with Windy Keefe

ABOUT THE EPISODE

You won the asset, but REO properties rarely come empty. Then you find out who’s still inside and a clock you didn’t know was running starts counting against your capital.

I sat down with Windy Keefe, who’s spent two decades running the problems that decide whether a recovery holds — occupied homes, squatters, cleanouts, the vendor network that either protects your basis or leaks it out one line item at a time.

You’ve handled all of it. She built the database that tells her, in a single phone call, which REO broker protects your basis and which one only looked good on paper.

There’s a shift coming to REO listings that changes the math on where your capital goes next. Windy sees it forming. I pulled it out of her. Where and when it lands is in the episode.

About Our Guest:
Windy Keefe is the Business Development Manager at REO Network, a national network of over 6,000 REO brokers, agents, and vendors, connecting asset managers, banks, hedge funds, and credit unions with experienced, professional REO brokers across the country. Connect further with Windy on LinkedIn.

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