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3:57 pm EDT

Fitzgerald Coaching purchase 7500 of leads never received

I purchased 7500 in leads that I've never received. I purchased them February 2016 and was too busy to set up the lead process for over a year. They said whenever I was ready that was fine. Well I have had some catastrophic things happen between then and now but have been trying to contact this company for several months now with no answer. What do I did talk to a Brian in June who said he was working on my refund but have not heard a word back from him. Now every number I call say the line is no longer in service. I have a copy of the checks, emails and so forth that proves this to be true. Therefore I expect someone to call me back and refund my money immediately. I can be reached at970 669 1234 or [protected]@yahoo.com
Connie Gliott

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3:54 pm EDT

Fitzgerald Coaching services not rendered - total rip off

All their phone numbers I had no longer work
No phone numbers are listed on any email response
I have requested a conference call with [protected]@fitzgeraldcoaching.com and said that my assistant sent the data in the wrong format, which is the format they told us to use... it's all a sham
They will never confirm receipt of information
The phone number I found for Megan 585-348-9362 on web
They took money, I have received 4 leads in 2 years, one of which was already on MLS!
I did my due diligence, called the agents that use their services, checked out the agents really did business... they must be getting a kickback!

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3:04 pm EST

Fitzgerald Coaching lead generation

I've tried this service for a year.
I have gotten one qualified lead in that time. One meeting in a year. Oh, and I sell over $20 million in real estate each year so I'm not lazy or inexperienced.
I probably received 12 leads this past year where Bob's telemarketer would say the prospect is interested in meeting. They never set an appointment. I would call those leads back within an hour or two of them being sent and try and set up that appointment. No answer. So, I'd leave a message. And then I'd follow up. Nothing. I seriously doubt these people know who I am or what makes me different. I suspect the telemarketer asked if they would take a call from a realtor and they said yes just to get him off the phone. In a year 11 of the 12 were unqualified. In one year there was one face to face meeting with a guy who had no intention of hiring a realtor.

Once Bob Fitzgerald got my money I never heard from him again. He assigned me to Meghan Miller but she doesn't return calls either. She emails. And, now she doesn't even do that. So, if this was a "Coaching" contract I didn't receive any coaching.

I would join the rest of you in a lawsuit If that's what it would take to stop Bob Fitzgerald from scamming other top realtors. We need to break the cycle.

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Fitzgerald Coaching earns a trustworthiness rating of 92%

Highly recommended, but caution will not hurt.

Our conclusion: After a detailed review, ComplaintsBoard finds Fitzgerald Coaching to be a trustworthy company. Although there's a 20% resolution rate for customer complaints, which deserves attention, Fitzgerald Coaching is known for their high standards and safety. If you're thinking about dealing with Fitzgerald Coaching, it's wise to check how they handle complaints.

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8:19 am EST

Fitzgerald Coaching prospecting

100% scam and frauds! Took $5k for 10 guaranteed transactions, they sent me 3 leads which were bad to say the least as some were other brokers that had the property listed and then suddenly stopped communications. Their ye numbers are disconnected their employees emails bounced back and there is no way to even attempt to get a refund. Will need to sue but what the point of sueing or going after scam and con guys who operate a defunct company

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6:50 pm EST
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Fitzgerald Coaching listing lead generation

I would like to share our experience w/ Fitzgerald Coaching. We are a top producing team in the largest city is Iowa and have been in the top 3% of all of the realtors in our area for the last 6 years. Our experience has been a disappointing and frustrating one and a waste of money.

Our goal in contracting with Fitzgerald was to grow our listing business. We spent a lot of time researching them before we contracted w/ them. We even interviewed a few realtors they provided that were happy w/ Fitzgerald's services. We had seen some bad reviews online and they talked us through why they were not accurate.

After partnering w/ them for approximately 9 months, we realized that this was a waste of our time and money. They were providing a few leads, but the leads were either fsbo w/ no intent to list or had a relative, friend who was a realtor, etc. and just agreed to the listing appointment in thinking we had a buyer for their home. I was told that on almost every occasion and the sellers had been very mislead by Fitzgerald, as to the purpose of our appointment.

At that time, I then reached out to both staff and Bob direct with 10 emails requesting a response or time to talk through my dissatisfaction of the program, with absolutely no response. When I called, I would get voicemails or I was told that someone would have to call me back. I never received a return phone call.

In summary, I would not recommend this program to anyone. They did not produce what they had promised and what we paid for. Furthermore they did not even communicate w/ us to discuss my dissatisfaction. Hopefully this helps others researching if this is a good option for themselves.

