REO research should be one of the most important aspects of your business.The right REO research allows you to maximize your profit potential.So what's the difference between good REO research and bad REO research?

REO research is the process of gathering information on a certain property including how much the property is currently worth, how much repairs the property needs, and how much the property could be worth after repairs.This include looking up ARV's, calling realtors, hiring BPO's, etc.Although that seems easy enough, how is it possible to have bad REO research?

The problem that a lot of people find themselves in is one where they have a REO property under contract that they want to sell either to an investor or a retail buyer, but there is no one to sell to.This is a direct result of poor REO research. If the investor had done REO research properly, he or she would have realized they were paying too much for the property.

Even though REO research involves finding out about a certain property, it also involves finding out what the buyer wants in terms of price points.It's easy for investors to deceive themselves into thinking a REO is a deal just because it's at 50 cents on the dollar.  However, a rehab investor may only want to get into properties at 40 cents on the dollar.That may not seem like a lot, but the 10% difference could virtually wipe out any profit you could have had from the deal.

Initially, then, REO research really has nothing to do with the property.REO research is really about finding buyers and finding the kind of properties they are looking for.  If you can find properties quickly and at the price points your buyers are looking for, you will easily make the kind of money in real estate investing you’ve been hoping for.

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