ATTENTION BANKS ...

How much time do you spend weekly with any of the following tasks?

1. Approving payment to vendors for snow removal, landscaping, or misc. maintenance items on numerous homes

2. Coordinating lawn maintenance schedules

3. Winterization in the Fall or sprinkler timers in the Spring

4. Coordinating the bid and selection process for small repairs to make a home more marketable

All in all, our goal is to reduce the time, energy, and frustration it takes for a Bank to manage this process. Let’s face it a Bank is not in the maintenance, or consumer Real Estate business and all we want to do is give you the time to be more effective at what’s most important to the bank and that is managing the entire basket of REO’s and Foreclosed/Bank Owned properties. If you find yourself having to spend a lot of time with each individual listing you need our help.

Why Choose EQUIPRO?

3 reasons to have EQUIPRO servicing your listings:

1. Efficiency – We do the heavy lifting so you don’t have to. Our unique business model and group of companies enables us to work more efficiently by combining the Realty and Construction efforts. Many foreclosures, REO’s and Bank Owned properties are rundown, distressed, in disrepair and all together unmarketable. Most managing directors don’t even know where to begin...asking themselves “which repairs will give this home the most marketability?” “How do I possibly have the time to manage the bid and repair process, let alone ensure that it’s getting done properly?” and “How can I engage the Realtor ASAP without such items complete?” We’re proud to announce that Equipro has closed the gap and now offers a FULL SERVICE experience for Banks. Our construction arm, Equipro Construction consists of employees on payroll not outsourced subs. We put them to work, based on your direction and budget for making the home as marketable as possible.

2. Full Service Maintenance Program - We’re the first real estate company to include in our listing agreements the full maintenance of every vacant property we represent. We have a dedicated landscaping and maintenance crew to look after and maintain all your vacant homes completing the following tasks weekly.

• Security check - ensuring doors and windows are locked and secure.

• Sprinklers and hose bibs - we will manage the sprinkler system as well as ensure hose bibs are protected from the cold in the winter.

• Lawn care and edging – done weekly or as often as needed.

• Gutters – it’s important to keep gutters free from debris and draining properly away from the home so as to reduce the risk for flooding.

• Snow removal – always keeping a clear path to the For Sale sign and flyers as well as the walkway to the home.

• Winterization – Consulting with you to determine if turning off the water is needed and setting the thermostats to a temperature not to waste gas but ensure nothing freezes.

• Pick up trash and debris that blows around in the wind landing in window wells, front yard, and in corners.

• Sweeping the walkways.

3. Shorter time on market - In today’s Real Estate environment bank owned homes are selling 3 to 1 over private party listings. Your bank is competing with thousands of other REO and foreclosure listings. You can have a leg up on the competition by simply engaging Equipro Realty and our Full Service Maintenance group. Even in today’s “buyer” market buyers are discouraged with a home that appears to require a lot of TLC or naturally devalue a home because of it’s appearance. We can change that 1st impression resulting in better offers and ultimately shorter time on market.