What is the State of the Bank Bulk REO Market in 2010?

Let's get something straight to start with. There is NOThe reality is that our company is calling the banks
HIDDEN or Shadow Inventory of Distressed Assets.every single day and I can tell you from our
I know many of you keep hearing that the secondexperience that nothing exists in CA, AZ, NV in bulk
wave of foreclosures is coming. You could be thinkingSFR tapes at discount prices (we have strong
that because you are having difficulty in obtaining largerelationships with almost all the mid sized institutions).
bulk reo tapes, that the Banks must be holding orThe banks at best only have 1-5 REO properties at a
hoarding houses back from the market or thattime and they are unloading those via Realtors and
perhaps they are about to flood the market withbrokers at NO discount. Asset managers are telling us
thousands of properties.that most of their bank owned properties are actually
We've been hearing that from many people for over aselling at full market value without any need to
year now. I have never bought into it, because as Idiscount! The markets are moving in these states!
have always stated, is that the market can handleThe inventory in the Southwest has dried up and the
more inventory than most would think There is sodemand is obviously heading east across the Midwest.
much pent up demand it's crazy.I can tell you that demand FAR exceeds supply so we
The assumption that I have never challenged, until now,only expect bulk SFR tapes in the Midwest and east
is that these foreclosures EVEN EXIST! Take a lookto last another 12-24 months. The inventory that is
at the latest numbers crunched at Foreclosure Radar.available will NEVER be cheaper than it is now.
I don't know how you can argue with the data, theI am sure many of you have seen large, pennies on
sales volume has been so great it is outpacing thethe dollar California Single Family Residential "tapes"
numbers of foreclosures hitting the market. We haveflying around the internet, but I can assure you that it is
been saying that for over a year!NOT authentic product.
It is important to point out that there are massiveMany buyers are frustrated that they can't find
numbers of defaults and foreclosure sales that areanything and it's simply because it's GONE. Anyone
"hung up". It's an absolutely huge number, but still, there'stelling you that they have $200M - $1B in bulk single
not one person I've spoken to that believes that therefamily homes at thirty (30) cents on the dollar is a
are masses of foreclosures post sale, sitting inactivejoker or a part of a daisy chain of jokers...
that are not even being placed on the market.So, check out the bulk market for yourself - the
The crazy thing is that every investor buyer wants toimplications are huge for savvy investors! The Midwest
believe that they can purchase bulk these single familyis a market we are promoting because of the stock
residential (SFR) tapes in CA, NV, AZ at 50-70 centsavailability at low prices. Investors who are waiting to
on the dollar. These investors are so motivated at thebuy may really, really miss the boat. Available inventory
prospect that they are willing to treasure hunt forhas never been sold at such low prices. Waiting may
inventory that does NOT exist.be harmful to your wealth!