want to buy house at auction.....has people in it?

want to buy house at auction.....has people in it? by Jennifer on February 20, 2017 @12:30

I live in California, I am looking to buy a house that is coming up for auction in March. There are occupants living there, I assume they are the people losing it, will I have to evict them if I win the bid??

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Re: want to buy house at auction.....has people in it? by Anonymous on February 20, 2017 @15:29	[ Reply ]

Possibly yes. I bought a HUD home that was for highest bidder. But the squatters were removed a month or two before the house was listed. Might want to call and ask the people conducting the action. My house was sold as is condition. But was cleared out of any squatters.

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Re: want to buy house at auction.....has people in it? by Garry on February 20, 2017 @17:13	[ Reply ]

I have bought several houses at auction over the years. They were all vacant when they were sold. I would NEVER buy a house at auction if someone is still living there. It does not matter if they are the owners, renters, or squatters that were homeless, and just move in recently to have a roof over their heads. You are buying the house AS IS on the day of the auction. Whoever is living there, already assumes they will have to move out once the place is sold. What happens if the people living there decide to totally DESTROY the place on their way out the door. That's especially true if the people there are the owners, and they are losing their home they have owned for years. They could do tens of thousands of $ of damage to get back at the bank for foreclosing on their home, or YOU for buying their home. Either don't bid on the home, or get a guarantee from the seller that the house will be vacant when you take possession, AND it is in the same condition as the day of the auction. You should probably call up the auctioneer a week before the auction,to find out more about the people living there.

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Re: want to buy house at auction.....has people in it? by Kat (CA) on February 22, 2017 @00:17	[ Reply ]

Be wary about liens. Be sure you do your due diligence in checking for water/sewer, utilities, tax liens or you may find yourself purchasing a property where the combined liens are more expensive than the property value.

Re: want to buy house at auction.....has people in it? by Robert on July 31, 2018 @07:30	[ Reply ]

I also would like to buy something like that. But firstly, I have to be able to afford it. I try a lot of the ways of how to earn as much money as I can. And I even tried such exotic method like play slots online for real money here so I hope everything will be alright soon. And I'll be able to buy such beautiful house.

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