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This month's Top 3 websites you should get to know
1 REOPro.ning.com
REOPro.ning.com is an online network for REO and default professionals. It's free to join and offers Realtors, asset managers, field service professionals, and others in the default servicing space a host of business-building resources and discussion forums to connect and collaborate with peers. More than 7,600 default professionals have joined the group. Members gain access to a national REO registration list of 330-plus companies, exclusive offer-management tools from Realty Pilot, and SEO and social media optimized blogs. The site also offers multimedia tools for agent listings and an "Ask the Bank Short Sale Negotiator" column.
2 RingCentral.com
RingCentral.com offers cloud-based business phone systems without the expensive overhead. Calls are funneled through a centralized automated phone system, helping businesses appear larger than they are to customers. RingCentral just launched a new model with upgrades that include call forwarding and voice messages for specific users' extensions. Additional capabilities include auto-receptionist, smart call routing, and call transfers. The functions allow real estate agents and brokers to keep their costs low while still offering everything needed in a business phone system. Employees can also sync smartphones and tablets. Internet fax is included as well, giving enterprises and employees the ability to be completely mobile.
3 REO4Kids.com
Every REO asset sold by an REO4Kids.com agent results in a donation to a children's charity. Each member agent chooses the charities they want to support in their community. The Make-A- Wish Foundation, Boys and Girls Clubs, and St. Jude's Hospital have been the largest recipients of members' gifts, but the organization's goodwill is expansive. In 2011, more than 60 groups benefited, from Little League to Toys for Tots. REO4Kids currently has 30 members in 18 states; anyone wanting to give back can join them in their charitable giving. Since 2009, REO4Kids members have raised or donated more than $600,000 to improve the lives of children.
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