Stop Foreclosure Sale
By Jayme Hanson
There are many ways to get started in real estate investing. The popular method right now to stop foreclosure sales is for investors to invest in foreclosures. Investing in foreclosures allows you to buy quality properties for pennies on the dollar. With the recent real estate crisis, there are many on the market to choose from.

If you are going to invest in you will need a plan and will want to stay focused on your goal. Without some type of plan, you will get side tracked by every "really great" deal you come across. List what you want to accomplish and how you are going to achieve the goals you've established.

The first thing you'll need to decide before you start investing in foreclosures, is decide what you are going to do with the property. Are you going to refurbish it, and resell it or are you going to keep the property and use it as a rental. When you know if you want resell or keep the property when you're buying it then you know what types of properties to look at.

Your plan will include what types of houses or properties in which you are going to invest. It should also include whether you are going to help stop foreclosure sale, purchase at auction or pre-foreclosure. You will also need to decide if you want to invest in commercial real estate or single family homes. Single family and multi-family homes are great for someone interested in being a landlord.  If you don't want to be a landlord then don't buy properties with the intention of renting them out.

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Occupy Bernal, Petaluma zero in on foreclosures - SFGate: Business & Technology
Occupy Bernal, Petaluma zero in on foreclosures
OccupyMN Fences Off A Foreclosure-Free Zone In S. Mpls - WCCO: National
<img width="150" height="112" src="http://cbsminnesota.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/occupymn.jpg?w=150" class="attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="(credit: CBS)" title="Occupy Minnesota S. Mpls Home" />The group Occupy Minnesota stepped up their efforts Saturday to prevent foreclosures. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=minnesota.cbslocal.com&#38;blog=15909630&#38;post=211019&#38;subd=cbsminnesota&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />
GOP candidates shy away from Nevada housing crisis - SFGate: Top Stories
GOP candidates shy away from Nevada housing crisis
Thousands of condo owners stuck in condos they can?t sell - Salt Lake Tribune
By LESLEY MITCHELL The Salt Lake Tribune Published Feb 3, 2012 04:46PM MDT Pete Farley?s condominium is tidy, updated, clean and in a good neighborhood. And with a listing price of just under $175,000, it is affordable to most buyers. All of those things should make it an easy sell in today?s real estate market. Instead, the condo unit is largely unsellable. The problem is that Farley?s condo community lacks certification from the U.S. Federal Housing Administration. And without that seal of approval, buyers with FHA-insured loans ? and some with other types of loans ... ...
Obama seeks to broaden reach of housing assistance - Salt Lake Tribune
By JIM KUHNHENN and BEN FELLER The Associated Press Published Feb 1, 2012 05:59PM MDT Falls Church, Va. ? Conceding his earlier housing programs have fallen short, President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed a vast expansion of government assistance to homeowners, aiming to make lower lending rates a possibility for millions of borrowers who have not been able to get out from under burdensome mortgages. The president?s proposal is laden with election-year politics and faces a difficult path in Congress. Obama wants to pay for the estimated $5 billion to $10 billion cost with a ... ...
If you're about to lose your home, just occupy it - Chicago Tribune: Opinion
If you're about to lose your home, just occupy it
Obama details broader housing refinancing plan - Star Tribune: Latest
President Barack Obama called on Congress Wednesday to make it easier for millions of additional homeowners to refinance their mortgages at lower interest rates even if they owe more than their homes are worth. He conceded that his administration's housing plans so far have not lived up to their promise.
Obama details broader housing refinancing plan - Minnesota Public Radio: Business
The president called on Congress today to make it easier for millions of additional homeowners to refinance their mortgages at lower interest rates.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MPR_Business/~4/s3W5aagPLgs" height="1" width="1"/>
Ex-Credit Suisse trader pleads guilty in NY - Salt Lake Tribune
By LARRY NEUMEISTER The Associated Press Published Feb 1, 2012 10:12AM MDT New York ? A former London-based Credit Suisse managing director pleaded guilty Wednesday and agreed to cooperate in a federal probe of trading of sub-prime mortgage securities, admitting that he falsified the books to enhance his standing in his company and his year-end bonus as the housing market collapsed. David Higgs pleaded guilty in Manhattan to a charge of conspiracy to falsify books and records and commit wire fraud, which carries a potential maximum sentence of five years in prison. ?To... ...
Obama Details Broader Housing Proposal - NPR News
The president called on Congress Wednesday to make it easier for millions of additional homeowners to refinance their mortgages at lower interest rates even if they owe more than their homes are worth. He conceded that his administration's housing plans so far have not lived up to their promise.
White House details mortgage refinancing plan for homeowners - LA Times: Business
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White House details mortgage refinancing plan for homeowners - Chicago Tribune: Business
White House details mortgage refinancing plan for homeowners
Obama plans assistance for rentals, mortgage refinancing - Salt Lake Tribune
