Well, for some reason, maybe because of the invite I sent out to each of the REOPro members about the Five Star Educational Conference, I am getting a slew of questions like, “is it worth it?”, “will I see a return on my investment?” and “will I get a listing by going?”
Let me ask a question of my own……..how would I know?
You see, I can’t tell you if it’s “worth it”, why you ask? Because I don’t know you, I don’t know if you have any experience in default, I don’t know if you are committed to learning, I don’t know if you have any knowledge what so ever about REO so, how can I truly answer that question honestly and with personal integrity?
Let me be very blunt, honest and tactful. If you asked me if it’s “worth it”, I suspect you don’t know anything about Five Star then and therefore, I speculate that rather than going to the “Events” tab, clicking the link to their site and learning what they are all about, you instead, just hit your reply button in email and said, “is it worth it?”, “will I see a return on my investment?” or “will I get a listing by going?”
This makes me mad because, it’s almost as if you want to be spoon fed what I am already making so easily available to you in one spot, here on REOPro! For goodness sake people, before you ask, go look.
Now, so I don’t come off rude, ugly, mean, vicious and arrogant, let me say, those of you who did go and visit their website first, before asking me questions, I was able to tell you did your homework. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, very, very, very, very, much! I know you did your homework because you asked me questions like, “Is Five Star as influential as they claim”, “Did you get any good contact from Five Star”, “How much business can you accredit Five Star for?” etc…….
My point here is, the nature of the question tells me the commitment and dedication you have to this industry. Even if you didn’t go look for yourself before you asked me, “was it worth it?”, “will I see a return on my investment” or “will I get a listing by going” I was always polite, maybe a bit miffed but, polite and advised you where to go to find information you needed so, don’t get rude, ugly, mean, vicious and arrogant in your replies about how obviously Five Star must not have anything to offer you because I “flipped” you over to go look at some website.
Please understand, I am independent and, I don’t make any money from anyone in regards to this site. So, when I say you might not want to let an opportunity pass you by, then by all means, don’t take my word on it, go figure that out for yourself.
I give you the tools to hear other peoples opinions so, write a blog or start a forum discussion and ask the 800 members here what they think.
P.S. If you don't know who Five Star is or what they do.........but, you asked me, "is it worth it?"..........well, I tell you what, go find out who and what Five Star is first, then ask yourself if you think it's worth it. If then you don't know, then come ask me but, I am going to ask you, "Do you know who and what Five Star is?"
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Posted by Daniel Ripper on September 21, 2008 at 9:57am
Hey I just got back from the 5 Star Convention and I must say that I wasn't really impressed. It was a madhouse with about 90% agents and the rest being servicers, AMs, etc. I did however make some good contacts, pressed the flesh, and gotten an idea or two that I will put into place. I wanted to get others thoughts on who attended and what their opinons on the whole thing was. Let me know!
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