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12:10 pm EDT

Fitzgerald Coaching seller lead generation

Nothing but lies and promises. Bob promises 10 listings in 180 days. He is suppose to generate appointments by calling FSBO and Expires but he doesn't make the calls. They charge you $5, 000 up front and a 20% referral fee. This sounds great. It has now been over 9 months and I have yet to take a single listing. The service is a complete scam. Google Bob's name and you will find other postings of complaints from previous business scam's he has run on people. Emails to contact his organization are non-deliverable. A VERY BIG SCAM KEEP YOUR MONEY!

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5:08 pm EDT

Fitzgerald Coaching real estate program-prospecting

I was promised a guaranteed contract to receive listing appointments. They called endlessly for weeks. I did over-night them my $5, 000 as instructed.

I did not do my research online before paying for the Bob Fitzgerald program. I did call the agents the company suggested, of course they said nice things. I should have gone to the web first. I would have seen how many complaints were posted and knew something was not right.

Their contract does not mean anything, they do not abide by it. I did not even start the program, just had questions that were not being answered, and when I left a message asking if the program was a scam, received nasty text in the most unprofessional manner.
I was a Social Worker and transitioned to Real estate. I have always had a heart for helping, not for making money at any costs. Ethics and integrity are important. I do not want to be affiliated with a company that behaves in such a crass manner.
I wish I had known before I wasted my money, but I want to warn others to be careful. This program does not follow its contract and was extremely unprofessional.

Bob's text to me when I stated I was not aware I had to pay an additional $800.00, was, "there is zero chance I'm giving you a refund". I did not pay $5, 000 to be treated this way. Common courtesy and a conversation is all I was looking for, but neither of those occurred.

Be careful. I would advise against becoming involved with a company who does not want to answer questions and does not stand behind the contract you sign with them.

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7:28 pm EST
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Fitzgerald Coaching told me they would lead generate for $5,000. for 10 listings its been a year -0-

I was pressured by the sales agent from Fitzgerald coaching. I was dealing with an family emergency when my brother was hospitalized over a year ago dying. The agent from FC called and I told her it was bad timing and she was pressuring me that the spot was only open or it would be gone. She promised how they will get you 10 listings for $5, 000.00 and 20% referral fee. I said I wanted to speak to agents that have used them. They gave me names of agents whom I called. They all raved about how great they were. The FC agent called again the next day and under extreme pressure I had to send a $5, 000 cashiers check to them overnight. They did not full fill any of the things they promised. I was sending in the contacts and did not get anything. I reached out to Cheri Washburn the CEO and she started giving me clients, one to two a month. They were not qualified, and nothing ever came out of the leads. Most thought I had a buyer for them and did not understand I was going on a listing appointment. Some were already listed with another agent. I called and email numerous times and wanted a refund. They would not refund my money at all. It was the biggest rip off losing the $5, 000.00 Please do not ever sign up with them. They are the biggest con artists in the real estate market. If you see their name or get a call RUN. I am sickened to lose this money. They should be shut down.

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9:06 am EDT

Fitzgerald Coaching bob fitzgerald coaching is a scam~!

REALTORS BEWARE! I wish I had read the reviews prior to sending them 5K from all the other agents that were scammed out of their money. If this company spent half the energy they spend getting our money on actually doing what they promise the program may work but its a fraud. You can't ever reach anyone by phone and the staff continues to make excuses for not sending any pre-qualified leads in areas that we send them lists on monthly. From the previous posts this seems to be a common theme.

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9:35 am EDT

Fitzgerald Coaching prospecting

I too am a top agent who got suckered in on this prospecting program. I still send my Expired and FSBO listings twice a month but haven't heard from them for a year, and the leads I received at the beginning were a mix of crap...either not in my zips, land vs residential, and FSBOs who told me they told the Fitzgerald prospector NOT to have me call them. DO NOT BUY INTO THIS SCAM!

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8:52 am EDT
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Fitzgerald Coaching they promised services and never delivered after I paid them $5,000.00

Received initial phone call from salesperson in mid February 2016.
They promised a list of services and gave me references of current clients names/contact numbers. After I followed up with all the clients, I agreed to sign a contract and sent them a check for $5, 000.00.
When I hadn't heard anything further after I noticed my check had been cashed, I followed up with them.
It was then that they dropped the bomb that in order for me to implement the services, it would cost me significantly more, as they sub contracted out with another vendor, who required more money to get the program started. (Typical bait/switch)
I immediately asked to cancel and have my money returned. They have refused and even after sending Bob Fitzgerald a lengthy email, (extremely professional in nature) I have yet to receive any response.
I will also note, his sales people constantly referenced my company, Keller Williams, whom they claim to affiliate with. This was how they initially got my attention.

