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Foreclosure notices may seem tough to read and even more difficult to comprehend. In truth they consist of info property owners, communities, property buyers and financiers need to know. Each month, as Fulton County's official legal newspaper, the Daily Report publishes hundreds upon numerous foreclosure notices.

How Foreclosure Works
When an individual obtains cash to purchase realty, such as a house or condominium, the loan is called a mortgage and needs monthly payments. In Georgia, if the residential or commercial property owner falls back in making those payments, the lending institution can action in and offer your home at auction to settle the financial obligation. Doing so is referred to as foreclosing on a residential or commercial property.
These auctions occur the very first Tuesday of on a monthly basis (or the very first Wednesday if the very first Tuesday falls on a holiday) between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the actions of the county courthouse. For residential or commercial property situated in Fulton County, the auctions happen in downtown Atlanta on the front actions of the Fulton County Courthouse at 136 Pryor Street.
Georgia law enables loan providers to perform an auction without needing to go before a judge on one condition: The lending institution needs to offer the debtor - and the general public - correct, legal notification of its plans to foreclose. Proper notification implies advertising in the county's official legal paper. In Fulton County, that main newspaper is, naturally, the Daily Report. The lender needs to promote its intent to foreclose when a week for the 4 consecutive weeks leading up to the "very first Tuesday" sale date. To auction off a residential or commercial property the first Tuesday of March, for instance, a lender must have published a foreclosure notification throughout each of the 4 weeks of February.
How to Use the Information

Residential Or Commercial Property Owners: Protect Your Interests
During the weeks leading up to the courthouse auction date, numerous residential or commercial property owners are able to work things out with their lenders, look for insolvency security or line up other plans to avoid the bank from selling their homes. If your lending institution has begun foreclosure proceedings versus your residential or commercial property, these listings provide you with an e alert - over and above the official notice published completely in the Daily Report - to do something about it.
Neighbors: Know What's Going On
Use these listings to stay notified about your community. By law, and for crucial factors of public policy, foreclosure notifications are for the public to see. They can inform you whether you have a neighbor in need. They can help respond to questions you may have about abandoned or poorly preserved residential or commercial property near you. They can give you insights into residential or commercial property worths in your community. Indeed, a foreclosure occurring in your area can affect your own residential or commercial property worths.
Homebuyers, Investors: Find a Bargain
Foreclosure notices supply valuable result in potential homebuyers and investor. Houses dealing with foreclosure often choose deal prices. These listings, organized by postal code and street address, can help you identify those potential bargains. The summary details, obviously, is simply a beginning point - a lead for you to follow up on with your own research study and initiative. In addition to bidding for a home on the court house steps, there are methods to buy the residential or commercial property in advance of foreclosure by dealing straight with the lending institution's lawyer or the residential or commercial property owner, both typically listed on this website. But be warned: Buying a house facing foreclosure is not for the faint of heart. In basic, you should buy the residential or commercial property as is without opportunity for inspection. You need to pay with cash or certified check. And all sales are final. To state the least, ensure you do your research, do a complete title search, speak with a professional and, above all else, hesitate.
Lenders: Protect Your Interests
Many residential or commercial properties undergo more than one loan, such as a home equity loan or second mortgage. If the lender holding the very first mortgage offers the residential or commercial property off at foreclosure, the rights of the secondary lending institutions might well be eliminated. If you have provided someone money versus his/her residential or commercial property, or if you hold a lien, these listings provide you with an e alert - in addition to the main notification published in full in the Daily Report - so that you can do something about it to secure your interests.
Words of Caution

Neither the Daily Report nor The Atlanta Voice is accountable for any mistakes or omissions in these listings. The details appearing on this web site is neither main nor total, but merely an abstract of the very first - run foreclosure notifications appearing in the Daily Report. For the complete and main notice of foreclosure, speak with the printed Daily Report. Information in the official notices comes directly from the lending institutions with no independent verification. These listings do not include any subsequent cancellations or subsequent corrections lenders may have made to their notifications.

Even if a residential or commercial property is promoted for foreclosure does not necessarily indicate it is in foreclosure or that the owner is in arrears. Some notifications arise from misconceptions. Oftentimes matters are worked out (or halted) well in advance of the auction date however after the notice has been submitted for publication. Just due to the fact that a residential or commercial property isn't listed here does not mean it's not in foreclosure. Again, these listings are by no indicates the official notice.
The individual noted as owner may not necessarily be today victor. Mortgage worth information simply reflects the amount of the initial loan quantity as listed in the foreclosure notice, not the balance due and not the worth of the residential or commercial property.
Neither the Daily Report nor The Atlanta Voice is accountable for any investment choices based on this information. Neither do they make any representations relating to title or the existence of any liens or encumbrances. Readers of these listings ought to do their own research study and speak with a real estate, legal or investment expert.