You Can Find a Great Deal at a Real Estate Auction

Real estate auctions are fun and beneficial for real estate investors, but they are also a good way for a person who wants to own a home to find one at a deep discount. You can get a better home for your money. With the economy the way it is, there are many home foreclosures which means plenty of properties to be auctioned off.

You can bid on auctions, by mail, online, or on-site. There are absolute auctions which means the property must go no matter the price that is bid. There is no minimum. Minimum bid auctions start at the minimum bid amount and go up from there. Reserve auctions have a minimum bid which is not public, so the property is auctioned and if the reserve is met the highest bidder wins. If the reserve is not met, nobody gets the property.

These auctions are run just like any other auction. The highest bidder wins. These auctions can be for a home on land, or an office building that was owned by a company that went out of business, or just for land. If you want to build a home, this is a good place to purchase a parcel of land in a good area for an affordable price.

Public auction is the type of auction that is most common, and bidders bring bid deposits. The auctioneer starts the auction and the bids continue until there are no more bids. The highest bidder wins the property.

Auction by Mail is where bid deposits are mailed to the appointed office and bidders are able to raise their bids by mail, e-mail, fax, on-line, or in person. The auction lasts a few days, and the high bidder is awarded the property when bidding stops.

On-line Auction is where the bidding is done online and the highest bidder at the end of the auction wins the property.