Durward Blanks replied to RICHARD D. TARTAGLIONE's discussion EMORTGAGE LOGIC
"EML is a good company.  Their initial offer is always low, but as others have said, they do negotiate.  EML and Clear Capital are the best ones I worked for.  CC seems to have lost business to the lowball newcomers lately though, as I have not…"
Jul 7, 2014
Durward Blanks replied to Marvin Von Renchler's discussion WAR STORIES---tell us about your crazy or dangerous BPO work
"Ryan, I never tell the people that.  I simply say I was asked to do pics of the home.  Could be for insurance, bank files or local comps.  Most of them know, but some are renters, and some are just clueless. Those that admit it, I have taken their…"
Jun 23, 2014
Durward Blanks replied to Marvin Von Renchler's discussion WAR STORIES---tell us about your crazy or dangerous BPO work
"Marvin, you're right, people wouldn't believe what we find in these homes..  We could have threads for all these ideas.  Glad to see there are others that go out of the way to help recover precious memories.  At one time I had a storage room where I…"
Jun 23, 2014
Durward Blanks replied to Marvin Von Renchler's discussion WAR STORIES---tell us about your crazy or dangerous BPO work
"Gosh, I guess it's tame here in middle Tennessee !I've been doing this for 12 yrs.  No big events. Did have the flea problem. house was empty, apparently inhabited by dogs previously.  Maybe that did have a couple of people for pets  :) Before I got…"
Jun 16, 2014
Durward Blanks replied to Wendell Funderburg's discussion REO Pro Corp
"They have a facebook page.https://www.facebook.com/reoprocorpWe need to all post warnings on the pages for agents that aren't aware of who they are. "
May 17, 2014
Durward Blanks replied to Donna Lavin - CDPE, SFR's discussion Lower Rates for a BPO
"I've even seen Clear Capital send out for lower fees.  They have been at $50 or more for years.  It's gotten to the point that I just ignore the low offers.  Like many of you, I won't go below $50 unless they give me several in the same area. I've…"
Apr 21, 2014
Durward Blanks commented on Jesus (Jesse) Gonzalez's blog post The Reasons Why We Do Not Have High REO Inventories
"Very well said Jesse.  You need to write this up for Huffington Post "
Sep 7, 2013
Durward Blanks commented on barbara scarbrough's blog post REOs the truth and nothing but the truth
"Great assessment of the industry.  I quit REO listings several years ago when I took a close look at my balance sheet.  There is another frustrating side of this.  Those of us that work with buyers and/or do BPOs have to contend with poor or no…"
Aug 15, 2013
Durward Blanks commented on Diane Amato's blog post what happened to all the loan mods that didn't work out?
"Marvin,
Thanks for your comments.  You have a lot of insight.  I've seen the growth charts and other items left behind. Took an REO one time and found boxes forgotten in the attic.  Photos and other mementos that couldn't be replaced.  Took some…"
Aug 8, 2013
Durward Blanks replied to Neil Huthert's discussion BPOS that are too complex/take too long to do for the fee.
" I used to do a good bit with Ocwen. At one time I kept multiple listing going from them.  But, the language barrier, the slow payments, constant questions and clarifications for charges and as others indicated, the "small charges" that added up to…"
Aug 3, 2013
Durward Blanks commented on Diane Amato's blog post what happened to all the loan mods that didn't work out?
"Marvin, I agree with Diane, that is a great explanation.  This "Hardest Hit" program was such a joke too!  NRT assigned me a property in Jan.  The "owner" was a young man that had been injured and lost his job.  He had not paid for almost a year,…"
Aug 3, 2013
Durward Blanks replied to Michael VDovick's discussion Microsoft excel spreadsheet download for free
"Get Libre Office   LibreOffice.org 
It's a free office suite that is very similar to the big guy.  My system crashed too, and rather than try to find my old disc and upload Microsoft, I downloaded this.  Very pleased with it and it is completely…"
Jul 15, 2013
Durward Blanks replied to Christy Janas Alwin's discussion FootprintsRE LLC
"Be careful Sally!  Paul will threaten to sue you for slander  :)  I don't think they have a conscience, so they can't know shame.  Continue to warn others about these frauds."
May 29, 2013
Durward Blanks replied to Christy Janas Alwin's discussion FootprintsRE LLC
"Good question, Mike.  They keep demanding we "cease and desist" but offer no proof of their own existence. I know if I had a company that had so many negative remarks, I would at least post a rebuttal.  Instead, every time someone ask about a…"
May 10, 2013
Durward Blanks replied to Christy Janas Alwin's discussion FootprintsRE LLC
"Funny, the day after I had my conversation with Starkey, he emailed me back. Apparently he just found my post.  Must not be that computer literate because he didn't have the ability to read the timelines.  I emailed him after I posted the email, but…"
May 10, 2013
Durward Blanks replied to Christy Janas Alwin's discussion FootprintsRE LLC
"Sent info to them about 2 weeks ago.  Got call back today.  Zach wanted to assign me a BPO that would lead to listing.I gave him my info less authorization to charge me. 
They sent the assignment.  It was listed 6 days ago.  I called Zach back, got…"
May 2, 2013
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