For decades, home buyers had few options to find bargain-priced properties: the newspaper and weekend open houses were the primary sources. A lot has changed in the past 10 years.

Now, the Internet has made information accessible from almost any part of the world. For first-time home buyers in the U.S., you can be on an equal playing field with people who are on the “inside track.” CRN compiles listings of homes for sale across the entire United States from hundreds of sources. These properties include preforeclosures, auctions, foreclosures, FSBOs, and others.

To get these listings individually, a buyer would have to scour thousands of web sites and would spend several hours of tedious searching. With CRN, you get all of the listings nicely organized for you in one easy-to-use site. We turn this confusing landscape into a bargain-filled paradise for you.

Once you have access to information about these value properties, you are one step ahead of the competition. You can use your time to research specific properties instead of looking for needles in haystacks. Most importantly, you can apply your hard work to discovering a great deal that could be your next new home.

QUICK NOTES

• You can find bargain-priced properties, including preforeclosures, auctions, foreclosures, FSBOs and others, using the CRN listings.
• Lenders often sell these properties as quickly as possible.
• Beware: When buying a foreclosed property, there may be unknown physical problems with the structure.
• A note of caution: Lenders and government agencies do not always update their foreclosure listings.
• Still, there are many opportunities out there, so don’t get discouraged.