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Rainmaker
1,239,901
Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

You will not. It is a PLATFORM not a lead generation site.

To get listings you need to be approved by different lenders.

YOu also need to buy zip codes like $10/mo/zip.  It is one of a platform(s) for sumbitting short sales which you need to pay.

97% agents who signed up do not hear or get any leads.

I got 1 REO listing after 5 years. Very few agents get leads.

Feb 05, 2016 12:13 PM
Rainmaker
1,844,301
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

REO's make you use the system but I've never gotten anything from it. My short sales use it also.

I think if you are looking for leads you've got to get direct with a bank. They of course just want you to pay.

Feb 05, 2016 05:44 AM
Rainer
94,105
Val Evans
Scottsdale, AZ

This would make for a good blog.

Feb 05, 2016 08:26 AM
Rainmaker
4,272,548
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

It doesn't get much better. I don't use it anymore.

Feb 05, 2016 07:37 AM
Rainer
223,831
LUXURYSOCALREALTY COMPASS La Jolla
Compass - La Jolla, CA
San Diego Partner - The Private Client Network

I didn't know anything was really going on anymore on equator

Feb 05, 2016 07:28 AM
Rainer
150,416
Michael Thacker - Re/Max Real Estate Center - Louisville
Re/Max Real Estate Center - The Thacker Group - Louisville, KY
Your best friend who just happens to be a Realtor

Never heard of it, at least not for Realtors. 

Feb 05, 2016 06:36 AM
Rainmaker
1,712,676
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

If you are doing short sales it's great.

Feb 05, 2016 05:56 AM
Rainmaker
2,390,781
Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker

I used it a couple of times but they made me jump through to many hoops for to little money Maureen Kelley 

Feb 05, 2016 05:54 AM
Rainmaker
1,052,321
Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

You mean for a lead generator/business builder? No.

We've used Equator for short sales . . .

Feb 05, 2016 05:48 AM
Rainmaker
2,071,025
Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
SIB Realty - Sunny Isles Beach, FL

Not anymore.

Nov 26, 2019 08:40 PM
Rainmaker
1,598,452
Valeria Mola
SIB Realty - Miami, Sunny Isles Beach - Sunny Isles Beach, FL
305-607-0709 SIB Realty Condos for Sale and Rent

No, I don't

Nov 26, 2019 05:56 PM
Ambassador
6,393,609
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

I have not, but I get good results on AR.

May 06, 2019 08:26 PM
Rainmaker
1,726,096
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Save your time and money. I stopped using it when B of A started to try to sell premium services.

Feb 06, 2016 07:45 AM
Rainmaker
763,983
Tony Lewis
Summit Real Estate Group - Valencia, CA
Summit Real Estate Group Valencia & Aliso Viejo

I've been on Equator for many years.  They have never utilize my services but are a good platform for short sales in process.

Feb 06, 2016 04:44 AM
Rainmaker
1,157,785
FN LN
Toronto, ON

I am not familiar with this product.

Feb 05, 2016 11:20 PM
Rainer
213,263
Dennis Swartz
Full Circle Property Management - Columbus, OH
MBA, GRI...experience counts!

Don't use them anymore since I stopped working Fannie Mae leads...I hated it.

Feb 05, 2016 10:13 PM
Rainer
140,560
Richard L. McKinney P.A.
Atlantic Shores Realty Expertise - Port St Lucie, FL
For Results that MOVE you on the Treasure Coast!

Maureen Kelley  Michael Thacker | Realtor | Real Estate Professional Louisville, KY Homes for Sale & Marketing 

I think it's a decent way to get in front of banks but you are about SIX years too late. Unless of course your area is still hit with foreclosures and shorts.

Equator (which used to be REOTRANS) is a platform to manage REO listings and Short Sales.  When the foreclosure crisis hit, ReoTrans was a key site for agents that wanted to get in front banks and get their listings. Banks that used the site actually required you to join if you wanted to get the listing or manage the short. Bank of America for instance use to run all of their shorts through Equator and I believe the still do. I did well over 100 reo's & shorts using this platform from '08 to '11. When I first signed up with them the cost was about $295 per year. 

 

Feb 05, 2016 09:55 PM
Rainmaker
3,071,489
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

We did for Short Sales.

Feb 05, 2016 09:42 PM
Rainmaker
4,572,620
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Anyone?  Yes, I imagine but I am not.  

Feb 05, 2016 09:26 PM
Rainmaker
4,434,127
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Others have answered the question.

Feb 05, 2016 09:04 PM
Rainmaker
911,448
Jeff Pearl
RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

I doubt if anyone looks at your profile. It's mainly used for processing short sales, bank owned, etc. It's not really a promotional tool. Equator was sold to Altisource, but I suppose it still functions the same way.

Feb 05, 2016 08:59 PM
Rainmaker
2,759,812
TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

 And good morning Maureen Kelley . I have never heard of it.

Feb 05, 2016 05:27 PM
Rainmaker
1,622,432
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

I used it only for short sales negotiation, so I'm not familiar what else you can do there.

Feb 05, 2016 04:03 PM
Rainmaker
4,319,419
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Maureen Kelley - never used - though heard good things about it.

Wondering if there are any more short sales around the country...

Feb 05, 2016 01:25 PM
Ambassador
3,164,294
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

I have never gotten business from there.  I've used it for reos and short sales, but never thought it would bring me business.

Feb 05, 2016 12:00 PM
Rainmaker
2,224,473
Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

HI, Maureen...What are you hoping to get out of equator? I'm signed up, but that's only to help with short sales and when I get bank owned listings. I quit paying for zip codes with them several years ago. That didn't do anything for me. 

Feb 05, 2016 11:38 AM
Rainmaker
140,768
Joan Dickie
Keller Williams Premier Realty - La Crosse, WI
Keller Williams Premier Realty

I haven't used Equator in several years.  I don't list REO's and foreclosures are few in my market.

Feb 05, 2016 09:45 AM
Rainmaker
3,988,007
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

The idea is that REO asset managers might see you and want you to do list their properties. When you use the system for a transaction there is a fee paid to Equator that is charged to the agent or to the buyer. I don't do REO's anymore.They are not worth the time required for such little pay.

Feb 05, 2016 09:34 AM
Rainer
80,653
Linda Guess
Keller Williams Tri-Lakes Branson, MO - Branson, MO
Branson area real estate sales.

I have not used Equator.  I just did a short sale representing the buyer.  I didn't need it.

Feb 05, 2016 08:59 AM
Rainmaker
175,614
Spirit Messingham
Tierra Antigua Realty - Tucson, AZ
Third Generation Full-Time Realtor® 520 471-6900

I only have to deal with Equator when working short sales, where I am representing the buyer.  I will not list a short sale as the listing agent.

Feb 05, 2016 07:30 AM