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6:47 am EST

Fitzgerald Coaching real estate listing service

As a top producing Realtor, I was approached by Fitzgerald Coaching in August 2015. They promised hundreds of leads for listing homes in my area. I verified with the agents they referred to me and bought into the program. My contract stated that if, after 6 months, it did not work for me, I would get a pro rated refund. From the start, it was obvious to me that this system did not work in my area. It was not what was sold to me- there is no coaching, there is no legitimate leads of ANY sort. So in December, 2015, I emailed the 2 people I had been dealing with @ the company and asked to discuss my issues. It took several emails and calls and 2 weeks to get a response from them. I was told to contact Bob Fitzgerald directly. HAH! they really passed the buck! I emailed him and tried to call. He has not had the courtesy to return any of my emails or calls since December. I am sure I have been scammed out of my entire investment of $5000. I am going to the board of Realtors in Pittsford NY. I cannot afford to lose all of this money and time invested in trying to get the system to work.

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2:55 pm EST

Fitzgerald Coaching rude sales people

[protected] I received a phone call from Bob Fitzgerald Coaching wanting me to sign up to have them prospect on my behalf. The first sales person I spoke with was nice and explained the program to me. I was told to think about it and get back in contact.
[protected] I received a voice message from the sales manager stating that he wanted to talk with me. I called back and left a voice message stating that I had given it some thought and was not interested.
[protected] I received a call from the sales manager and he asked why I was not interested. I told him that I had given it some thought and just felt it wasn't the right thing to do at this time. He would not take no for an answer and kept asking me what the problem was. I told him I had just decided to not spend the money and I was sure some other agent would be willing to work with them. After telling him my answer was no for about the 4th time, he hung up on me. What a bully.
If this is the way they treat people, I would not sign up with them in a million years even if they paid me. I do not work with rude people. If they think that is the way you get people to listen to them, they are mistaken, at least with me. I tried calling their main phone number to express my feelings and I could not get a hold of a live person. Luckily I did not spend any money. I don't have a resolution of my complaint other than to make sure other people know how you can be treated.

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10:44 pm EDT

Fitzgerald Coaching prospecting, guaranteed 12 -16 listing appointments per month. scam!

I was called (hounded daily/weekly) by a sales lady from Fitzgerald Coaching who promised me 12 to 16 actual appointments per month if I paid $4500 ($1500 per month) up front and a 20% referral fee per closed deal. I also had to pay for a monthly service that gathered all of the FSBO and expired listing info to send to them to make the calls. I have not received one appointment and they won't answer my calls or emails at all. It is clearly a scam and I have been duped. Do not use them!

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11:12 am EDT

Fitzgerald Coaching prospecting leads/appointments

I received a phone call today from a man named Pat and when I explained I was not interested, he started shooting off questions and bullying me. He didn't let me respond to him but kept shooting off insulting questions. He finally said "I will call you tomorrow" as in a threatening tone and immediately hung up. I wasn't able to ask him to put me on his "do not call list" which, by the way, I am on.

Please look up other reviews on this company. I am sure this isn't what Bob Fitzgerald had intended his name to become as a Realtor. I cannot believe that he would want his name to be associated with bullying tactics of this company.

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12:05 pm EDT

Fitzgerald Coaching these guys are obnoxious

This guys calls me to pitch me setting appointments for me. I told him politely I am not interested he proceeds into his pitch, no harm no foul. Then I asked him to remove me that I would not be interested in hearing from him again, then he says hey I will be calling you. I said is that so and he says yeah. I guess he's an not aware because I just blocked his call. However the approach these guys have is so obnoxious I couldn't believe they would hire guys like this.

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3:50 pm EDT

Fitzgerald Coaching telemarketer complaint

The telemarketer, Pat, from the Bob Fitzgerald Coaching company, called me twice. The first time I let him know that I work by referral and although I appreciated his call, I am not interested in the services he was offering, and to please take me off of their list. He called back on another day and would not take "no, thank you" for an answer. I asked him to remove me from their list, and he said, "not until you sign up or retire" and hung up on me. I tried calling him back to resolve the issue/speak to his supervisor, etc...and he kept hung up on me.

This is the phone number: [protected],

I found several complaints by other agents, including one on the Active Rain website which stated that the Bob Fitzgerald telemarketer also said, "not until you sign up or retire".

I encourage my Realtor colleagues to avoid taking calls from the above phone number.

