Localism: Fairfax County Foreclosures-Detached Homes in Springfield VA

With the news continuing to talk about foreclosures and short sales it makes sense to continue to post information on different cities and a list of the current properties available. Throughout Farifax County buyers will find a great variety of homes available to consider. Deals are beginning to emerge from among hundreds of homes available.

As a buyer before you consider buying a bank owned property you need to understand that buying a property from a bank or mortgage company is not the same process as buying directly from an owner. Buying a foreclosure takes patience and sometimes weeks of waiting for the bank representative to get back to you. Not many buyers who are looking to purchase a foreclosure as their primary residence have the patience it takes to wait it out.

If you do decide to hang in there then you need to realize that you are buying the property "as is". "As-is" means "as-is" and some don't understand the implication of what that means. As buyer you can inspect the property, many do not have utilities turned on so the inspection can't look at some of the major systems, but even if you do find a problem the third party owner of the property is not going to make repairs. In addition the usually standard of "broom clean" does not apply either. So if you find a home you like and it still has some of the previous owners belongs in it you will be responsible for cleaning them out.

Detached Homes in Springfield Currently Listed as Foreclosures:

Address	ListPrice	AdvertisedSubdivision	Style	BR	BF	BH	LVL	FP	YearBuilt	DOMM	DOMP
7415 FALMOUTH ST	$324,900	SPRINGFIELD	Rambler	4	2	0	1	2	1955	79	212
6904 EDGEBROOK DR	$327,750	LYNBROOK	Split Level	3	2	0	3	1	1954	17	174
7404 BLACKFORD ST	$329,000	NORTH SPRINGFIELD	Rambler	3	1	1	1	1	1956	24	24
7411 GARY ST	$335,000	SPRINGFIELD	Split Level	5	2	0	2	1	1955	63	66
8461 RIPPLED CREEK CT	$339,900	NEWINGTON FOREST	Split Level	3	2	1	3	0	1980	11	11
5303 INVERCHAPEL RD	$344,000	RAVENSWORTH	Rambler	3	1	0	1	1	1961	179	179
7200 ORIOLE AVE	$349,900	SPRINGVALE	Split Level	4	2	0	2	1	1953	68	146
5523 KEMPTON DR	$349,900	KINGS PARK	Rambler	5	3	0	2	1	1964	10	169
6703 ANDERS TER	$354,900	EDSALL PARK	Split Level	4	1	1	3	1	1958	42	42
6010 FREDERICK ST	$369,900	SPRINGFIELD	Rambler	3	2	0	2	2	1952	35	314
6816 LOIS DR	$385,000	LOISDALE ESTATES	Rambler	5	3	0	2	1	1958	25	172
7711 JERVIS ST	$387,900	NORTH SPRINGFIELD	Split Level	3	2	0	3	1	1959	35	35
8804 TRAFALGAR CT	$390,500	KINGS PARK	Split Foyer	4	3	0	2	1	1962	82	132
6310 GREELEY BLVD	$399,900	KEENE MILL MANOR	Split Level	6	2	1	3	0	1964	84	219
5217 FERNDALE ST	$406,900	NORTH SPRINGFIELD	Split Level	4	2	0	3	1	1956	70	354
7505 FERBER PL	$413,900	NORTH SPRINGFIELD	Rambler	5	2	1	2	1	1958	108	108
5519 SOUTHAMPTON DR	$413,900	KINGS PARK	Colonial	4	2	1	3	0	1964	98	98
6329 ALBERTA ST	$419,900	WESTVIEW HILLS	Split Level	3	2	0	3	0	1964	8	161
7212 CONSTANTINE AVE	$429,900	BEVERLY FOREST	Raised Rambler	3	2	0	2	2	1955	7	7
6900 CONSTANCE DR	$449,500	LOISDALE ESTATES	Colonial	5	4	0	3	1	1956	94	152
6909 ROCHAMBEAU PL	$469,900	LAKEWOOD HILLS	Colonial	5	2	1	3	1	1975	92	92
5910 ACCOMAC ST	$499,900	SPRINGFIELD	Colonial	6	3	0	2	1	1954	83	153
6520 SUMMERTON WAY	$519,900	CHARLESTON COLLECTION	Colonial	3	3	1	3	1	1989	91	91
7934 HARWOOD PL	$559,900	KEENE MILL MANOR	Split Level	6	4	0	5	1	1963	81	81
6201 DEER RIDGE TRL	$629,900	HIGHGROVE ESTATES	Colonial	6	3	1	3	1	1998	17	87
7710 RIDGEPARK CT	$659,900	POHICK WOODS	Colonial	5	3	1	3	1	2003	93	140
6100 HANOVER AVE	$709,900	SPRINGFIELD	Colonial	8	4	0	2	1	1954	49	49
6164 DEER RIDGE TRL	$725,000	HIGHGROVE ESTATES	Colonial	5	4	2	3	1	1998	79	250
8738 SCOTT ST	$739,900	CHAPEL ACRES	Colonial	4	3	1	3	1	2004	44	44
6395 TRUE LN	$749,900	TRUE LANE PROPERTY	Colonial	6	3	1	3	2	1997	44	412

Before you make the decision to buy a foreclosure property make sure you work with an agent who has experience in handling foreclosures evaluations for third parties and understands the process of making an offer and negotiating with a third party.

If you are interested in receiving information on any of these Fairfax County foreclosure properties or in other areas give me a call. I've successfully negotiated with third parties to help my clients buy a foreclosure and REO properties.

Related Articles on Foreclosure property:

The Tale of Three Houses
Virginia Foreclosure Process
Purchase Foreclosure Properties Today
Auctions and Foreclosures In Northern Virginia

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Cindy Jones

As an Associate Broker with RE/MAX Allegiance in Northern Virginia and native of the area I can assist you whether you are buying, selling or renting a home anywhere in Northern Virginia. For more information about the area or my services you can check VaRealEstateTalk or my Northern Virginia website.

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Posted Saturday Feb 16

(02/16/08 07:53AM) — James Downing - REALTOR® - Washington DC Real Estate

very good list - and it is very true... Buyers NEED to work with a REALTOR that has some experience with Bank Owned Properties. They can be challenging if you do not know/understand the process.