You can check out foreclosures all over the US just by drilling down in Google Maps.

1. Enter any address in Google Maps
2. Click “More”
3. On the left drop-down check the “Real Estate” box
4. Check foreclosures
5. Shazam, all the foreclosures show up like a sudden onslaught of pimples.

It only shows foreclosures currently on the market and won’t show any foreclosures that have already been sold by banks.

This trick has been around since ’08 but the system seems to have gotten stronger this year.

Google Map Foreclosure Tricks [The Big Picture]

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