Vermont 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 foreclosed property in Vermont 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

Search online for Vermont foreclosure listings

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 you are interested in.

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

Get Vermont foreclosure properties listings 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.

Find listings for a Vermont bank foreclosure or government-owned foreclosures

Bank, government-owned and real estate owned (REO) foreclosures may not save you as much, but if you find the right foreclosure listings, VT foreclosures 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 Vermont foreclosures, including government-owned foreclosures listed at USAHUD.Com, or look through the US HUD official foreclosure listings for Vermont at CitySide Management Corporation Real Estate Services.

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.
• •  When you find a Vermont foreclosure real estate 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, the condition of the exterior of the home and yard.