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Nov 16, 2015 5:59 pm EST

They're still at it, I have learned. Patrick contacted me and strung me through a 1 hour Mike Ferry style dialog. However, Patrick is no Mike Ferry! Mike would have qualified his prospect up front to avoid wasting time. This guy waited until the very end to tell me their service - which does what any agent could and should do on their own, within reason and time constraints - cost's $5, 000. REally? No thanks. Then he had his "manager" call me a few days later, whom I told no thank you, I have my marketing budget in place and don't want their service. THEN Patrick calls me back this morning and verbally has a nasty-mouth disease trying to browbeat me into staying on the line. So I hang up (who wouldn't?). THEN he has the nerve to call me back and leave an equally nasty message on my phone saying even if I signed up, he'd NEVER give a referral to an agent that hung up on him! And why didn't I want to discuss my marketing budget in detail with him, he can tell me how to afford their useless service... The nerve. I thought these hard-sell tactics were a thing of the past. No wonder Mike Ferry fired these guys!

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Bob Fitzgerald and his company is a total waste of money. They do the sale pitch very well and even have 3 agents from Keller Williams swear by the service that they have received. They will call DNC which is a huge problem in a major city, their tactics are fraudulent. Please don't use them, call me an I will give you the details of my experience. When it...

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Fitzgerald Coaching lead generation service is a rip off

They prospected me hard to land my business and collect my $3000. They gave me a break from the $5000 the originally wanted. No wonder they don't take credit cards, they would lose the refund battle for sure. I thought I had negotiated well and that their perserverance would pay off when generating leads for me. I even checked 3 references, obviously all fixed. I supplied them with hundreds of prospects that they were suppose to call and generate appointments. The first month I NEVER heard from them, supposedly a clerical error. Over 9 months I received 9 "leads", most who said they told the callers they had NO interest. Some contacts were out of the parameters we contract for. I diligently sent them my bi-weekly list week after week with NOTHING in return. What a waste of time and money - 9 months later I may have torn up $100 BILLS and thrown them out the window. Total rip off

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Jul 27, 2019 4:10 pm EDT
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Thanks for the heads up. I was minutes aware from mailing a check when I saw this review.
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Shari Samani
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Jan 19, 2016 12:18 pm EST

They take your money and do not produce any results and do not return your money. They don't even return your calls or emails. I am filing with the Attorney General against this company. A definite fraud...

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Fitzgerald Coaching harrassing

Bob Fitzgerald Coaching is a scam that generates business by harrassing top real estate agents until they finally give in an try the scam Bob Fitzgerald Coaching service. Of course, any company that operates this way does not deliver in its promises, and only makes money off of the initial $5, 000 deposit. They do not answer their phone, but only make outgoing phone calls. This is another telltale sign of a scam. This Bob Fitzgerald Coaching scam company needs to be shut down.

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Sep 20, 2016 6:03 am EDT
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Bob Fitzgerald does not follow through on providing leads FSBO or expired. You also must by in to Landvoice another $750+ and you are sent Keller Williams copyrighted material when you ask for the selling scripts. It seems after a few hundred complaints Bob would have to shut down operations but he doesn't. DO NOT USE FITZGERALD COACHING! They are liars, theives and scam artists. No appointments here after 7 months even sending potential client lists on a daily business. And they only schedule FSBOS never expireds. I know because I started calling the expireds myself and they claim to never have heard from this company. Don't use this company! DONT BE A SUCKER!

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I have been contacted numerous times by this company and have politely on numerous occasions declined their offer for more business leads. Once I do this, the telemarketer becomes extremely rude and aggressive. I've asked on many occasions to be removed from their phone call list to which I receive a rude response. The last time I asked to be removed from the list, I was met with a "well, I'll call you tomorrow" snide comment. I now just hang up. How deep in the gutter can a company get?

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Jul 04, 2013 8:37 am EDT

Whoever posted the complaint did so by stealing the identity of someone who believes in what bob fitzgerald does. This company is not a "scam" in any way and fault only lies with the agents that do not do the bare minimum of what is expected of them to make this a true working partnership. I set appointments for agents every day and work hard to make them quality appointments. There is no scam here. Just bitter agents that dont know how to do their job and want to blame whoever they can.

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What does almost every company have in common?

Online attacks from people that only tell their side of the story! Companies can’t prevent these attacks in today’s online age BUT they can tell the other side of the story… Decide for yourself.

FACT: Prospecting isn’t new… nor is it complicated!

FACT: We have hundreds of clients that love the service that we provide and the tens of thousands of dollars that they’ve made working with us! Anyone interested in our service can talk to as many of these references as they need to be sure they don’t lose out on listing after listings simply because a handful of agents out of hundreds choose to tell their one sided story on sites like this.

