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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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And to Your Right, You'll See Another Foreclosure...

Bus tours take prospectors, and the merely curious, through ruins of mortgage crisi

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(Newser) – Looking for cheap real estate? Hop on a foreclosure bus tour, a trend sweeping the nation in the wake of the mortgage crisis, the AP reports. The excursions typically include experts who educate buyers while showing empty homes: some bargain beauties, some fixer-uppers. "We're kind of a seminar on a bus," says one California real-estate agent.

Such junkets abound in Florida and California, states hit hardest by foreclosures, and opportunists are taking note in many other areas. "I thought it would be nice to have a look at some American houses all at once, see how the market works," said a British trucker, along on a Florida tour with his wife.

Home inspector Kim Moore, right, discusses kitchen plumbing with prospective buyers during a viewing of a foreclosed property in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday, March 15, 2008.
Home inspector Kim Moore, right, discusses kitchen plumbing with prospective buyers during a viewing of a foreclosed property in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday, March 15, 2008.   (AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove)
A prospective buyer looks over a flyer with homes for sale while on the Foreclosure Bus Tour in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday, March 15, 2008.
A prospective buyer looks over a flyer with homes for sale while on the Foreclosure Bus Tour in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday, March 15, 2008.   (AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove)
Realtor Janice Ziesig, right, speaks to a bus load of prospective buyers on the Foreclosure Bus Tour in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday March 15, 2008.
Realtor Janice Ziesig, right, speaks to a bus load of prospective buyers on the Foreclosure Bus Tour in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday March 15, 2008.   (AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove)
Home inspector Kim Moore, left, describes the damage to a pool at a foreclosed home to a group of prospective buyers in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday March 15, 2008.
Home inspector Kim Moore, left, describes the damage to a pool at a foreclosed home to a group of prospective buyers in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday March 15, 2008.   (AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove)
Prospective buyer Marcia Coleman takes a last look at the home she just viewed during the Foreclosure Bus Tour in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday March 15, 2008.
Prospective buyer Marcia Coleman takes a last look at the home she just viewed during the Foreclosure Bus Tour in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday March 15, 2008.   (AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove)
Prospective buyer Asha Kahn rides the bus during the Foreclosure Bus Tour in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday, March 15, 2008.
Prospective buyer Asha Kahn rides the bus during the Foreclosure Bus Tour in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday, March 15, 2008.   (AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove)
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