If you are interested in buying a home then you should really be researching Jasper Real Estate. There are a massive amount of North GA foreclosures on the market right now and that is good news for bargain hunters. Since it is a buyers market the lenders are willing to offer deep discounts just to get the excess of properties off of their hands. You will be surprised at the massive assortment of homes that are available for sale. But if you are going to be looking for Ellijay Foreclosures or Jasper Foreclosures, you will want to keep the following tips in mind:
People are not willingly walking away from their North GA Foreclosures so a lot of times the house will have damage. I recently saw a foreclosure that had vacuum pipes that ran through the walls and floor to allow you to vacuum the floors in the various rooms. The prior resident had methodically poked holes in the pipes wherever they found them ensuring that the system would never work again. Carefully inspect any North GA Foreclosures that you find and it if you do not know much about home construction then you should hire a contractor to come along with you.
Do some research into the ownership of the foreclosure and do not just take the banks word on the matter. You may not have heard about the problem yet but robo-signers and foreclosure mills have led to many North GA Foreclosures not having a clear record of ownership. You need to make sure that the bank that you are purchasing the Ga Mountain Homes from are clearly the owner and that another bank will not assert rights at a later date that may require you to pay them as well.
Hire a Realtor to help you look at Ga Mountain Homes that are for sale. You may think that you do not need help making a purchase but having an expert in your corner is big asset. They can help to make sure that everything is on the up and in most cases; you are not the one that has to pay them. Let me give you an example. If I list a house and offer my seller's agent a 10% commission to sell it for me. Somewhere in the listing agreement is a clause that specifies how much commission they will give another agent to bring a buyer, let's say it is half. If you contact a buyers agent and through them you end up buying my house then my agent and your agent will split the commission. In effect, I have just paid for someone to negotiate on your behalf so there is not reason for you to not be represented.