So you want REO Listings from REOPro?

Alright, so, I sent out that pesky little Survey a couple of weeks ago and, as you know, I have made some changes accordingly. One of which is the weekly broadcast message briefing you on some of the weeks activities. I just started that last Friday and the response was good. So, I will continue to send it out each Friday. Of course, if you don’t want to get these messages you can control the messages you receive from by clicking the bottom of the message that says, “Control the messages you receive” Another change was the search by State. Don’t forget, to set this up, you need to go into the Profile section of your settings and type in your state where it says, “enter your state”. Remember to include abbreviations because some people may only search by such. For example I typed in Tennessee, TN, Tenn. Now, we have had a lot of request for advertising…..granted I was a bit surprised when 2 un-solicited request came in. Once I was aware of the need, I went ahead and put out on the home page that if anyone was interested in advertising to contact me. Well, I was a bit overwhelmed by the response and therefore, am bringing on a friend of mine to get the banner advertisements up and running. I have already seen the prelim ad’s and I am sure you will be impressed. I hope to have those up soon. Now back to the survey, ok, I heard you, you want REO listings….well, ok, let me pull those out of thin air for ya, just kidding. On a more serious note, let me explain to you what I am up against when I tell these banks, asset managers and lenders that I have a great pool of REO Professional Agents that would love to do business with them. They say, “how do we know they are really any good?” Well, ok, I get it, they need to know you can sell REO and do it well before they want to deal with you so…..um…..here is my thoughts. The money I raise from the advertisements will go right back into REOPro and start a “Certification” training program. Now, the best part, I plan on not charging for it. That’s right, a free REO Certification plan that actually will benefits it’s graduates with REO listings and BPO Opportunities. I know…..ground breaking, right!?!? My plan is to raise the funds from the advertising so, I don’t have to charge Realtors a fee for the Certification. Now, I have heard a lot of concerns from others I have shared this plan with. One argument is that, if I don’t charge for the Certification, then people won’t take it very seriously and, I truly understand that but, my argument is, the training program is going to be so intense, that only really good agents will be able to obtain it. What are your thoughts? Now, as for this Certification program, it will take a while to get up and running, I suspect 6-9 months but, in the mean time, I am working on getting some banks or at least an anonymous Asset Manager to come on and write a “Dear Abby” article once a week. This was a great suggestion from someone who responded to my recent survey and, I think I may have just the right Asset Manager. Hopefully this will give some invaluable insight as to what they are looking for and how to get more listings. Well, anyways, I got to run but, I wanted to give each of you a heads up as to what is coming down the pike. I look forward to each of you being successful and I hope I can be a part of it. Thanks for your continued support and, lets make REOPro a REO Power House!

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Addie D Scharff March 23, 2009 at 2:04pm

Us, an REO Power House....LOVE it, let's do it!!
Thank you for sharing so much of your wealth of knowledge and creativity with all of us in the group, Jesse! :)
Karen Rogers February 12, 2009 at 4:46am

Jesse, That is a fabulous idea! Thank you for looking our for us! I would absolutely sign up the free training for REO Certification. The more challenging the better-it means we're learning more and will be better agents for it. I like what Johnny Huang said, iron sharpens iron, and I look forward to learning from everyone. Karen
Bill & Fran Jenkins/Team Jenkins February 6, 2009 at 3:15am

I Love it Jesse!!. If you could get an asset manager to come on and write a Dear Abby, then that would be a huge acomplishment. Those guys are so busy they barely have time to take a breath. I know from talking with one. It is a job that is thankless, underpayed , and under daily pressure meeting timelines and solving problems.

Thanks for the great forum and as Emerill Laggase says "Kicking it up a Notch."
Kevin Su February 5, 2009 at 1:45pm

Jesse,

Good idea and hopefully it would come to fruition.

- Kevin
Johnny Huang February 5, 2009 at 12:22pm

Jesse-

You're too nice and generous looking out for this group! What a great idea to match the members with AM's and to be able to do it for free! However, I think the certification should NOT be a walk in the park. That way it's a challenge for all of us (even experienced REO agents) to hone their skills. Like it's said, Iron sharpens Iron, so we as a group should sharpen each other.
Reginald Michel February 4, 2009 at 7:49am

Jesse: you've presented some excellent ideas and are doing a great job of implementing them. One thing that I would suggest is the possibility of having an REOPro Advisory Board which would consist of "Active" member/realtors and Asset Managers that can assist with ongoing establishment of new ideas for growth, exposure, training etc. I'm excited about being a part of REOPro and all the great things to come. Keep up the great work.

God Bless!

~REG
Susan Paige February 4, 2009 at 6:33am

Wow. This will be great. This will be a top notched site for us. Thanks for your hard work.,
Carlos H. Silva Sr. February 2, 2009 at 8:00pm

Thanks for looking out for the group and being so generous!

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