There are other people involved in the foreclosure action of a home, than the typical sheriff’s office personnel who help banking lenders remove a homeowner from the property after the real estate property has been repossessed for non-payment of mortgage, or through a bankruptcy proceeding. The bank forclosers are employed by the banking institution that now owns the title of the property outright.

Another name that bank forclosers go by is asset managers, and they are typically tasked with handling all of the pre-foreclosure valuations on the property for their employer, the bank which found it necessary to take legal action against a homeowner in order to protect the banking lender interest in the property.

If the home is suspect for abuse and neglect, the real estate mortgage holder will investigate the property to see if it is occupied. Perhaps this action is initiated due to a complaint, placed by a neighbor that brings this property to their attention. If the property is deemed an eyesore, then neighbors will generally complain because their own property values will be affected by the unpleasantness it places on the neighborhood.

If they find it has been abandoned, they will follow legal protocols to make contact with the homeowner. When the homeowner states that he no longer lives in the property and has no intention of making the payments, this is when the bank forclosers or asset managers are put into play.

In preparation of possible foreclosure action, the bank forclosers will do a pre-foreclosure valuation to determine the condition of the property, the reasonable value selling price of other homes in the neighborhood and any improvements that have been done on the property since the last home appraisal. This information is provided to the mortgage lender, along with an estimate of repair costs. Bids will be taken for the construction work that will be needed to get the property back into good shape, ready for sale. Their reports will identify the condition of the yard and common areas around the property and note the amount of debris that will need to be removed prior to sale.

The role of the bank forclosers does not end at this point. After the foreclosure of the property takes place, these asset managers are then charged with coordinating with a local real estate agent to get the property placed in active real estate listings and sold to the highest offer possible. This is necessary for the bank to recoup all of the money that was lent initially on the home mortgage loan, and the monies that were spent getting it ready for market.