Nevada 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 find the top listings 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 a Nevada home foreclosure at the courthouse before it hits the national list. Most foreclosures on national lists are already picked over by real estate agents and investors.

2. Sift through bank or government owned listings 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. Take advantage of free trial offers from foreclosure websites. Try a site out during the trial period before paying to make sure it offers the right features.

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

Search online foreclosure listings in Nevada

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 living or investing in property.

I recommend: Search the free database of foreclosures, Nevada listings from RealtyTrac, or sign up for a free 7-day trial membership that will give you access to in-depth foreclosure information and daily email alerts. Browse the Free Foreclosure Database for Nevada foreclosure listings in your area.

Get Nevada foreclosure real estate listings before anyone else

Find out about foreclosure listings before most people 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. Look for Nevada foreclosure auction listings at the courthouse and on pre-foreclosure sites.

I recommend: First contact your County Clerk office for recent foreclosure homes in NV. Try working with a local realtor to contact through the Nevada Association of Realtors. Try a free trial membership of Preforeclosure.com to look for foreclosures before they happen in your area.

Find listings for bank or government-owned Nevada foreclosure property

Government, real estate owned (REO)and bank owned homes in Nevada may not save you as much, but if you find the right listing, you can get a property in the ideal location for a lot less than one that isn't in foreclosure.

I recommend: Search through all types of foreclosures, including government-owned foreclosures listed at USAHUD.Com, or look through the US HUD official foreclosure listings for Nevada at Michaelson, Connor & Boul, Inc.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Compare the Nevada foreclosure list you find with neighborhood reports from the listings website or a local real estate agent so you know whether or not you're really getting a good deal.
• •  When you find a foreclosure in Nevada 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, the condition of the exterior of the home and yard.