Every night you probably get at least one phone call from someone offering you a new loan. Not only does this person know your name & your phone number, but they know everything about your loan. Who it's with, when it's maturing and the interest rate. Shocked? What else do they know? Who told them all about you?

Well, the answer is simple. Once we record a deed to become homeowners, our information becomes public. There are actual companies who fish through the records at the county to find grant deeds recorded what types of loans you have and the amount you owe on your home. They then sell this information to title companies who then provide it to realtors and lenders.

 Is this against the law you might ask? No. Once our in information is on record at the county. Anyone can walk in and see it. If you don't want these people to be contacting you, just tell them to take you off there list. If they still continue to call, document it and sign up your telephone number on the Do Not Call Registry.

Most Realtors and lenders are using scrubbed lists so they aren't bothering people but once in a while a number may squeak by. Email us for more information.

 
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2 Comments on Public Record?

I like to think outside the box on this one. Anyone who calls me is a potential customer of myself or my referral network. I listen intently to their pitch and then ask them about themselves. They are not used to that type of nice treatment, so they tell me everything I want to know. I do the same thing with unsolicited email and also customer service people whom I call. Everyone is either a homeowner or renter and that means good things. I also include my card in every bill statement that I pay. Get them over to your website and make sure you get their email address. Offer a referral fee for any information about their associates. I have gotten business from all of the above ideas. Try it. Just remember, they called you, so take advantage of the situation.

03/11/2008 12:06 PM by Kevin Robinson (Crownline Home Builders)


Thank you for your response Kevin! What a great idea. We all should do that. I mean you never know if the people who are marketing to us will be looking for our services someday. Way to turn an annoying subject into a potential client!

03/12/2008 04:38 PM by John and Renee Kunz (Intero Real Estate)


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