| Some people spend hours and days looking for free | | | | records office and searching through these to find |
| services. This is their hobby, but they don't really think | | | | foreclosures. The county office is pretty helpful as it is |
| of the time they have invested in the process. Finding | | | | in their best interest to get those foreclosures sold |
| a free foreclosure listing is something like this: Because | | | | before they go into auction. But still it can be a time |
| you want foreclosure investing to be your business, | | | | consuming process. |
| you really need to analyze the time involved in getting | | | | Another way to get free foreclosures is to check the |
| those free foreclosure listings. If you ask the opinion of | | | | notifications sections of the newspapers. But here |
| an experienced investor, he will often say that he uses | | | | again you will need to purchase several municipality |
| a combination of free and paid services. The reasoning | | | | newspapers to find the foreclosures you want. |
| behind this use, is based on the amount of time it takes | | | | There are online websites that offer free foreclosure |
| to get such free listings. | | | | listings but often these are out of date. There are also |
| For instance, there are some real estate agents who | | | | other paid services that are updated on a daily basis. |
| only deal in foreclosure property. These people give | | | | So, whether to buy a foreclosure listing or use a free |
| you free listings because they know they make a | | | | service depends on the time you can dedicate to |
| commission when the house sells, so they are diligent | | | | finding the foreclosures and who is offering the free |
| about offering their free listings. | | | | foreclosure listing service. If it is a real estate agent |
| On the other hand, when you have to work harder for | | | | that offers the free foreclosure service, then it is |
| free listings, that is when you need to decide whether | | | | probably a list you want. Otherwise you might want to |
| paying for the service is a better choice. Getting other | | | | stick to a paid foreclosure service. |
| free listings involves a trip down to the county public | | | | |