reo agents: Budget, Budget, who's got the budget???
- 01/04/10 03:54 AM
Every year at this time I have to sit down and think about what to spend my REO budget on again. RES.Net & reotrans (now equator), and web sites are always at the top of my list but there are TONS of other sites and some look good but I don't have enough feedback to make an informed decision. Others looked good last year but didn't make the cut in production so I won't buy those again. Many are affiliates (read: owned by) the banks, asset managers & other interrelated companies and others lead to bpo business only and nary an REO (9 comments)
reo agents: Buyers Agent - Where's the Nar updates for foreclosures??
- 08/15/09 11:12 AM
There's absolutely no doubt that the ABR designation is a very valuable one that the NAR and all realtors recognize. These are changing times though. As an agent doing a good many REOs both as listing and selling agent I see both sides. The frustration that the selling agent feels when the bank is unresponsive can be huge and is sometimes taken out on the listing agent as if they were somehow responsible. Some listing agents seem to ask for it too. How many reo listing have you seen that say 'offers only accepted by e-mail. No calls. If listing says (4 comments)