I had some short sales and foreclosure during 2006 crash but everything else on my credit was great. 

I have a property that I am interested in that has been foreclosed on the second lien.  The first lien has been on the property for ~25 years and is likely nearing payoff (assuming my amortization assumptions are corr...

I am thinking about purchasing foreclosure property in New York.

So I was just poking around on the foreclosure section of the Bigger Pockets site and have seen a few properties that say $100 down - government owned.

I was signing some paper work and I noticed a clause that basically stated that if the broker does not collect a 3% fee from the "seller" then the buyer is responsible for paying the difference up to 3%....I've just never seen this before...i've only worked with a hand full of realtors though.1) I thought that seller pays realtor fees normally...is this not the case for REOs/Foreclosures?

where to go to purchase mailing lists for distressed homes (foreclosures, probates, bankruptcies)?

The property was going into foreclosure because he lost his job and couldn't pay the mortgage.

Asking for advice from anyone who has purchased an occupied REO or at foreclosure auction and what is your experience with getting them out.  

@Kyle Mccaw 100% noted & agreed on the "be part of the solution not the problem" - my hope/idea was to help stabilize neighborhoods that might be seeing waves of foreclosures and maintain homes that people will love - and feel safe - living in.Three questions on this:1) What kind of bargaining power might one have with a bank that is holding on to dozens of foreclosed homes in these neighborhoods?

http://www.realtytrac.com/news/foreclosure-trends/2016-year-end-home-sales-report/