There’s no better way to score really big in real estate than with Charleston foreclosures. It’s the number one way to buy property at prices significantly below the appraised values. This type of deal doesn’t come around very often so you should be giving serious thought to investing in real estate at this time. If you think you can’t afford it, you might want to think about it again.

Banks and other lending institutions are inundated with properties that have become Charleston foreclosures when mortgage holders default on their loan. These Charleston foreclosures are being sold at far less than their appraised value so the lending institution recovers its original investment.

Many of these properties the homeowners simply walked away from, leaving behind pristine turnkey ready homes. These are golden real estate opportunities for you to purchase second homes, vacation homes, or investment property to use as rental income. Charleston, South Carolina, is a popular place for vacations and with the large influx of visitors the business district brings in, vacation rental properties are easily kept full.

Charleston is both a beautiful place to visit and an awesome place to live. In 2011, Travel and Leisure Magazine named Charleston "America's Sexiest City", as well as "America's Most Friendly." Subsequently, Southern Living Magazine named Charleston "The Most Polite and Hospitable City in America." And that, my friends, pretty much says it all.