Difficult to work with REO agents- how to break through

[Stephen Lee]

I was wondering if anybody had dealt with any of the high volume REO agents that are impossible to work with. There's one woman who is local who gets great deals in my area. I have submitted about 10 offers on different properties and heard back nothing. They weren't lowballs, usually they're within 10% of the asking price, one was even above asking! Still nothing. No highest and best, no rejection, no counter. And then when it goes under contract with somebody else that's the only notification that I get that I'm not getting the property. Last one was listed at 300, I submitted for 275, checked today and somebody else won it at 283. I am sick and tired of losing out on properties by a couple thousands of dollars. Countless phone calls and emails, I've never been able to even get this woman on the line or get a response or a call back. I've been trying to let me buy her lunch just so I can sit down and get some face time. Does anybody have any idea how I may be able to get onto her good side and/or have a chance of winning these properties?

[Russell Brazil]

Are you using an agent to make your offers?