How to Buy an Abandoned House

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Decide what your plan is for the house.. Review your finances.. Educate yourself on typical costs for home repairs.

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1

Decide what your plan is for the house.

Step 1

Decide what your plan is for the house.

2

Review your finances.

Step 2

Review your finances.

3

Educate yourself on typical costs for home repairs.

Step 3

Educate yourself on typical costs for home repairs.

4

Assemble a group to help you out.

Step 4

Assemble a group to help you out.

5

Plan to move quickly.

Step 5

Plan to move quickly.

6

Search for houses that look abandoned.

Step 6

Search for houses that look abandoned.

7

Visit the county executive's office.

Step 7

Visit the county executive's office.

8

Inquire about property auctions.

Step 8

Inquire about property auctions.

9

Check with realty sites and realtors.

Step 9

Check with realty sites and realtors.

10

Ask banks if they have a list of homes under foreclosure.

Step 10

Ask banks if they have a list of homes under foreclosure.

11

Contact local community improvement organizations.

Step 11

Contact local community improvement organizations.

12

Educate yourself on local property laws.

Step 12

Educate yourself on local property laws.

13

Inquire with neighbors.

Step 13

Inquire with neighbors.

14

Check the property's ownership status.

Step 14

Check the property's ownership status.

15

Track down the last known owner.

Step 15

Track down the last known owner.

16

Contact the bank if you can't find the owner.

Step 16

Contact the bank if you can't find the owner.

17

See if your local government has condemned the home.

Step 17

See if your local government has condemned the home.

18

Have the home inspected.

Step 18

Have the home inspected.

19

Make an offer to the owner of the home.

Step 19

Make an offer to the owner of the home.

20

Get a mortgage.

Step 20

Get a mortgage.

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