any buy foreclosed properties through Federa Inc?

any buy foreclosed properties through Federa Inc?

Member since 2024 · 179 posts · 76 votes

Anyone know anything about a company called Federa Inc?  website is www.federa.com   

it looks like they sell foreclosed and pre-foreclosed properties?  is this a good way to buy a property at a discounted price?  anyone buy through Federa INC before?  What has your experience been like?

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Member since 2025 · 1 post · 1 vote
1y
SCAM. They take your money fast but never return your deposit. Keep saying they will but its been more than 2 months and nothing.
I also believe properties are not legit either so I would say REALTOR be aware.
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  • Member since 2024 · 1 post · 1 vote
    2y

    I have used Federa for a couple years now. They have always beat my expectations! I dont only buy foreclosures through them I use them to make offers on standard listings also. Really I have no idea why anyone would buy or sell with any other company.. 

    • Investor · Winter Garden, FL · Member since 2020 · 3 posts · 0 votes
      10mo
      Quote from @Terry Braun:

      I have used Federa for a couple years now. They have always beat my expectations! I dont only buy foreclosures through them I use them to make offers on standard listings also. Really I have no idea why anyone would buy or sell with any other company.. 


       You are lying ! They STEAL your money once you fund the account... 

  • Member since 2024 · 1 post · 1 vote
    2y

    Federa | Buy, Sell, & Rent Homes is the best site for real estate for my opinion.
    I found a lot of services there that I couldn't find anywhere else. I was looking to buy a house as soon as possible. I went to Federa's website and found SmartBuy DIY where I did by myself every process from start to finish. And the most important thing after this process was that I got 2% cashback. I will always use it and I will recommend it to my close people.

    • Investor · Winter Garden, FL · Member since 2020 · 3 posts · 0 votes
      10mo
      Quote from @Sarah Eloise:

      Federa | Buy, Sell, & Rent Homes is the best site for real estate for my opinion.
      I found a lot of services there that I couldn't find anywhere else. I was looking to buy a house as soon as possible. I went to Federa's website and found SmartBuy DIY where I did by myself every process from start to finish. And the most important thing after this process was that I got 2% cashback. I will always use it and I will recommend it to my close people.


       huge LIE. You guys are criminals!

  • Matthew RabyPro Member
    Member since 2021 · 28 posts · 3 votes
    2y

    I haven't used them yet. I came here looking for answers as well. @Marc Shin have you tried using them yet? Any hurdles or was it fairly straight forward?

  • Investor · Jericho, NY · Member since 2015 · 171 posts · 148 votes
    2y

    @Marc Shin have you tried using them? Anyone else?

  • Member since 2024 · 2 posts · 2 votes
    1y

    ****I THINK THIS COMPANY IS A SCAM****

    This has been my experience so far with Federa.  I made my deposit which of course was very easy and fast as money is going in to Federa.  I made offers of several properties, waited and monitored the countdown for the live auction to begin which never actually happened.  Called Federa, got aupport person Emma who always seems to be the person answering calls.  She said the bank cancelled the auction.  However this keeps happening.  There was another property where I was waiting to participate in the auction, the counter reached zero and it says live auction will begin soon, again nothing ever happened.  I navigated away from this property to browse others, when I came back to this property it said LAST PRICE: $245000.00.  I called and of course Emma answered again and said there was a "system glitch".  This is always the answer they give to anything.  I've never seen ANY auction begin when the countdown reached zero.  Now I'm trying to get my money back, transferred back into my bank. They say this can take 30 days, yet I see complaints on BBB and the App Store for Google and Apple where people have not gotten their money back yet even after several months.

    I have contacted my bank and they said you have 60 days to file a dispute from the date of your DEPOSIT not the time you request the transfer back into your bank.  Since the 30 day refund policy will still be within my 60 days the bank said wait the 30 days for the refund and if it is not refunded come back and fill out an affidavit for the dispute.

    I also was able to speak to a realtor on Zillow about a property he listed for them for auction.  He said he no longer will list properties from them as there are missing details and words regarding the property.  On BBB (Better Business Bureau) an agent states he never got his commission.

    It is always some form of excuse with these people.  Bottom line, initiate the transfer of funds from Federa back into your bank account and contact your bank immediately to initiate a dispute.

    If anyone actually got to partake in an auction or got their money transferred back into their bank, I'd like to hear from you.  @Marc Shin@Pancham G.

    • Member since 2025 · 1 post · 1 vote
      1y
      SCAM. They take your money fast but never return your deposit. Keep saying they will but its been more than 2 months and nothing.
      I also believe properties are not legit either so I would say REALTOR be aware.
  • Investor · Wildwood, FL · Member since 2019 · 2 posts · 1 vote
    1y

    Howard have your recieved your deposit back from Federa.com? This has to be a scam!!!!! they are advertising properties and setting there auctions on the same date as the county auction. everything about there site is vaggue. They are using Ai to generate responses over text.

    @Howard Neidigundefined

    • Member since 2024 · 2 posts · 2 votes
      10mo
      Quote from @Louis Rivera:

      Howard have your recieved your deposit back from Federa.com? This has to be a scam!!!!! they are advertising properties and setting there auctions on the same date as the county auction. everything about there site is vaggue. They are using Ai to generate responses over text.

      @Howard Neidigundefined


       Yes but not at the will of Federa. It was because they lost the fraud dispute case with my bank.  This is the rub though, I almost did the transfer through my business account, had I done that I would have lost the money as they said the 60 day dispute protection is for personal consumers.  Can you imagine how many businesses got screwed because of this.  I was fortunate to act quickly.  This site is a scam.  Lesson learned, to participate in an auction, ONLY do it through the county website the property is listed on and not any third party.  I have even complained to Google and Apple and in astonished that the app is still available for people to download and get scammed out of money.  Please let me know if you need any other information.

  • Investor · Winter Garden, FL · Member since 2020 · 3 posts · 0 votes
    10mo

    FEDERA.COM is a SCAM. They said they would refund the money I transfered and NEVER returned my LIFE's money. Opening a legal process to try to retreive it.

  • Member since 2026 · 2 posts · 0 votes
    8mo

    Federa = scam

    DO NOT SEND THEM MONEY. As of 2/12/26 they are trying to run an “online fireclosure auction” with properties in Tallahassee, FL which is a true scam. I verified this with the Leon County (Tallahassee) tax collector. Also, i have already reported them to local, state, and federal authorities.

  • Member since 2026 · 2 posts · 0 votes
    8mo

    Federa = scam

    DO NOT SEND THEM MONEY. I have personally interacted with this company via text messages after hitting the “contact seller” button. As of 2/12/26 they are trying to run an "online fireclosure auction" with properties in Tallahassee, FL which is a true scam. I verified this with the Leon County (Tallahassee) tax collector. Also, i have already reported them to local, state, and federal authorities.

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