If you are an investor, you should look into the possibility of investing in owners that are about to be foreclosed upon. This is typically a risky proposition, but the payoffs can be quite good. One source of residential property investment is to seek opportunities where people are trying to stop repossession of their home by finding investors who will buy and then rent back their property.

If you buy a property, and rent it back to the old owner, not only would they be glad to still be in their property, but they may be interested in purchasing the property back from you in a few years after you are ready to move off of the investment.