the rest of this entry »