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reo listings: Some REO Agents are SOOOOO Much BETTER than others in presenting their listings - 03/08/09 07:48 AM
Today, I spent the afternoon taking my clients to see several REO listings, and compare them to short sale and regular listings.
Using the polygon feature of our MLS,we delineated areas where my clients like, and we chose 16 properties to look at.
Since this is my clients' first foray into viewing REOs, they were surprised at how different the agents took care of, and promoted their listings.
THE BAD
No pictures Only one picture Fuzzy pictures Trash/garbage cans in front of the property Keys that don't work --- or missing keys, or wrong combination No lights No water --- and when people use the … (67 comments)

reo listings: Do's and Don'ts when writing an REO offer - 08/28/08 07:15 PM
As many times as I've written offers on REOs, I enountered an REO agent who included with her disclosures a guide on writing an REO offer. She requested that the agent initial and return the guide to her so that everyone is clear on what to expect.
After reading her guidelines, I put together a Bullet-point summary that I am sharing with my buyers as further testimony of the importance of writing the BEST and HIGHEST offer. A lot of the do's and don't can apply to writing offers on REO, short sales, and regular sales.
REMEMBER
Seller/Lender calls all the shots Offer … (13 comments)

reo listings: To the REO Agents: What's with the attitude? - 08/25/08 06:11 PM
Venting....can't believe the attitude of some of the REO agents who must be so drunk with power and so busy with their listings that they have forgotten the simple rules of courtesy and professionalism.
My clients and I went to see an REO house, but when I opened the lockbox, there was no key. So on Tuesday and Wednesday. I called the listing agent named Jerry and left messages about the absence of a key. I even followed up with two emails, asking when can we see it.
On Thursday, I reached his partner Val. I told him I haven't had a call back … (9 comments)

 
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