I know the realtor that was the listing agent and he was getting upset about weekly checks on the property for so long with no chance to sell it yet.

Very likely to upset the initial seller.

Apparently the bank (which shall remain nameless at the moment) neglected to check on past due property taxes on the property and it is now listed for Upset Tax Sale this coming Monday.

hello everyone i need a little help in figuring out what i should do next in this pre-foreclosure deal that has came to me.well first off the way this deal came to me was i went to my local sheriffs dept and picked a list of the foreclosures, i mailed them all a letter stating how i can help them and etc.well one of them actually called my number and left a message, so after two days had passed (yah i know i was nervous and etc) i had called the homeowner who left the message.so i started speaking with the homeowner and started building rapport and etc. well anyway the homeowner was very upset and told me from the start that he doesn't want to lose his house (he has four kids), he told me he had got a mortgage on the house for $180,000 and now he has it paid down to $90,000 (so there is alot of equity there), the property is also in perfect condition, he also told me that he had fell on hard times because he works in the construction business and he had broke his wrist and something else and was out of work for awhile.then he told me that he was back on his feet and has been working now for a year, but the bank doesn't care because they want all of the back payments and etc up front.......so i told him lets setup a meeting at his house this tuesday to go over all of this farther (but i told him i will not be giving him a decision at this meeting, that will come later, i did this to buy some time and etc)so anyway, what should i do?

Not too interested because I'm not up for dealing with distressed, emotional sellers.Some places have an "upset period" where another bidder can come in after the sale and make a new bid.

I don't think it will be an upset, because in my opinion, they are pretty evenly matched.

I understand that many of these people will be upset, and the best approach is you are there to help them.

Try not to annoy the local Realtor board as they will look for ways to upset your business.

(not that she was blaming me, she was upset they wouldn't deal with her PM!)

If Anybody that is thinking of becoming a member of a homeowners should know that decisions they make can upset others.