When is a REFERRAL company NOT a referral company? When they charge an up front fee to do business with you and not a REFERRAL fee. Right?
Take for instance, Peter with www.recr.com. This man emailed me on my site this morning:
Hello Ron, I am in need of one very special agent for multiple referrals targeted to Harris County Houston / Gulfgate immediate purchase pre-qualified for financing Houston / Northside purchase 90 days pre-qualified for financing Tomball sale $ 100-200,000 Katy purchase 3-6 months for rental income.
I called Peter immediately upon getting notification of the email (a great POINT2AGENT feature!). He asked if I took referrals. I said absolutely. I asked him if he was with a lead generation company and he said no, we are a referral company. So I asked if he was an agent, making referrals. He said he was not an agent and went on to explain his company. I told him I only had one question and he got huffy and hung up on me. My one question was if they actually work on a referral basis. Had I gotten that answer, I would have known that it was a lead generation company and not a "REFERRAL" company.
I went to Peter's company's website after I got off the phone with him and it clearly states:
You keep 100% of your commission - no referral fees or commission splits!
So how can a company be a referral company without getting paid referral fees?
A little truth in advertising goes a long way, Peter. So does a lot less hostility and antagonism on the phone.
Their site is listed above, and I would highly recommend NOT doing business with them just on my personal encounter with this companies employee, Peter. That is ONLY my opinion. Perhaps I can help the 100,000 plus members of Point2Agent not make a mistake with their money! Now, on to the other blogs and message boards I love to talk to other agents on!