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Permalink Reply by Jeffrey Thomas Lawrence on September 7, 2010 at 10:10am

Hello,
I can only say that I was a paid zip code subscriber for over two years with a huge number of zips covering a very large geographical area and I received nothing in all of that time from them, it was a complete waste of my time, effort and money! The fact is there is already a huge number of agents with whom they already have relationships and the rest of us are just willing, paying CHUMPS! For example, I was getting beat to the punch each and every time I tried to respond to the Equator system emails stating an order came up. I tried everything including staying online and logged in with them waiting for the orders to no avail. Most of the time I was responding within seconds or a minute or so to the email trying to get the order only to find that the order was assigned to another agent! In any case, I couldn't win even one order in over two years... it was a futile effort where their existing network received the orders and the rest of us were teased and paid their fees. Then I realized that most of the orders typically came up just before it was time to pay the monthly fee for access to your zips! Further, I found that many of the properties addresses were the same addresses as those I had seen on the system previously and the info was just being re-circulated as sort of a tease to get you to pay!
In my opinion the system is useless to those really trying to get BPO orders and a waste of time and money. There is a better way and I am sure you will find it but don't be a chump to these guys!
Jeff Lawrence

Permalink Reply by Karyl Moore on September 7, 2010 at 10:52am

I tried the $.03 a day per area for about 6 months and never got anything so I canceled it. I was fool enough to pay the $499 to be 'certified.'. I wasn't particularly expecting to be assigned listings but I thought it would show the B of A negotiators, etc. that I am a serious professional so that they might treat me a just a smidgeon better. Hah! Don't waste your money.

Permalink Reply by Janie Booth on September 7, 2010 at 10:58am

Been there, done that, don't waste your money.

Permalink Reply by Nate Gerard on September 7, 2010 at 1:55pm

Good to know; thanks! I'm sorry all of you had to pay to find out. I've done that before too.

Permalink Reply by Stephen Shafer on September 7, 2010 at 7:49pm

DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY BIG SCAM!!

Permalink Reply by Daniel Dean Wampler on September 12, 2010 at 11:06pm

I'm so glad I found this sight! I was considering getting certified as well. Now I think I'll save my money.

Permalink Reply by KEVIN LUC on October 5, 2010 at 2:16pm

I had an account for 2 years and did not get a thing. I agree with everybody else. Don't get into their tricks. Someone from their company even called me and said that if I were to get certified, then I could get up to 10 BPO's per day at $50 bucks a piece. When I heard them asking for money to get certified before I could do BPO for them, I denied and is happy in doing so. Good luck!!!

Permalink Reply by Nate Gerard on October 5, 2010 at 3:56pm

I guess they're trying to make up for some of the money they're losing when they take so long for a short sale, the buyer backs out the the home goes REO.

Permalink Reply by Lucena Nicolas on October 27, 2010 at 3:07pm

Well I paid to get cerified back in September and paid for 20 zip codes. So far not even 1 listing. I will give it 1 or 2 more months, then throw in the towel.....

Permalink Reply by Jeff Payne on October 27, 2010 at 5:22pm

I list for several REO asset managers and use equator, I pay the zip code fees and get listings assigned to me with them but the relationship was built outside of equator. I have been with equator since the REOTrans days

Permalink Reply by Jeff Payne on October 27, 2010 at 5:26pm

Nate, Equator loses nothing if a buyer backs out on a short sale, most likely it gets relisted thru equator as an REO. Equator is simply a tool, nothing more.

Nate Gerard said:

I guess they're trying to make up for some of the money they're losing when they take so long for a short sale, the buyer backs out the the home goes REO.

Permalink Reply by Christpher Narvaez on December 8, 2010 at 3:58pm

I am glad I saw this site! Thank you guys. I was considering getting certified just a moment ago! That was close =)