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Re:I aggregated 28 US Government auction sites into one search by edm0nd on Thursday April 30, 2026 @02:30PM (#47966459)
yeah but do you really want to live in an area that has HUD housing? Most of the time they aren't in the best areas and/or in high crime areas. also perhaps the house is gunna take 5-6 figures of work to rehab and become livable. far better ways to burn your $ unless you just really need a house ASAP to live in for a year.
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Re:I aggregated 28 US Government auction sites into one search by cbdevidal on Thursday April 30, 2026 @02:52PM (#47966711)
That may be true in general but I’ve found through years of bargain hunting various items that there are always options that aren’t bad. It takes more work to find them, and you might have to wait a while until the right one comes. It’s worth pursuing.
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Re:I aggregated 28 US Government auction sites into one search by Loughla on Thursday April 30, 2026 @07:46PM (#47969801)
If you look in rural areas they're not too bad in terms of neighbors.

But they'll absolutely have to be gutted and remodeled.

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