subject: Remember THIS at Government, Police, Public, and Repo Auctions [print this page] Remember THIS at Government, Police, Public, and Repo Auctions
Okay, here we go. The guy with that big voice that does the "big Monster Truck" commercials comes on your TV or radio and says, "This weekend only! Everything must go! Ford Mustangs starting at $10! Eight bedroom homes for just $999!" You get the point. They throw out all these crazy claims with unbelievable numbers that it can't possibly be true, right? Or is it?
Well, yes and no.
They may have sold a Mustang for $10 once or that is the opening bid or something like that, but no, the chances of you getting one for this price are not likely. Same goes for the house. There are too many people that know about and attend these things for you to get a 'livable' house for $999 or a car for $10. This is not to say you can not get a good deal. This is not to say you can not get a phenomenal deal! What you ARE going to need to know is where and when are these auctions?
See, the government doesn't usually mess around. They acquire this stuff from drug raids or back taxes or many other different ways. Problem is, they don't want it. They want the money. They don't have, nor do they want to obtain the storage for things like that. It cost them money and defeats the purpose. So, they auction it off. Deals are sure to be had. They just want to get rid of it.
Now for the tip: Remember those commercials I was talking about at the beginning. Those are usually for a PAID services that will tell you where and when all of these different auctions are going to take place. While some may be good and possibly save you time, they are not really necessary. WARNING TIP COMING (queue the music): Do an internet search. Better yet, go to your cities government page, go to your states government page, and lastly go to the federal government web page. All of these pages end in '.gov' so you know they are the real deal and actually have the correct information you want. Search the page for 'auctions' and there you go.
That's it. Sorry that it was not exciting. I'm not saying those paid services are bad or wrong or don't work. I'm just saying I'm saving my money for that $10 Mustang.
