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Edward R.
  • Real Estate Investor
  • La Fayette, NY
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How accurate is the Est. Credit Bidon Auction.com Courthouse Foreclosure Auction?

Edward R.
  • Real Estate Investor
  • La Fayette, NY
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First; Auction.com isbad for buyers;brings too many eyes to a foreclosure.  One is coming up and they release the Credit Bid Estimate; which is new to me. how accurate is that number? I've bought a few years ago at courthouse Foreclosure Auctions and sometimes had the Upset bid from the law firm the night night before.  This property I already checked out and went through court records and the default judgment on the property was $145K. person even tried Chapter 13 to delay and made payments for just over a year but gave up (such a shame).

So in anyone experience going into an auction with that "est. credit bid" States
"Est. Credit Bid $205,271.92 Know the price to beat, and bid with confidence." 
will that be accurate or could betoo high (of course ultimately depends on # of bidders.  I expected open at $145K andworkits way up, but not passed $200K.

Hate to waste time going to the bank for a check then to the courthouse to find out it opens at that amount.