To those "Suspended" within the past few weeks, any luck?

Has anyone "Suspended" from Lendervend's Real Estate Appraiser Panel in the past few weeks received any response to a rebuttal yet? I have a few really good friends that were suspended that were able to submit "letters of explanation", basically to plead their case to stay on the list.  None has received word back yet, but I am curious to see if anyone has been let back on.  If you are one of the unlucky ones that got Suspended off the AMC list, but feel you were done so without merit, get those letters in, because I get the impression that as they make final decisions this month the list will be locked down for a while after wards. Send me a message to lendervendorders gmail com or post a comment here and let us know your story, good or bad. maybe we can help or learn from what you have going on.

Still working on a fix

Just thought I would check in and let everyone know that I am working on a fix for the new website. It is actually more than a fix, it is a whole new system.  I will keep in touch as it progresses, but in the meantime, just keep checking the site by hand.

As a side note, I have started a new "non-Lendervend exclusive" blog.  A place where i can talk about more general appraising and business issues etc. If you are interested, it is located at charliebowens.blogspot.com.

New Order System on the Lendervend site is LIVE

Lendervend has implemented their new order system, where you have to hand enter the "captcha" phrase. I will be working on a fix this weekend and hopefully will get something that works, but in the meantime do not use your automatic order grabbing systems. Turn them off ASAP and check Lendervend by hand until I can get a fix together. I have a few ideas and am working with some computer geniuses to hopefully get something that works.

Maybe this weekend would be a great time to get working on applying to some new AMC's, something to fill the void until Lendervend picks up more in your area.

New Lendervend Security Features

I am sure you have all seen the email by now explaining Lendervend's new "security features".  These are not yet live, so continue to use the system as before.  Once they push these new features out, we will start working on a fix. I have a couple theories about their new system, and if they are correct, it could actually make the system work better than before.  I pulled the purchase link down for the time being, and once I come up with a fix for the new security features I will put it back up.  You are all the best, and let's keep at it.

AMC and Lender List

Good afternoon everyone.  I finally finished my AMC/Lender List and thought I would offer it to you all.  It contains over 300 Appraisal Management Companies and 100 "Direct Lenders".  It is in no way a complete list of AMC's, that would be impossible given the churn rate of the "fly by night"-ers. We have ALL dealt with them, and you can usually tell the ones that are the next to go by how they treat their appraisers.  Why is it that the worse they treat the appraisers, the ones actually MAKING them money, the faster they are out of business?  It's not that difficult to see, but they just don't seem to get it.

If we have all learned an important lesson over the past few months, it is that having all of our eggs in one basket can be a tough, tough way to go. Lendervend is, by far, the best AMC out there (if you know of a better one PLEASE let me know), but when Lendervend goes "slow" for a while, we need to have a backup plan.

On a brighter note, there are a lot of good AMC's out there (the diamonds in the rough, as they say), but it becomes a matter of tracking them down. My list will at least give you a starting point, a list that you can go down and start applying for appraiser panels and weeding out the bad ones from the good. With as many companies as there are here, if only 5% worked out for you, that would be over 20 new clients, and that is at only 5%. Imagine if 10% work out?

Buy my list now, and start adding new clients to your roster. Even 1 new order pays for the list multiple times, and after you prove that you are one of the best appraisers in your area on that first one, the orders will start rolling in.

2 Big Announcements

I am currently working on the second edition of the ebook, which should come out in a couple weeks (it will mainly be a simplifying of the instructions, some other tweaks, etc). If you consider yourself "tech savvy" the second edition probably won't help much, most of it is just more in-depth explanation and some new cleaned up video tutorials. Everything within the system will work exactly the same still. Don't worry, EVERYONE who owns version 1 will get a FREE UPGRADE. At that time the "introductory special" will end and the price will be back to $79.99, so BUY NOW if you haven't yet so you can get the free upgrade and save $20.

Also, I am putting the finishing touches on an Appraisal Management Company List that I will be offering here as well.  If we have all learned an important lesson over the past few months, it is that having all of our eggs in one basket can be a tough, tough way to go. Lendervend is, by far, the best AMC out there (if you know of a better one PLEASE let me know), but when Lendervend goes "slow" for a while, we need to have a backup plan.  I am compiling a list of all of the Appraisal Management Companies, and direct lenders, that I have been able to find. It will come as a PDF, for printing, and also an Excel spreadsheet, so you can add/delete/edit as you need to. We all know that these "fly by night" AMC's come and go, so I wanted a format that can be changed as companies go out of business, open up shop, or change contact info. The list should be available within the next few days.

Hope all is well, and let's make it a great March.

The Fix Has Been Sent Out

The fix has been emailed to everyone. If you did not receive it let me know. Make sure you email me from the same email address you used when you purchased the ebook, so I can verify that you are a current customer.

The Fix Is In

Since Lendervend changed their website last week, the system has not been functioning properly.  I have written and tested a fix and it will be sent out to everyone this afternoon. Thank you so much for your patience, and let me know if there are any issues with the new fix.

News Link in Lendervend?

Lendervend added a "News" link to the top of the page, doesn't look like any updates have been posted to it yet.  I wonder what types of info they will be sending out on it. Having a "News" link is a step in the right direction, as my feelings has always been that Lendervend keeps us totally in the dark, but let's wait and see if they actually use it.

To those using the ebook system, a quick fix is needed to account for the link. I sent an email to everyone with instructions, and a Quicktime Video showing exactly how to make the change.  It is an easy fix and only takes a minute or so.  If you did not receive the update, email me (make sure you use the same email address you purchased with) and I will send it over.

To all current customers, a MAJOR fix and update to the e-book

I have made a MAJOR fix and update to the e-book.  Please return to your download account and download the new version (for everyone that purchased before January 25, 2010).  Thank you.

E-Book downloads fixed

For some reason a few people did not get both files when purchasing the e-book (the e-book itself and the text file with additional information).  I have fixed this on the server side and everything should be fine from here on out.  I have also emailed the file directly to everyone that had a problem getting both files.  Now when you purchase the e-book both files are in 1 .zip file instead of 2 separate downloads.