Ben Pfiester replied to Aaron Hickey's discussion Bpo Fullfillment - Green River Capital
"I'm really starting to get annoyed by their form.  99% of the orders I submit come back with "Data Discrepancy" for no reason.  Does anybody else get this message:

Sale1 - The comparable that you have chosen is unable to be validated by MLS data.…"
Apr 21, 2017
Ben Pfiester replied to CECILIA D FOX's discussion BPOFULFILLMENT CLIENTS BOMBARDING ME WITH ORDERS/NO WEBSITE LINK
"Their entire form drives me crazy!  Got this nice message from them about 10 minutes ago:

This order has been reassigned. You will not be compensated for any of the work that you have done and this also may affect your status. Thank you!

I have an…"
Apr 16, 2017
Ben Pfiester replied to Matthew Straley's discussion BPOFulfillment Company
"Their form is getting worse and worse with each order I complete!!"
Mar 23, 2017
Ben Pfiester commented on Paul Mausteller's blog post Wells Fargo caught with hand in Cookie jar over charging for BPOS
"But Wells Fargo isn't overpaying brokers to complete BPO's.  That would be a miracle!!"
Mar 19, 2017
Ben Pfiester replied to Matthew Straley's discussion BPOFulfillment Company
"I completely agree.  The amount of information they want is horrendous!!  At least Valuation Vision has an awesome form and most of the comparable's autofill when you type in the address."
Mar 19, 2017
Ben Pfiester replied to Matthew Straley's discussion BPOFulfillment Company
"Anybody else having major technical issues with their form?  I keep getting an error message that the date/time stamp on my photos doesn't matchup with the inspection date.  Now it's calculating distances wrong from the subject property.  Does…"
Mar 19, 2017
Ben Pfiester replied to Ronald Sweeney's discussion Valuation Vision
"A rep from Valuation Vision called me today and asked what my fee and turn time would be for a BPO in Yelm, WA which is about 2 hours away.  I just threw out a random number ($200) since I didn't think they would approve it and I didn't really want…"
Mar 8, 2017
Ben Pfiester replied to RJ Davenport III's discussion Corelogic
"Does anybody have the link to sign up with Core Logic?  I tried contacting customer service today and got rerouted to somebody that doesn't even work for Core Logic!"
Feb 28, 2017
Ben Pfiester replied to Ronald Sweeney's discussion Valuation Vision
"I received a check yesterday for $80 for a BPO I completed on 12/15/2016!!  Slow progress!!"
Feb 28, 2017
Ben Pfiester replied to Cody Clark's discussion Are You Still Generating Good Income from BPO's and REO's?
"Homes values are so out of control in Western Washington that people that were underwater 4-5 years ago now have $100,000 in equity.
I just checked the NWMLS and there are currently 41 REO listings in King County out of 1449 total listings.…"
Feb 23, 2017
Ben Pfiester replied to Cody Clark's discussion Are You Still Generating Good Income from BPO's and REO's?
"Not many REO listings left in the Seattle area but they will be coming back with a vengeance in 5-6 years!"
Feb 22, 2017
Ben Pfiester replied to Cody Clark's discussion Are You Still Generating Good Income from BPO's and REO's?
"I received a check from Valuation Vision for $35 yesterday so I was able to fill up my car with gas...:P"
Feb 22, 2017
Ben Pfiester replied to Willy Olsen's discussion Shorter Turn Around Times on BPO's
"Main Street Valuations is probably the worst for this although I did just get a check from them the other day!"
Feb 22, 2017