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If you are interested in getting a great bargain, you may wish to try focusing some effort on looking at bank owned properties.

Here in Fresno, so many homes are going into foreclosure that you can actually find some nice homes in good neighborhoods that haven't sold and have gone back to the bank.

The bank should be a relatively motivated seller. So, as long as you find no major defects, you might pick up a good deal. Just something to consider.