This evening I attended a Foreclosure Intervention Q & A at the South Metro Denver Association of Realtors. I wanted to brush up on my Short Sale Skills, which this seminar was about.
I learned about a new certification course being taught By a Mildred Wilkins. Ms. Wilkins has taught consumers about their rights and mortgages. The course, which is actually a designation called "FIS" Foreclosure Intervention Specialist Certification.
Ms. Wilkens was asked by the State of Ohio to put this certification class together. It's about 18 months old and is doing very well.
There is a huge need for this type of training. Consumers are not up on the lingo of banks and just don't understand the process. This disconnect is costing not only the consumer, but the community as well.
One thing that surprised me, Ms. Wilkens said there is a need for about 25 professionals (in the Denver metro area) to start up actual businesses as "foreclosure prevention" specialists. She said, NOT Realtors who will do it as just another service, but actual business people setting up a brick and mortar business.
She's right. The process of doing pre-forclosure work is tedious. It takes a lot of knowledge of the process and the procedure. People that are doing it, are doing it full time and they are doing a very good job.
Markets across the country may find that this opportunity is ripe for a specialists who know the ropes and can help consumers by interfacing with the banks. It's a long process and not an easy one. An organized, knowledgeable specialist could do much good for consumers and make a living at it.
Foreclosure Intervention Specialist...an idea who's time has come.
To learn more about the Foreclosure Intervention Certification class go here. She's teaching next week in OHIO!
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