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Tom Kelly
Tom Kelly
The Real Estate Adviser
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January 22, 2009

The Real Estate Adviser: One man's solution to foreclosure mess

By Tom Kelly
Special to the Journal

Tom DiMercurio has spent nearly 40 years analyzing, managing and selling foreclosed properties. He is the brains behind BuyBankHomes.com, a Web site that provides foreclosure information to interested parties such as consumers, investors and real estate agents. When a bank finds itself with a ton of real estate owned (REO) inventory, he's often called on to propose a liquidation strategy.

Now, DiMercurio is spending his own money offering a solution to a national foreclosure problem that seems to be getting larger every day. He's made two trips to the nation's capital trying to get in front of legislators with an idea that he feels could stabilize neighborhoods torn apart by empty homes no longer properly maintained.


 
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