When payments are not paid on a mortgage insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the lender (mortgagee) forecloses, or accepts a deed-in-lieu. HUD homes often sell for anywhere from 30{6ea1d85b87534fab6e24031f499cc2ede23940dcd11dcec5d1566c72a09a2c6a} to 60{6ea1d85b87534fab6e24031f499cc2ede23940dcd11dcec5d1566c72a09a2c6a} less than their market value, simply because they are foreclosures. Keeping that in mind, we have preprogrammed searches for HUD Homes in Gwinnett County by City. Only Real Estate Brokers that are certified with HUD can assist you with buying a HUD home.
Purchasers must use a broker or agent who is registered with HUD to place a bid on a property. Yes, you can use any lender, however, because the HUD purchase process is so much different than a normal home purchase, I would recommend that you use a local lender that is familiar with the HUD purchase process (this is important!).
If, after five days, no teacher, officer or Katrina victim makes an offer, HUD …