by Calculated Risk on 6/16/2008 02:41:00 PM

O.C. Register photographer Eugene Garcia takes us on a tour of foreclosed homes in the O.C.: The real foreclosures of Orange County

Here are a couple of samples (photos used with permission):

My first stop is at 512 W. Camile St. in Santa Ana. This foreclosed 2 bedroom home sold for $585,000 in March of 2006. ... the starting bid is just $99,000. Hopefully they'll throw in some buckets of paint. But - hey- what's that passage down below? (see Eugene's photos for the answer)

This house sold for $585,000 in 2006?

NO AREA IMMUNE: Quite a change in environment here. This 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath foreclosure at 4 Langford Lane in Ladera Ranch sold at the peak in 2006 for $1,000,000. Neighbors said the last buyer owned a mortgage company that went under. Starting bid is $299,000.