Any way to motivate a bank on a REO?

[Dylan Long]

Hey all,

There is a home in my area that has been vacant for about 1.5 years now. It's in a good neighborhood, and definitely has potential to fix up. Don't think it's in livable condition currently.

Realtor sign has been in the yard for over a year too, but realtor says it's not available yet, and doesn't know when. 

Doesn't seem like anyone is really in a hurry to move this thing, all the while it's deteriorating. I did mention to the realtor how bad it was looking (it's next door to my friends house), and he called me and said I must have said something as they sent a crew to mow the 3ft grass and weeds.

Anything I can do to push this, or am I just playing hurry up and wait?