Category Archives: reo


How To Buy a Bank Owned Foreclosure (aka REO) In 4 Easy Steps

We’re starting to get some calls from people looking to buy REO’s but need a little guidance on how to begin, so here is some basic info that you can use as a checklist to help you get things under way.  

Define your strategy. Cash flow vs. Appreciation.  Let the math dictate the offer price and know how […]

Glen Just Might Have Become Supervisorrrrrr

While I’d like to fully attribute it to the power of social media, and in particular, this post that got their attention; I’ll put this piece of news in the ‘I’ll take it any way I can get it category’.
I just received word that my fellow team member Glen Bell who has been working his […]

East Bay Bank Owned Foreclosure / REO Lists: NFL Divisional Playoffs Edition

So another Sunday has arrived, and along with that comes another fresh set of active East Bay Bank Owned Foreclosure /REO listings. (REO Wikipedia)
In the past we’ve only publishing lists for Western Alameda & Contra Costa Counties, but this week we’ve added both Southern Alameda County &, Eastern Alameda & Contra Costa residential lists.
Sorry, no […]

The First East Bay Foreclosure Lists of 2008

Another Sunday means another fresh set of active East Bay Bank Owned/REO lists.
Right now we’re only publishing lists for Western Alameda & Contra Costa Counties, but if there’s demand, I think that Norm might be up to the task.
A few quick facts from last week’s download stats:
* 319 total downloads of the various lists. […]

The Last Set of Foreclosure/REO Lists for 2007

Hot off the e-presses, here comes this week’s lists of active Bank Owned/REO listings in Western Alameda & Western Contra Costa counties.

A couple quick facts from last week’s download stats.

165 total downloads of the various lists
35 people downloaded the entire package of lists.
The ratio of d/l for SFR/Income property lists were 3.3/1
The Alameda County lists […]

This Week’s Bank Owned Foreclosure Lists

Here’s this week’s lists of active Bank Owned REO properties in Western Alameda & Western Contra Costa counties.
Like I mentioned in an earlier post, as long as there’s demand, we’ll be posting new lists here weekly. I’ll also be posting the lists in the relatively static Foreclosures / REOs section of the site, so […]

4 Ways to NOT Buy an East Bay Bank Owned Foreclosure

Since a majority of our business is centered around East Bay foreclosures, namely Bank Owned REOs, our marketing efforts tend to bring in a variety of interesting responses. Since I’m feeling a bit snarky tonight, I thought that I’d share a few of them with you in the form of the following how-NOT-to tips.
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