The Foreclosure Investor’s Cheat Sheet: 100 Useful Web Resources

There seems to be no end to the number of foreclosure opportunities for investors these days. In keeping with this trend, a number of Web sites have been created to serve the foreclosure investor. To that end, we’ve listed 100 sites below, from tutorials to databases to articles and blogs.

Although some sites are more useful than others, we’ve tried to avoid sites that offer no value to the investor whatsoever. These include databases listings without a clue as to who offers these databases and Web sites that offer advice without credentials. With that said, we may have missed a site or two that may truly be useful. If you know of a site that provides value to the foreclosure investor, let us know through your comments.

The list below is in no particular order, but each link is listed alphabetically under the provided categories. While the sites are numbered, the numbering does not indicate that we favor one site over another or that they are listed in order of value.

Remember that each state carries specific laws that relate to purchasing foreclosures and these laws are changing every day. Be sure to check with local resources before you make a decision to invest in a foreclosure.

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1. Foreclosure Tutorials
   
   Not many tutorials on how to purchase pre-foreclosure and foreclosed properties as an investment exist online. However, the basics are all anyone needs to hunt for further information.
2. Foreclosure Articles
   
   Investors can find additional information about how to invest in foreclosures by reading recent articles on this topic. The following articles were chosen because of their relevance in content and to current market conditions. If you would like your article included here please send it to me along with your author information so I can give you credit.
3. Forclosure Websites
   
   The following links will take you to web sites that focus exclusively on foreclosure investment opportunities, or to investment sites that have reserved entire sections for foreclosures. Some sites may also have blogs, discussion boards, tutorials and more.
4. Foreclosure Auctions
   
   Are foreclosure auctions the best place to find a foreclosure investment? Some investment gurs say yes, others say, “stay away.” Learn more about auction procedures through these sites, many of which are offered by businesses that sell foreclosed homes using auctioneers.
5. Foreclosure Listings
   
   The following sites contain databases filled with information about foreclosures, preforeclosures, HUD foreclosures and government and bank-owned properties (REOs). Some of these sites offer free registration, but check closely to understand that “free” often means a seven-day free trial and they will nail your credit card later on. Other sites, like the Home Sales HUD listed below, offer extensive information - and it's for free.
6. Foreclosure Blogs
   
   Despite the hundreds of thousands of real estate blogs, only a few blogs focus solely on the foreclosure market from the investor’s perspective. Some foreclosure focus is found in real estate investment blogs instead. These blogs contain a lot of info of foreclosures.
7. Foreclosure Forums
   
   The number of forums that focus on foreclosure seem fairly few and far between and most of them are dormant. Maybe this is because foreclosures are happening quickly, and investors are busy investing rather than talking up the topics on the Internet. The following list contains the most active or interesting foreclosure forums on the Web.

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