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11 TURNING LISTINGS INTO OPPORTUNITES Learn how to boost your listing inventory today while being a white knight to financially stressed homeowners. Real estate in the U.S. has been on fire and property values have remained strong. Mortgage rates are at some of the lowest levels in history and creating more buying power for homeowners. is year has been extremely challenging for most people, with either job loss or uncertainty of what is to come. e mortgage industry has done a really great job by working with home- owners this time by offering moratoriums to postpone payments. e government has helped subsidize individuals and businesses. With all this, the stock market hits an all-time high. All of this has created a strange real estate environment that has never been experienced before. e question is "How long will this last?" or "Will everyone that lost employment recover?" Millions of homeowners are buying time but remain in financially stressed situations or significantly delinquent. Many have used their savings or have lived off of credit. "Learning how to work with homeowners in these situations is very important for real estate professionals to succeed in the upcoming years," said Patrick Butler, VP Broker Services at BK Global. Most of these homeowners will face foreclo- sure and many will choose bankruptcy as an op- tion. is time around, bankruptcy will probably be the preferred choice to settle all other debts. BK Global offers an education and training certification for real estate professionals to learn how to assist these homeowners and turn them into listing opportunities. BK Global's program assists homeowners in bankruptcy and works with mortgage servicers to settle their debt. eir program helps home- owners structure a sale with their mortgage servicer to avoid foreclosure. "is is a win-win for real estate professionals, not only making a sale but helping a homeowner in distress get a 'fresh start' and create long-last- ing goodwill from your clients," Butler said. In addition, BK Global just launched a new program giving agents access to over 800,000 homeowners that are in this situation. eir program shows how to reach out to these indi- viduals, offering assistance that turns into real estate listings. For real estate agents, knowing how to assist homeowners in this situation creates goodwill for the agent and, in most cases, lifelong clients. "It is extremely gratifying to structure a deal that is a win-win for both the homeowner and mortgage servicer. We offer homeowners better, smarter, and more proactive options that have the best outcome," said Brad Geisen, CEO of BK Global. BECOME A CERTIFIED BANKRUPTCY SPECIALIST IN 2021. BK Global offers a Bankruptcy Specialist Certification that empowers real estate agents and brokers with the knowledge and solutions needed to work with a homeowner in bankruptcy. "ere are so many homeowners nationwide that need this service, and we need more agents to tackle this volume," said Stephen Chip, Di- rector of Trustee Services at BK Global. BK Global encourages agents to join their network and take the certification course. Getting certified is simple and the training is straight-forward and to the point. Understand- ing the stages a homeowner goes through in bankruptcy and what options they have are critical to know when speaking to a homeowner. You will be shocked how many homes in your local area are in bankruptcy. e BK Glob- al website lets you search your area by ZIP, city, or county to view all the current opportunities. LEARN MORE ABOUT BK GLOBAL BK Global® is the nation's leader in bankruptcy and short sale default solutions. We provide industry-changing technology and solu- tions to mortgage servicers, bankruptcy trustees, GSEs, and nonprofit organizations. Our mission is to create better mitigation methods in bankruptcy that help the debtors, mortgage servicers, and creditors with better solutions and positive results. SPONSORED CONTENT