Fieryafterburnr
Junior Member
Has anyone tried the strategy of looking up old foreclosed properties on zillow and then contacting the real estate agent or bank for permission?
I've looked up old foreclosed properties in the newspaper that are going to be auctioned. It is very hard to contact the bank for permission though, because it is just very hard to get through to them or make them understand what you're talking about. ....
.... Left a message with the agent twice and never received a call back. Also, called the real estate company general number and got through to someone and was told which agent manages the property (which I already knew). Today I called an agent in regards to another property and the agent was kind of rude to me. Pretty frustrating......
Here's a thought : Call any shopping center management Co (the type that overseas scores of malls and shopping centers in several states) and ask:
"Can I walk through your shopping center parking lot, heel-to-toe, and whistle dixie ?" I'll bet you get the same non-answers and/or rude replies.
Heck, go to any city hall, and ask permission to walk heel-to-toe and whistle dixie while walking down a public sidewalk. I'll bet you either get no reply, or get told you need a parade permit, blah blah.
OH ! NO!...….another possible never ending debate
I was referring to a debate from the "permission seekers"Nope. No debate about that. You will indeed get no answer from the shopping center or city-who-administers the sidewalks. Or .... get rude replies. Or odd-ball answers about needing a parade permit. No debate at all.
I was referring to a debate from the "permission seekers"
I'm asking cause I have been trying to get a permission for an 1898 house right in my neighborhood. The house is falling apart and the real estate company just wants to sell the land. Left a message with the agent twice and never received a call back. Also, called the real estate company general number and got through to someone and was told which agent manages the property (which I already knew). Today I called an agent in regards to another property and the agent was kind of rude to me. Pretty frustrating. I'm at a point where I'm still pretty scared about door knocking...
Take the detector and if anybody asks tell them your thinking about buying depending on what you find.
Or wear an orange safety vest and hard hat. If asked just say you are locating utilities.