I Used To Love Big Bear REO's
I just had the REO from heck nightmare with some insane per diem issues. I anted to spread the word of caution around to anyone who is listening.
Fearing that the problems would escalate if we didn't proceed with the offer, we kept up our part of the offer on the cabin. Thank goodness for my experience in situations like this. From having dealt with situations like this with clients of mine before, I know that it is best to stay calm, keep up your part of the deal, and not to get worked up about the bank.
Getting out of paying for that per Diem is as simple as keeping on track and proving the delay was not of our doing. I stayed on top of the inspections making sure they were completed in a day period, and that my Realtor had the termite inspection done as well. Luckily since my client is purchasing this property with cash, we did not have any issues with the appraisal. It works a little differently if someone is buying a house with a loan from the bank, because you need to be in direct contact with the lender the whole time making sure an appraisal is completed on time.
If at all possible, you do not want anything going wrong in the last moments. Things typically will not always go completely the way you would like them to, but as long as you do everything you are required to do, they will turn out just fine. Most banks don't have the ability to know what is going on every step of the way. It always appears that they kind of just hang around waiting for something to happen.
In the last couple of years, I have seen numerous instances of banks doing things that make absolutely no sense. It is actually kind of rare to have a bank owned transaction that goes perfectly smoothly. If you hire a good, knowledgeable Realtor and do everything you need to do on time, you will come out ahead in the end.
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