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Foreclosure listings on the Ocala MLS seldom have a lot of images. As a matter of fact most foreclosure listings only have one image which is the minimum required by our board of realtors. Buyers are used to a dozen images or even a virtual tour when looking at traditional real estate listings online. Foreclosures are usually presented with the bare minimum of information. Foreclosures are sold by a few listing agents who specialize in these types of distressed properties. Their marketing strategy is simple, price the foreclosed home cheap and it will sell quickly. To tell you the truth it works. I realize that is little consolation to buyers expecting more info. And it’s especially frustrating for out of the area buyers.
For more info on buying a foreclosed home in Ocala see my Ocala Foreclosure Guide.

Foreclosures in Ocala and just about every where else are sold “AS IS”. That’s really AS IS with the right to an inspection within a specified period of time. The buyer has the option of withdrawing their offer should the inspection reveal a large issue with the home.

In Ocala there are a lot of foreclosures that are only a couple of years old and some have never been lived in. However these same houses have also sat vacant with no AC in the hot humid Florida summers. Many houses that were never occupied might never have had the builder do a final punch list. That’s all those things that were either over looked or just screwed up by sub contractors and should have been repaired by the builder but were not.

It’s very important to have a home inspection no matter how much you know about home repairs.

Most important of all is to realize that AS IS means just that. No one is going to fix anything ever. That’s one reason the price is so low.

For even more about foreclosed homes in Ocala