Foreclosure Basics

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES
About Us

Before the Auction (Preforeclosure)

  • Preforeclosure lists are available as early as 9 weeks before the auction
  • Some homeowners choose to sell their property to investors like you in the weeks after the foreclosure notice is posted but before the foreclosure auction
  • Some homeowners choose to file for bankruptcy, or loan modification or bring the loan current to prevent foreclosure
  • Our preforeclosure posting list is updated daily and is a source of hundreds of investment quality leads

At the Auction (Foreclosure)

  • The foreclosure auction in all 254 counties in Texas is on the first Tuesday of the month (unless a federal holiday then the following day)
  • Properties are cried out the public by a trustee representing the bank
  • All properties are either sold to a third party bidder (such as yourself) or foreclosed to the bank
  • $49 Million in equity was acquired by investors like you at the Harris County, Texas foreclosure auctions in 2024

After the Auction (Post Foreclosure REO)

  • This is when the property becomes an REO and title is transferred from the delinquent owner to the bank or mortgage company
  • About 30% of properties posted each month will reach post foreclosure
  • Our Post Foreclosure reports show the opening bid, final bid and whether the property sold to a third party bidder or foreclosed to the lender
CONSTABLE SALES

Tax Foreclosures

  • Our Constable Sale Posting Lists are available starting 30 days before the auction
  • These are properties posted for upcoming auction due to a property tax delinquency
  • There are all types of properties on this list such as homes, gas stations, office buildings, residential vacant land, commercial, etc.
  • This type of foreclosure has redemption periods

HOA Foreclosures

  • These are properties posted for upcoming auction due to a Home Owners Association delinquency
  • These include homes, condominiums and townhomes
  • This type of foreclosure will likely have a redemption period
  • Mortgages and other liens will likely survive this type of foreclosure

Judgment Foreclosures

  • Judgment foreclosures are forced sales of non-homestead property to cure a judgment
  • These include residential and commercial property types
  • This type of foreclosure does not have a redemption period
  • Mortgages and other liens will likely survive this type of foreclosure

Tax Resales

  • Tax resales are properties that were previously Struck Off to the taxing authority at a prior auction. They are back up for public auction in hopes to sell to a third party bidder.
  • Tax resales often times have very low opening bids

To take a video tour of the foreclosure lists detailed above click HERE