If it seems too good to be true it probably is and that applies to homes. When I get a call telling me

Im looking for a bargain

or asking about buying a short sale or foreclosed home, I can tell they probably just saw a segment on CNN about the housing market. Or maybe they heard that commercial on satellite radio about the thousands of [...]

In this housing market, it's natural for a buyer to want to get the absolute best deal. We are bombarded by news of the large foreclosure problem and the talking heads reading the news rarely mention "all real estate is local" and the statistics they are quoting are national averages. But, if you look, there are short sales and foreclosed [...]