| There are several basic methods that you can use to | | | | information including name, address, loan amount owed, |
| find foreclosures or preforeclosures: | | | | and additional loans outstanding, while a select few will |
| 1. Search Public Records for Foreclosures: | | | | even provide contact phone numbers . |
| In various stages of the foreclosure process, notices | | | | Some of these companies will even provide listings of |
| are recorded with the County Clerk at your County | | | | Bank REO Properties, but you can get that information |
| Recorder's Office. This information is public record and | | | | for free online as well. Many of the large national and |
| is available to anyone. Just visit your county's office | | | | regional banks will list their REO properties on their |
| and you can search for a Notice of Default (NOD), Lis | | | | websites. |
| Pendens or for a Notice of Sale. The best part of | | | | Visit our directory of Banks with Free REO Listings on |
| searching public records yourself is that it is Free. | | | | their websites |
| In addition, you're likely to find newly posted properties | | | | 3. Search Local Newspapers: |
| that haven't yet reached many of the online | | | | Part of the requirement for filing a foreclosure is that |
| foreclosure data providers. | | | | the Notice of Sale be published in the Newspaper. If |
| 2. Look Online: | | | | you search local papers and business journals, you can |
| Performing online searches are quite a bit easier then | | | | easily find notices for trustee sales in the Public Notice |
| going to the Clerk or Recorder's Office, but you | | | | section. |
| certainly won't be the first to find out about a pending | | | | Additional Sources for Finding Foreclosures |
| bank foreclosure. | | | | 4. Find Asset Managers: |
| Typically you'll need to use an online listing service (for | | | | You can also find REO properties through Asset |
| a directory of these services, see: Pre-Foreclosures), | | | | Management companies. Simply put, these companies |
| where you can either participate in a free trial or pay a | | | | help lenders dispose of assets. Many of these asset |
| weekly fee to view their listings. We recommend | | | | management companies will provide listings of the |
| checking out the free trial offers so you can see | | | | REO properties that they represent on their website. |
| which provider you feel best suits you. There are both | | | | 5. Find Government Foreclosures: |
| national and regional foreclosure listing services, which | | | | Lastly, the government can also foreclose on |
| provide Notice of Default, Notice of Trustee Sale and | | | | properties. We've created a list of the various |
| Lis Pendens data on properties in the foreclosure | | | | agencies that list government foreclosed properties. |
| process. Many of these companies will provide | | | | |