I’ve been thinking lately about all the foreclosed properties on the market in New Hampshire. Last week I showed 4 of them, 3 in Hampstead, NH alone.
I have buyers who are looking specifically at foreclosed homes. They understand that there are some great buys out there and they also understand the risks. Buying a house without any disclosures is nerve wracking and many times the former home owner ended up neglecting the home. Sometimes that neglect is obvious, other times it’s not. Often times the vacant property will be broken into, used as a party house and just plain trashed. One house in Hampstead that we showed even had the sink torn out, parts of the heating system removed, lighting fixtures just pulled from the ceilings with no thought given to the damage incurred. The place basically was trashed.

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