I have signed up with a bunch of different BPO companies and been trying to get started with them for about a month now, maybe a little longer and went on my first one today for LandAm.

Anyone else I should be hitting up? Links? Suggestions? I can't seem to figure out how to get on with Countrywide, but wonder if that is worth the effort with the potential buyout.

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With gas prices the way they are, I gave up on BPO's.

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Don't waste your time with countrywide, i have applied several times, they told me that they are not accepting anymore agents.

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You guys need to keep applying to C/W-that's where all the reo listings come from!-You do a bpo, then within a couple of months, you get that listing. Ocwen is the same way.

How CW works is - you have to get in contact with a local branch manager, start sending them loans, and then they can recommend you for the REO dvision. You will not get a listing doing bpo's for CW. One of the of agents in my office has been working with CW for a few years now, and he's never done a bpo for them.

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A FEW TIMES I HAVE GIVEN MY OPINION ON BPOs AND THE DOLLAR VALUE THAT I BELIEVE WE ALL SHOULD BE RECEIVING. MY COMMENTS HAVE BROUGHT ON A FEW VERY SOUR ATTITUDES. MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE I TELL IT LIKE IT IS AND THEY DON'T WANT TO HEAR THE TRUTH!!!! IF YOU ARE GETTING LISTINGS THE REST OF WHAT I HAVE TO SAY DOES NOT APPLY TO YOU.....!!!!

NOBODY IN THEIR RIGHT MIND CAN JUSTIFY EXTERIOR (THAT IS ALL I DO) OR GOD FORBID INTERIOR BPOs FOR $25, $50, $75, $100!! WHEN I LAST WROTE GASOLINE WAS APPROACHING $3.00, NOW IT IS APPROACHING $4 AND MORE.........GOD HELP YOU IF YOUR CAR IS DIESEL. GAS IS ABOUT $3.37--$3.49 WHERE I AM BECAUSE WE HAVE A REFINERY HERE, YOURS IS PROBABLY MORE!! FIGURE IT ALL UP: GAS, CAMERA, COMPUTER, INTERNET CONNECTION, MLS AND REALTOR FEES, LICENSE, INSURANCE, YOUR CAR, MILEAGE, REPAIRS ETC....AND HOW ABOUT SOME OF THE UNHEALTHY AND DANGEROUS AREAS YOU MAY HAVE TO GO INTO....AND....MOST OF ALL YOUR VERY VALUABLE TIME.

THE BPO WILL TAKE YOU APPROX 2 HOURS IF YOUR GOOD AT IT, INCLUDING PHOTOS. IF YOUR NOT IT TAKES EVEN MORE TIME.... NOW, SO THAT WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE THAT BPO REQUIRES 3 SOLD AND 3 ACTIVE COMPS AND OTHER PERTINENT QUESTIONS. THERE IS NO WAY YOU CAN JUSTIFY THOSE MEAGER FEES. IF YOU ARE DOING THEM FOR $55, YOU NEED TO HAVE YOUR HEAD EXAMINED BY A GOOD DOCTOR. YOU ARE ACTUALLY LOSING MONEY!! I DO BPOs FOR FARVV, (PAY GREAT) ALMOST ALL OF THEM COME FROM COUNTRYWIDE. THEY HAVE RECENTLY CHANGED THEIR FORMAT AND THE INTERNET BASED FORM IS BEGINNING TO RESEMBLE AN APPRAISAL. THAT TO ME IS WORTH EVEN MORE MONEY. I WILL NOT MOVE OUT MY DOOR FOR LESS THAN $175.00. THAT'S MY NUMBER AND I WILL NOT WORK FOR LESS. I VALUE MY TIME AND YOU SHOULD ALSO. I KNOW THAT MANY OF YOU WOULD BE VERY HAPPY TO GET THAT AMOUNT PER BPO. I ALSO KNOW YOU HAVE PROBABLY LOT'S OF COMPETITION WHO WILL DO THEM FOR NEXT TO NOTHING. LET'S CALL THEM PROSTITUTES BECAUSE THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE BUT WHEN YOU DO BPOs FOR NEXT TO NOTHING YOU HAVE JOINED THEIR RANKS... BELIEVE ME WHEN I TELL YOU THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THE BANKS AND ASSET MANAGERS THINK OF YOU!! BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT YOU ARE BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF!!

MY MARKET IS SLOW ALSO BUT JUST BECAUSE I LIVE IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DOESN'T MEAN I AM UNINFORMED. I PAY ATTENTION TO ALL THAT IS HAPPENING INCLUDING ALL OF THE FINANCIAL MARKETS.

I AM TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY WITH ANY BROKER/SALESPERSON GIVING THEIR SERVICES, KNOWLEDGE AND TIME FOR A MERE PITTANCE. GASOLINE IS UP, FOOD IS IN THE STRATOSPHERE.........THINK ABOUT IT. WHERE IS YOUR SELF ESTEEM, ON VACATION??......ARE YOUR BPO FEES GOING UP??? WHY NOT??? YEA, I KNOW SUPPLY AND DEMAND...NOT A GOOD ENOUGH ANSWER!!

GOOD LUCK TO ALL......... I WOULD BE VERY HAPPY IF YOU ALL WERE GETTING PAID A FAIR AMOUNT........ DON'T BE A PROSTITUTE!..

YOU CANNOT JUSTIFY GIVING YOUR SERVICES AWAY FOR NOTHING!

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JACKIE CAPPIELLO, ST CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands

Hey Jackie, i think i have a read a similar post somewhere else and no one could believe that you were getting $175 each, (thats great for you) and you live in paradise. Well like you said in my area there are agents taking bpo's from $35 - $40, and they are basically wasting their time (but most agents having nothing else to do)

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