Hi, I just got in from the week spent in Las Vegas. I was there for the CRS Training, which was so-so, and also the "secret" Vegas conference put on by AVM (Asset Valuation and Marketing), CalREO, and Atlantic Pacific REO. I have done some BPOs for AVM (probably a couple of dozen?), and long ago I signed up with CalREO but never heard a peep back out of them.At the conference, we got to meet the boss of CalREO. I asked him if they did any work in Santa Cruz county, where I am based. He said yes, absolutely, and that he had just fired his agent there. I asked him who that was, he hesitated, and said the agent's first name.I know all the big REO agents in the county, and of course, there are not very many of them, perhaps a dozen that do any volume, and this guy he fired was indeed a big one. Of course, this agent has lots of clients, so his business won't just dry up and blow away, and I'm sure he'll be fine. Sounds like he had a bit too much work to properly service CalREO's listings.Anyway, I hope I can pick up the business. The conference itself was OK, I didn't really learn a lot, but that's not why I signed up to go - it was all about the chance to meet the decision makers. Will it pay off? Time will tell!
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