Hi Everyone! Just wanted to share some thoughts on the Growth Leader/Vision program that many of us have been/are testing.  My "trial" period will end the end of July, but I have some comments on the program:

FIRST:  Allow the change of passwords, or allow the one that signs on to choose their own. I've had complaints on the passwords, but have learned I cannot change them. When you have ajiihilll password, or something to that effect, it can be a challenge to read and enter correctly let alone remember it.

SECOND: Though I have had PLENTY of those that have signed on and registered, and I've contacted the prospect via email or telephone, NOT ONE of them has actually scheduled appointments, met with the lender, or purchased a home. Many of the phone numbers were bogus, many that I was able to contact said they were just "looking," and a HUGE number were looking in the low, low price ranges of $40,000, $35,000, etc. While I will work with those in that price range, there simply isn't really that much available, and if they are, they're mobile homes or really run down places.

As a result, I do not believe I will continue the program. In my opinion, there are myriad reasons for no tangible buyers.

1.  Our market is rather topsy turvey right now
2.  There are a lot of lookie loos trying to figure out how to purchase a home with no money down. That isn't going to happen - unless - it's a VA of course.
3.  Many just are not qualified to purchase a home.
4.  Investors (many cash buyers) have again entered into our market and have purchased a ton of homes and have put the homes up for rent, so we have a glut of rentals right now;
5.  Listening to the news would scare anyone away from signing onto purchasing a home right now; and, last but certainly not least,
6.  Our unemployment rate is nearing the 10% mark!

All of that said: I still receive viable leads via my blogs and my websites and via referrals - such as Active Rain. I've appreciated the opportunity to work with this program, and would seriously consider using it in the future should it become feasible to do so.