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HUD, please choose SentriLock...

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Complete Realty, LLC

SentriLock, an electronic lockbox provider owned in part by the National Association of Realtors and hopefully is the choice of HUD. 

            As we all know HUD is making electronic lockboxes mandatory.  As I understand, MCB was awarded the nationwide Mortgagee Compliance Manager (MCM) contract from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.   This should make MCB responsible for the expense of the lockboxes (they will get reimbursed from HUD), a major concern and relief for the HUD listing brokers.

Why SentriLock

•·         Safety!

•·         If your office or agents don't want to participate, they don't have too!

•·         The real estate agent can issue one day codes for agents that don't participate.

•·         There are no boundaries.  Any licensed agent can be given access with a code.

•·         The codes:  you can issue a code for today and also set codes for future dates.

•·         I want to know who is going in and out.

•·         The system works with Showing Desk / Showing Time.

•·         Contractors designated by HUD will have there own codes for access.

•·         Internet based administration.

•·         The access card is the size of a credit card.

•·         The access card could also be used by the State of Michigan to track con- ed.

•·         The access card could be an actual pocket card also, DLEG must allow.

There is so much more....

 Good Luck SentriLock... 

Robert L. Brown
www.mrbrownsellsgr.com - Grand Rapids, MI
Grand Rapids Real Estate Bellabay Realty, West Mic

That would be good. Will the lockboxes be universal throughout the US??

Apr 19, 2010 07:09 AM
Angie Ridley
Complete Realty, LLC - Flint, MI
Broker, ABR, CRS, PMN, WCR, At Home With Diversity

I would think so, but who knows with the gov't...

Apr 19, 2010 07:38 AM
Maureen Francis
Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel - Bloomfield Hills, MI
Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel

I know the Board of Directors of MCAR would like to see Realcomp go to electronic lockboxes.  We did not discuss a specific brand though. 

Unfortunately we had an unsuccessful implementation of electronic lockboxes in Metro Detroit that sours many agents and brokers to the idea. 

Apr 19, 2010 03:25 PM
Liz Lockhart
Riverbend Realty, Cape Girardeau, MO - Cape Girardeau, MO
GRI, Cape Girardeau Real Estate

I vote for Supra.

Apr 24, 2010 01:51 AM
Angie Ridley
Complete Realty, LLC - Flint, MI
Broker, ABR, CRS, PMN, WCR, At Home With Diversity

Maureen, I'm not sure what the plan is...maybe review them....not sure.

Elizabeth, teach me something, tell me why Supra?  We had Supra and the implementation was a failure.  Not Supra's fault.  Ann Arbor MI a close area, just switched from Supra to SentriLock.  Have you investigated both?  Please explain more...

Apr 24, 2010 01:59 AM