By Lorraine Woellert Bloomberg News Published Feb 1, 2012 08:15AM MDT President Barack Obama will announce a package of proposals to jolt the housing market out of its doldrums, including an effort to help more borrowers take advantage of historically low mortgage interest rates, the White House said Tuesday. The president, following up on a promise made during his State of the Union speech last week, will ask Congress for a tax on large banks in order to help homeowners refinance into government-insured Federal Housing Administration loans, the White House said i... ...
Feds want to help turn foreclosed properties into rentals - Chicago Tribune: Popular
Feds want to help turn foreclosed properties into rentals
Obama to detail broader housing refinance plan - Star Tribune: Latest
The Obama administration is trying to fix a stubborn drag on the economy by allowing millions of more homeowners to refinance their mortgages at lower interest rates even if they owe more than their homes are worth, tackling a difficult issue of vital concern in states key to President Barack Obama's re-election.
BofA unit: Texas law should govern Utah foreclosures - Salt Lake Tribune
By Tom Harvey The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jan 31, 2012 05:57PM MDT Lawyers for the foreclosure arm of Bank of America argued Tuesday that when it sells a home in Utah it is governed by Texas law and not Utah statutes. That assertion came in arguments in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City where ReconTrust and BofA are being sued over what Utah attorneys contend were years of illegal foreclosures in Utah. Under state law, only a practicing attorney or a title company with offices in Utah can file a notice of default with county recorders that starts the forecl... ...
America is becoming a nation of renters - MSNBC
There was fresh data from the government Tuesday showing that the American dream of owning a home is fading fast. ...
How homeowner fought foreclosure - Chicago Tribune: Real Estate
How homeowner fought foreclosure
Mortgage modification program expanded to investors, others - Chicago Tribune: Business
Mortgage modification program expanded to investors, others
Brokedown Palace - Newsweek Top Stories
David Siegel wanted a Versailles. Now he wants revenge.
Homeowner wins back her house after fighting foreclosure - LA Times: Business
Karen Mena managed to get a foreclosure on her San Bernardino home rescinded. But she continues to negotiate with Bank of America over loan terms and could still lose the house.<br/><br/>Foreclosure commonly represents the end of a struggle. A borrower can't pay a mortgage, loses a home and moves on. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-YyBw97g5UMgqYKMiccaSbjQi3A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-YyBw97g5UMgqYKMiccaSbjQi3A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-YyBw97g5UMgqYKMiccaSbjQi3A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-YyBw97g5UMgqYKMiccaSbjQi3A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/business/~4/jULXQo9tY1c" height="1" width="1"/>
Obama administration expanding foreclosure program - Salt Lake Tribune
By DEREK KRAVITZ The Associated Press Published Jan 27, 2012 01:45PM MDT Washington ? The Obama administration said Friday that will expand its signature foreclosure-prevention program to try to help those with heavy debt loads avoid losing their homes. The Home Affordable Modification Program will also be extended through 2013. The government will triple the financial incentives for private lenders to reduce the principal amount of mortgages for homeowners at risk of losing their homes. And for the first time, the government will offer incentives for principal reduc... ...
Administration looks to extend mortgage mods to rental properties, others - Chicago Tribune - mortgage - Google News
Administration looks to extend mortgage mods to rental properties, others Chicago Tribune The Obama administration on Friday sought to significantly broaden the pool of consumers eligible for its mortgage modification program by opening the effort to owners of rental properties and homeowners burdened by medical and credit card bills and ... Mortgage modification program will be extended for 1 year, expanded for ... Washington Post More would qualify for mortgage relief under new federal plan Palm Beach Post Obama administration to extend and expand foreclosure relief program Fox News all 94 news ...
In tight local market, no relief for renters, apartment hunters - Boston Globe: Massachusetts
In tight local market, no relief for renters, apartment hunters
Obama: Wealth gap, lack of fairness hurts U.S. economy - Salt Lake Tribune
By CHARLES BABINGTON The Associated Press Published Jan 25, 2012 01:15PM MDT WASHINGTON ? President Barack Obama, having watched his Republican adversaries pound him for weeks, got his turn Tuesday, using his State of the Union speech to land the first major counterpunch of the still-forming 2012 election. It came before a prime-time audience of millions that the GOP candidates can only envy, even if their fiery debates are turning heads. Obama didn?t mention Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich in his third State of the Union address. But the GOP contenders were never far from ... ...

area that you want to invest in.  Research the neighborhood prior to any purchase and only buy like type of homes for that neighborhood.  Don't buy the biggest or the smallest home in the area because it will take longer to recoup your initial investment.

Cash flow is also an important part of your plan. Usually when you are investing in real estate you will want to generate cash flow as soon as possible. When you are investing in real estate, the lenders will be examining the property values, the market and your credit risk. A good, solid business plan can sometimes be more persuasive than just walking in and asking for a loan.

Put together a team to help you invest in foreclosures. The first member of your team should be a qualified real estate agent. This is the person who can tell you the market trends for the neighborhood. You will also want an inspector or contractor who can tell you what types of repair the property needs. A good working relationship with a lender will help stop a foreclosure sale and provide you with a nice property.