Distressed Properties, REO, Short Sales, Probate & Foreclosure
Treasure Coast Default Servicing — St. Lucie, Martin, Indian River, Palm Beach & Brevard Counties
REO Services for Asset Managers and Private Investors
Pinnacle Real Estate Group provides comprehensive REO and default servicing throughout the Treasure Coast. Michele Lee Scherger, CSSE, GRI, CDPE — a trained HUD Housing Counselor and active NRBA member — has managed distressed assets in this market since 2003. Every agent on the Pinnacle team holds the Certified Short Sale Expert designation.
We analyze properties, build preservation programs, coordinate vendor crews, and manage disposition from initial occupancy through closing — with the market knowledge and servicer relationships that come from two decades of default work on this coast.
97%
BPO On-Time Rate
24–48 Hour Turnaround
5%
Market Share
Coverage Territory
2003
Active in Treasure Coast
Default Servicing Since
CSSE
Every Agent Certified
Short Sale Expert
What We Handle
Property Services
- Occupancy checks (2-hour turnaround)
- Pre-marketing and condition reports
- BPO and property valuation
- Rekeying and securing
- Lock-box installation
- Industrial cleaning and trash-out
- Water remediation
- Landscape maintenance — weekly and bi-weekly
- Discrete photography and 360 tours
- Construction and renovation management
- Code hearings and negotiations
- Real-time vulnerability reports
- Relocation assistance coordination
Asset Management
- HOA negotiation and subordination
- Sales cleans and pre-listing prep
- Floor plans and virtual tours
- MLS listing and marketing
- Direct mailers and buyer outreach
- Established local buyer base
- Offer management and negotiation
- Short sale submission and lender negotiation
- Deficiency waiver pursuit
- Disposition through closing
REO Systems
- Equator
- ResNet
- Clear Capital
- Pyramid / Radian
- Atlas
- HomePath
- Exceleras
- TAZA
- REO Central
Who We Work With
- Mortgage servicers
- Asset management companies
- Hedge funds
- Hard money lenders
- Insurance companies
- Probate and estate attorneys
- Special asset and estate managers
- Foreclosure asset managers
- Vendor managers
- Commercial workout officers
Coverage Area
St. Lucie
County
Martin
County
Indian River
County
Palm Beach
County
Brevard
County
Credentials & Certifications
- Certified Short Sale Expert (CSSE)
- Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE)
- Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI)
- HUD-Approved Housing Counselor
- Broker / Owner
Affiliations
- National REO Brokers Association (NRBA)
- NAR
- Realtor Association of RAPB + GFLR
- Realtor Association of Indian River
- Realtor Association of Space Coast
Track Record
- Default servicing since 2003
- BPO turnaround 24–48 hrs, 97% on-time
- 5% market share in coverage territory
- Top 1% America’s Top Agent — 2021
- Seven Star Top 100 Broker Agent Advisor — 2021
- Multi-million dollar REO and short sale volume
Treasure Coast Communities We Serve
PORT SAINT LUCIE, CONT.
Visconti
Newport Isles
Tarpon Bay Yacht Clubs
Windy Pines
Veranda Gardens
Villas of Sandpiper Bay
Rivella
The Vineyards
TREASURE COAST