I was on a webinar today but with all the shady companies out there I am leary of just jumping in and paying. I think it is a reputable guy that promoted it but you never know...
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So, what was the end result? Is the course and training worth it or not? Did Mike do what he said he would? Is it something you would recommend?
I have to say that after I saw some of the comments on here on this discussion, I said uh-oh, I opened a can of worms and wasn't sure how this would go, but after reading the new comments, I feel much better about the MDI and glad I didn't cancel yet. I got so worried with buyers remorse.....that I emailed them to cancel yesterday morning but when Kasey emailed me asking if I wanted to or to wait because of the 30 day money back guarantee, I think I am going to wait. I also think that even though they were swamped with orders they have taken the time to email me back about my questions for the most part, unlike the scam companies out there who once you pay, you can never reach them again. They are pretty quick about getting back to you and although I have taken Mike's program I didn't know too much about him, but after reading his comments below, I think I am making the right choice.....and think I am going to stay with it.
Jim (Elias), I regret that you find the GIANT offering not credible. I am personally seeing that your enrollment fee is refunded.
The SOLE issue on Friday was purely technical with the payment processor not being able to handle the volume. Several hundred orders were attempted in 3-5 minutes time and it just crashed. GIANT support was in touch with me literally all night Friday thru this am (Mon.), copying me on every single communication with every agent and broker who has registered and attempted to register. They are still at work now. I cannot express how impressed I am with the extra effort they have put in and are putting in to ensure that everyone is handled on a very personal level. Rarely does a company display this degree of "care".
It is unfortunate to hear any negative talk about GIANT due to an overwhelming response that caused an issue on exactly one presentation while all others have gone off without flaw. The course itself is fantastic and the Default Records distribution is legitimate as well. I spent a lot of time researching them prior to becoming involved. I hope that you will relay a follow up comment to others regarding the way in which your concern was handled by GIANT.
As for recognition of the MDI certification; GIANT is in the process of on-boarding and providing education to qualified agents and matching them with prospective clients at this time. A very small percentage of agents have more than a cursory understanding of the short sale process, so the education is the qualification for even being authorized to receive the records. As a track record is continually established of ACTUAL closed transactions, the certification is being taken to banks. This is a completely diverse method taken by other certifications. It is not based upon promise but rather results. However, as GIANT teaches, and as I present on the webinars, the strategy to be on an "approved" bank list, has absolutely no history of providing a steady stream of transactions to agents, as promised by banks with what have been labeled as short sale "initiatives". In other words, agents cannot rely on these approaches to gain business. GIANT's strategy is to educate agents in selected areas, who meet certain criteria, then to match them with clients DIRECTLY, prior to any interaction with banks and/or prior to simply abandoning their homes without knowing and exploring short sale options. In other words, all participating partners are able to secure the homeowner as a client as soon as the client has a need and to allow the agent to initiate the short sale process and secure their position as the "selected" agent without waiting to be the randomly selected agent on the bank's list. Agents do not need to be on any approved list to handle a short sale for a homeowner and a bank. The agent who proactively secures the homeowner as a client is the agent who gets the transaction-and in practice, they can secure a steady and ongoing list of clients, while those "waiting" on bank approved lists receive a very sporadic few, if any, opportunities. In this model, while the certification will be introduced to banks, the accreditation, and the presentation of such in resolution letters available to the agent partners, carry weight with the actual party that makes the final decision of who will represent them with the sale of their property-the homeowner.
Jim, I have been in the real estate industry for 24 years now, having sold thousands of homes in both the traditional and default arena, with much of my career being at the top of local, national and international rankings, and I can tell you with every ounce of certainty in me that the "passive" approach that the majority of agents take is why the statistically poor individual sales records occur year after year and why most agents fail out of the business. I have coached literally thousands of agents with an empahasis on "doing something". (ie: get off your butt and do EXACTLY the OPPOSITE of what the average "non-selling" agent is (or is NOT) doing. I am a very no b.s. guy and have never been afraid to voice my opposition to the faulty sales teachings of the so-called "trainers" who have had nothing but mediocre sales records themselves in real estate. This is why I got involved with GIANT to begin with. It is clear-cut and also "done for you". It provides you with education, points you directly to prospects who need you and then provides you with proven pre-printed communications that you simply affix your certification seal to and pop in the mailbox. You literally have nothing to do except to not screw it up. It is a model that relies very little on marketing skill but that provides an easy path for the good to great real estate agent or broker to establish a formidable short sale division to their existing business.
To make a negative assessment of a program such as this due to a brief time spent on one webinar where there was a computer error with registrations is simply not a statement made of result but rather rash opinion. Wthout violating non-disclosure agreements, I can tell you that the originator of the program has been heavily involved in some of the most successful default resolution processes between banks and short sale agents in the country and that the data provided is delivered in partnership with one of the largest data providers in the US as well. This is not a fly by night offering in any form or fashion.
What I will do is personally get you continued access to the course and to the records free of charge. After you participate, all I would ask is that you come back and post honest feedback based upon experience. Please let me know personally. You have my personal email address. I will see that you have full participation at no charge immediately.
I will post this response on REO Pro as well.
Regards,
Mike
I am glad I am on this blog, I just cancelled my application....WHEWWWW...just in time...:)
Elias,
Were you on the webinar Friday too?
Jesse and Franklin,
You are both so right. I guess I will do a little more research because I don't know anyone that has heard of them even though they have been around for a at least 2 years.
I took this certification beginning of the year when Mike first talked about it. After certification you are suppose to be able to choose your counties and received short sale leads from someone. $100.00 month for up to 100 leads. I would not take it again.
I was on the webinar also the other day. Tried to reserve my county without paying again and couldn't get an answer on how to do this.
I wouldn't waste my money on it again
What was the end result? Did you get a list of names & did any turn into listings???
Edie,
Since you are the first person I know that has heard of them and used them. Are you saying you didn't get any leads at all? It says money back guarantee on their site, but doesn't say what for. I was a little concerned that they were not prepared since their site kept crashing as people were trying to register. My other issue is that some of these guys including the one you mentioned are selling our names or somehow have the same list of agents, because all their programs are similar in price and the payment options are very similar as well.
This time he did say up to 50 leads though. You said you couldn't reserve your county, are you still paying the monthly fee? and how much did you pay at the beginning of the year? he made it sound like we were getting this great deal, but hello we are in sales, that was just sales talk...
Hey Franklin Rodebaugh,
You are absolutely spot on. Truth is, most of these certification companies / training companies like to say oh, we have the best "THIS" and or "THAT" but, when you ask, which companies are using your certification to determine who they will do business with.....and then.....crickets. It really irks my soul when this happens but, it's rampant and in fact, rampant isn't the right word.....maybe more like, an accepted business model our industry uses against Realtors. For years, I myself have thought of putting together a training program, my thinking was, we have an incredible pool of talent we could glean from and in fact, I put together a kick ASS short sale training program but, we never could really launch it because, I couldn't answer the question you posed. Well, I could answer it and it would be, "No, we don't have any cooperative asset companies". So, here I am, sitting on one incredible short sale training course....it's easily a 4 day course, with benchmarks, back ground checks, etc... and I can't do a damn thing with it. It's sad but true. I really don't feel bad about it, in developing the training I learned a lot myself but, I do feel it's a missed opportunity for so many out there who want good training but, don't know where to get it. With our standards in place, not only would it be a good training course, it would be one incredible certification. Oh well, maybe it's just not it's time.
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