Forclosure Houses and Home Forclosures in BC How To Make Money From It
Ever wonder how the foreclosure process works in BC? Here it is in a nutshell.
Let's say Joe misses his mortgage payments for 3 months, he will get a Demand Letter from the Lender saying that if he doesn't pay the entire mortgage, he will be facing foreclosure.
If Joe still doesn't pay , the Lender goes to Supreme Court and files a Petition which is like an application to foreclose on Joe.
At a court hearing, the Judge reviews the evidence and makes a court order called an Order Nisi, which sets the terms of the foreclosure. Most notably, a Redemption Period is determined to allow Joe a set amount of time to sell the property or come up with the money to pay back the mortgage. This is typically 6 months.
Once the Redemption Period expires, the Lender now has the right to sell the property and will usually list the property with a Real Estate Brokerage.
When an offer is accepted and subjects are removed, the offer will be presented to the Judge in court. The Judge will ask if there are other parties in the room that want to bid for the property. If there is, the property will be sold to the highest bidder. If there are no other bidders, if adequate marketing was done and if the price is acceptable to the judge, the sale is approved and the Lender will keep ALL the proceeds - even if it's more than what was owed on the mortgage.
So when is best time to buy foreclosures? That would be during the Redemption Period when Joe still has a chance to save the equity in his house and save his credit too. This is before the property is listed and before the general public knows about it and can bid on it. When it is sold during this time period, Judge approval is not required, and the seller is extremely motivated to sell for a substantially reduced price.
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