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13 Steps to Buying a Bank-Owned Foreclosure

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If the homeowner fails to catch up on their payments by the auction date, the home is auctioned for sale. The home is now bank-owned (sometimes also called REO, or “real estate owned”). The process of buying a bank-owned foreclosure. But when searching for a bank-owned property, there’s a reason to wait.

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