Nebraska foreclosures are great options for buying a house at much less than market value. You need to find the best foreclosure listings in your area, the key being that you get to it before anyone else does. Spend some time doing your homework and checking the listings frequently if you want to find a property in a specific location or one that meets your criteria list.

Find even better deals with homes in pre-foreclosure status. Look for listings through county clerk's offices, local real estate agents, banks or on national foreclosure listings that list properties in or near foreclosure.

1. Look for pre-foreclosures first.

2. Sift through bank or government owned foreclosure properties in Nebraska for deals you may not expect. While they tend to be the higher priced foreclosure listings, you may be able to find a property at a good price.

3. Don’t get too excited about a property until you’re able to actually see it.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Get foreclosure listings in Nebraska first

Find out about foreclosure listings before everyone else by keeping tabs on listings at your local courthouse. Look for auction listings of homes in foreclosure, or better yet, find listings for homes in pre-foreclosure. The earlier you find a property in the foreclosure process the better deal you'll get.

I recommend: Contact the County Clerk in your area to find the latest foreclosure listings, or start searching for pre-foreclosures online at Preforeclosure.com.

Search online for a Nebraska foreclosure list

Find a good online foreclosure listing website by first looking at what the company offers. The better foreclosure listings will include property values, sales data, loan information, local property comparisons, mapping features, photographs and e-mail notification of future foreclosures in the area where you are interested in buying property.

I recommend: Get email alerts from Foreclosuredeals.com, and sign up for a free trial membership so you can see complete lists of homes foreclosed in Nebraska. Get up-to-date foreclosure listings from Foreclosure Data including foreclosures, pre-foreclosures and government-owned HUD homes.

Find listings for government or bank-owned properties in Nebraska

Bank, government-owned and real estate owned (REO) foreclosures may not save you as much, but if you find the right foreclosure listings, Nebraska properties can be found in the ideal location for a lot less than one that isn't in foreclosure.

I recommend: Search through all types of Nebraska foreclosures, including government-owned foreclosures listed at USAHUD.Com, or look through the US HUD official foreclosure listings for Nebraska at Best Assets.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Property owners who need to sell quickly because they're behind on their mortgage payments are more willing to settle for less.
• •  Look for free Nebraska foreclosure listings on the web, but be aware that these listings are usually pretty general and require you to do all the leg work when it comes to comparing the average price of homes in the area, lien data, property values and more. Listings are also usually pretty outdated.
• •  When you find a listing you like, take a drive and check out the neighborhood, keep your eyes and ears open for red flags like loud noises from neighboring highways or factories, pets running loose in the area, and the condition of the exterior of the home and yard.