johnnyg,
this will be the last i address your posts if they contain false accusatoins which you continously display. i am not denying the fact that i’m in rei to make money. this is obvious and understood by everyone who engages in rei. i will not, however, act immorally to obtain the goals which i’ve set for myself.
this thread has been totally hijacked but apparently i have to clarify some things. the last two homeowners i dealt with were able to keep their home. could these have been great money makers? you bet. i consider myself a last resort. i tell homeowners that their best bet is to work someting out with the bank. if this fails, i’d be more than happy to work with them to see what we can come up with. i don’t tell them what i’ll do for them, i let them tell me by asking questions and digging out their problems. i could have charged these people a consulting fee, but for what? they’re already having money management issues and i felt better knowing i’ve done a good thing. (so in answer to your questions johnnyg, i do believe in karma.) i have nothing against charging for a service, but i just haven’t personally.
moving along…i knew board members would be curious as to why i’d be pursing this deal, and apparently it received more at criticism than expected. i’m basing this on a similar situation i had. during the first conversation i was told to f off and the phone was hungup. this was the first time i was speaking with a homeowner and i wasn’t well equipped with the right information. i did a poor job of communcating and came off completely wrong. i gathered my thoughts and contacted this gentelman shortly after. long story short, by the end of the month i was able to get his ex wife and daughter into a town home they would have never been able to get. he called me up and couldnt thank me enough.
so given the current sitution, there are similarities. it seems the homeowners who act the most hostile are the ones who need help most (at least in my experience).i feel i did not do a good job in presenting myself as a problem solver. i didn’t have the right responses, and i don’t blame her for continuing to rant and rave. having that said, i decided to post here and see what ideas i could come up with to hopefully turn the situation around and be of service to this lady. i’m hoping for a similar outcome. (her thanking me in the end)
that’s as brief as i can make it w/out posting pages of details. if you want more explainations or examples, feel free to drop me a private email or pm. i’ll be happy to go over my business plan and the way i conduct my business.
having that said, i’d like to (once again) get back on topic. for sake of this thread, you’ll have to take my word that i’m acting in an ethical maner and not cheating this lady out of her home/equity. i’m just brainstorming of some possible ways to to get through to her (if possible at all)
