Bank owned homes (reo homes) is a term used for properties that have come under the direct control of a bank as a result of a previous homeowner's default on their mortgage loan. Basically, when a homeowner can no longer keep up with their mortgage payments, the lending bank will seek to repossess the home and put it up for sale at public auction. If the property is not sold through the auction, then it is awarded to the bank, which then seeks to sell it off themselves in order to collect the remaining debt owed on the delinquent loan.

Bank owned real estate is unlike and other kind of property. Most homes these days are sold through the open market by brokers and agents. Banks are generally not in the business of home sales. This ends up being of great advantage to the potential buyer. Since the bank only needs to collect a portion of the property's full value in order to settle the debt amount, it's often possible to find great bank foreclosures for way below market prices. And since the banks often scramble to get rid of these bank owned properties, you can often find even bigger discounts.

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