ResponseReviews of response.com

I went to a free seminar on real estate investing that we had received through an offer mailed to us. My wife thought it would be something that we could do together and maybe supplement or income. We went to the free seminar and the speaker was very energetic and we fell for the 3 day program offered for $997 in which two persons could attend. We went to the 3 day workshop about 3 weeks later. The program started out pretty good and then about halfway through the first day at lunch we were asked to fill out a sheet about our finances what we owned,how much money in the bank,which credit cards we had how much we had available on each and any IRA's that we had.The time came to hand this form in to your individual group leader. I went to hand in the form and just put a big x on the form and told them that it was none of their business what my finances were and had nothing to do with the course I was here to learn about.The team leader was very smug about my answer. They also told us that we could go back to the computers in the room and run our credit reports to see what we qualified for. I think out of 75 people I was the only one that objected to this.I stayed the rest of the day to the end and they kept mentioning the up sell program they had that showed a price between 24K-29K this was called boots on the ground. They also showed a video on this additional three day program that was nothing more than showing you a house for sale and then a field trip to Lowe's to figure the rehab cost. I failed to mention that the instructor from the first hour of the class kept mentioning this program and how everybody didn't qualify for it and some persons even qualified for more. I figured out their scam that was being used on everyone and I don't think they liked it. The reason they wanted your financial information and credit was to see where and if you could come up with the money to go to the next level. They wanted the balances and available credit so they could see if you could finance their program on your credit cards.I believe all the reviews that I see online about their tactics. I advise anyone that is even considering this training to stay away. I would also imagine if we checked into the so called instructors and speakers that none of them have ever flipped any properties.

So the company overall has some good information but no where near 30k worth. They strategically get you to buy a bigger package that is supposed to accelerate your learning meanwhile the strategies they tell you to use do not work because the market is completely saturated based on the method they tell you to use and the homes that that they themselves send from the FSBO does not even meet the criteria they tell you to look for. Also they tell you are going to get one on one assistance meanwhile my trainee was not readily available to answer question and opportunities were missed because I could not reach anyone and they lead you to believe someone is there to answer your questions all the time. Also the software is completely oversold because it does not work like they say it so and most homes I put in no updated information can be found. They have a good concept and it can work but they seem to take on to much than they can handle and under deliver on the services they say they will provide.

The "Marketing" is designed to entice you to sign up for the more expensive program. Which I did... I went through the Boot Camp and that was educational. I was assigned a "Phone Mentor". He did his part, but when it came time to fly out to meet and show how to actually do deals, the person they sent was not my mentor, and did not do the "Required 3 Deals" that were promised. I complained about this several times getting a partial refund, but still never got the "In Person" Deals that are promised in the "Inner Circle"! I wanted to be a success story and have never failed. But this time I did.... It caused me to do a Consolidated Financial help. So, in the end, I never received what was promised! Only phone calls?

The Response real estate workshop is an extremely high-level scam. The organizers have spent much time and energy into creating a scheme that will entice anyone who is looking to break into real estate and/or anyone who is looking to make extra money. They have talented salespeople who have no issue with selling to people who they know cannot afford a product that will not work. I am a highly educated and talented individual and I could not make it work. I can, however, effectively write and communicate and this is what I intend to do. I invested in Response Marketing and it's a scam. They have highly skilled salespeople who will persuade even the poorest individual to spend $20,000 on their program because, after all, you'll make it back tenfold. It's not true. This is what they teach you. They teach you how to work the MLS system. They will tell you to find realtors and have realtors pull homes that have been on the market for 30+ days, are vacant, have had price reductions, and are sold as-is. The idea is that the owners of these homes are motivated sellers and you can seal a deal by offering substantially low offers. You can then wholesale the contract to an investor. What they don't tell you is that 99.9% of your offers will be rejected. Their ratio is 21:1, meaning for every 21 offers you make, you'll get one. I've put over 200 offers and had no offers. They also teach you how to use their software to find motivated sellers. The real estate pro software that comes with their package gives lists of homeowners in pre-foreclosure. You can get dates when the notice was sent out and the dates of the auction. The idea is for you to contact these homeowners and offer to buy their home so they can avoid foreclosure. They teach you how to use Spokeo to find the contact information for these homeowners. What they don't tell you is that 1) most of these homeowners' contact information is not on Spokeo, 2) 100s of other investors are reaching out to these homeowners, and 3) the majority of the homeowners do not need to sell. I am going to do all I can to get my money back from these people who care more about lining their pockets than actually teaching anything. Stay away from Response.com.

It was good that subject matter like motivating individuals, money and taxation plus market analysis were all discussed by very talented and successful speakers.

The event was really helpful in many ways. The information delivered was extremely necessary for the beginning traders not only about trading theory, but also about asset protection, and taxes. The event setup and organized was really professional. All of the instructors were excellent in providing information, answering questions. I learned a lot from the event.

This is Barb, but I loved the program. I was a lit'l disappointed that it wasn't a lit'l more advanced. I think there should be prerequisites for the attendees for the Elite Retreat. Overall, you all did a great job! I would truely recommend this program.

Buying a house for yourself vs buying it for wholesale, rehab and flip or rental, are different matters. It is not difficult at all, but in order to be successful, one has to be aware of the in and out of real estate. The guidance of experienced people is always welcome, I am glad I joined response. One phone call and the staff/coaches are always ready to guide the students. Recently, my husband and I, attended a three days bootcamp in Utah, it was awesome!!!!! Different topics, different instructors. For me, it was difficult to say which one was better. They all shared a lot of valuable informacion with professionalism, good tactic and a little big of humor making the information sync in easily. I will recommend this company to anyone.