What This Hub Covers
When a commercial loan defaults and the lender ends up owning the collateral, the property becomes a cost — taxes, insurance, security, liability, tied-up capital, and a regulatory clock. The work of an REO and distressed-asset broker is to reverse that: maximize recovery, minimize holding costs, create competition among buyers, and close efficiently.
Carson Jones of Passive Investments, an affiliate broker with eXp Commercial, specializes in disposing of bank-owned and distressed commercial real estate — hotels, restaurants, distilleries, industrial, office, retail, multifamily, and land — throughout Tennessee and the Southeast. The guides below answer the questions lenders, special-asset managers, and investors actually ask, and they link to one another so you can go as deep as your situation requires.
For lenders & servicers
Banks, credit unions, special servicers, special-asset desks, SBA lenders, receivers, and bankruptcy trustees disposing of OREO and distressed collateral.
For investors & operators
Buyers sourcing bank-owned, foreclosed, and distressed commercial assets at attractive basis.
Tennessee & the Southeast
Nashville, Murfreesboro, Franklin, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis, and the Tri-Cities — plus nationwide reach through eXp Commercial.
The 10 REO & Distressed CRE Pillar Guides
Each guide answers the questions banks, lenders, and investors actually ask — and links to the others so you can go as deep as you need.
Commercial REO Broker in Tennessee
What an REO broker does, why banks hire one, and how to choose the right disposition partner in Tennessee.
Bank-Owned Commercial Real Estate in Tennessee
How banks dispose of bank-owned commercial property in Tennessee — and how investors find and buy it.
Hospitality REO Broker
Selling bank-owned hotels, restaurants, bars, and distilleries to a specialized national hospitality buyer pool.
Distressed Hotel Sales
Receiver sales, PIPs, franchise flags, and conversion plays for foreclosed and distressed hotels.
SBA Liquidation Properties
How SBA 7(a) and 504 collateral is liquidated, and how to buy or dispose of SBA-secured commercial real estate.
Special Assets & OREO Disposition
How a bank special assets department manages OREO, holding-period rules, and disposition strategy.
Credit Union REO Sales
NCUA rules, member business loan workouts, and how credit unions dispose of foreclosed commercial property.
Foreclosed Commercial Property Guide
The full path from default to deed — Tennessee trustee sales, buying at auction vs. REO, and diligence.
Distressed Commercial Real Estate in Tennessee
The Tennessee distress landscape — maturities, office and multifamily stress, and where the opportunity is.
Commercial Loan Workout & Asset Recovery Guide
Forbearance, modification, deed-in-lieu, note sales, receivership, and foreclosure — maximizing lender recovery.
Why Work With Carson Jones
Carson Jones is a licensed Tennessee affiliate broker with eXp Commercial and Passive Investments, focused on REO, distressed assets, hospitality, industrial, and multifamily. Beyond brokerage, Carson is the author of The Red Flag Playbook series and host of the Carson's Corner podcast on entrepreneurship, investing, and commercial real estate — including conversations with distressed-debt and CRE specialists. The approach for institutional clients is straightforward: an independent, market-based valuation; the right highest-and-best-use positioning; national marketing to the buyer pool that actually transacts on the asset; a competitive, well-documented process; and managed diligence through closing.
National buyer pool
Distressed buyers rarely live local. eXp Commercial's platform and targeted outreach put assets in front of operators, funds, and family offices nationwide.
Documented process
A transparent, competitive sale at fair value supports both recovery and the institution's examiner and audit narrative.
Distress & hospitality
Workouts, receiverships, foreclosure, OREO, and the hospitality assets — hotels, restaurants, distilleries — that need specialized marketing.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Holding a distressed asset or an OREO portfolio?
If you are a bank, credit union, special servicer, special-assets manager, receiver, bankruptcy trustee, SBA lender, family office, or distressed-asset owner and need help evaluating, marketing, or disposing of commercial real estate, Carson Jones can help. The objective is always the same: maximize recovery, minimize holding costs, create competition among buyers, and close efficiently.