FACT: As I type this, we have over 300 agents in our prospecting schedule and by comparison we have had very, very few complaints.

FACT: In today’s day and age, most companies have people that complain on web sites like this. The only reason I took the time to reply was so that a handful of people with slanderous, single sided stories can’t rob you of what others have called the single best investment they’ve ever made.

FACT: YOU ARE SMART! Simply read my reply and ask yourself… Does what I wrote make sense? This is my side of the story.

MY REPLY is very simple. Just think for a moment about what we do. We Call. We are telemarketers “calling” for sale by owners and expired listings. Prospecting isn’t complicated at all. If you’d like to see what our prospecting looks like watch this video. You’ll see that it is very simple and not complicated.
www.prospectingworks.com

If you hired a telemarketer to work form your office, what would they do? What would you do? You would give them a list of people to call… they would call and set appointments and you’d make the presentation, handle the seller’s objections and get the listing. Right? You see, prospecting isn’t complicated.

So why do some agents that have a problem with this? We have set thousands of appointments for real estate agents there are 4 reasons that agents do not succeed and then post their complaints on sites like this one. Decide for yourself who is at fault.

FACT: We do not want our telemarketers to be the real estate “expert.” That is the agent’s job. Our telemarketers do not discuss the current market with a seller. Our telemarkters do not discuss the home prices with a seller. Our telemarkters do not handle seller’s objections or answers sellers questions about the home selling process. We let the agent be the agent and we simply make the appointment.

This is an actual example of an appointment that was sent to one of our clients… then listed and sold!

1. WHEN THE HOME SELLS, WHERE WILL YOU BE GOING?
Nana is already moved into her new home. She married her husband in August and they decided that he had the larger home, so they would move into his. Her home is now vacant, and she moved about a mile away.

2. IS YOUR HOME CURRENTLY LISTED WITH A REAL ESTATE AGENT? No. The listing expired at the end of February, and Nana was very unhappy with the results from her realtor. She thought about leaving the home off of the market, but decided against that because she is extremely motivated to sell.

3. HOW SOON WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE THERE?
Nana is already in her new home, and she wants this home sold as soon as possible.

4. DO YOU HAVE AN ASKING PRICE IN MIND?
$307, 900. She would like advice on her asking price though. She told me that she thinks she may have been overpriced because her agent started her at $316, 000. She wants to make sure she is priced where she should be to get the home sold.

5. HOW MUCH DO YOU OWE ON THE PROPERTY?
As of October, Nana still owed $171, 000. She has still been making payments on the home, so it is less than that now.

6. WHAT WILL YOU DO IF THE HOME DOESN’T SELL?
She hasn't even thought about that option. Right now, she really just wants to get the home sold and be free from it.

7. ARE YOU INTERVIEWING ANY OTHER AGENTS? Not at the moment. Jeremy will be the first since her listing expired.
8. IF WHAT (AGENT) SAYS MAKES SENSE… ARE YOU PLANNING TO LIST THE HOME?
Yes. She is extremely motivated to get this home sold, so if she thinks that Jeremy will be more productive for her than her last agent, she will definitely re-list with them.

Again, prospecting isn’t new nor is it complicated. There are 4 reasons that an agent will not take listings using our service.

1. The agent is too BUSY to actually do what it takes to follow up with the seller and convert the listing. Expired listings and for sale by owners are being called by a lot of great agents every day. It is very competitive and our telemarketers have to stand out to actually get the appointment for our clients. We IMMEDIATELY send the appointment to the agent but if that agent doesn’t follow up right away and confirm the appointment… what do you think happens next? If the agent doesn’t call back for days or in many cases even weeks then the seller doesn’t even remember that we ever called or loses interest and cancels the appointment. Without diligent follow up… generating that appointment was a waste of time. This is a challenge for some of our highest producers. They may earn six and even seven figures in selling real estate but if they are too busy to follow up with our appointments then they are not going to get listings.

2. The second challenge that can be a problem with some of the highest producers is that they are already “buying leads” from many other sources. Some have hundreds of leads from lead generation services, web leads, marketing leads, mailing leads, open houses leads, sign calls, Ad calls… etc. The bottom line is that the top agents have so many leads that they don’t value nor follow up diligently with the expired listings and FSBO appointments that we set for them. In most cases this type of agent couldn’t even provide any feedback on the appointments we set for them because they NEVER looked at the e-mail with the appointment to begin with.. I don’t have a problem with an agent having far more leads than they can handle but unlike these other sources of leads, my team may have spent 3 to 4 hours and invested hundreds of dials to finally set that appointment. If they are too busy to open the e-mail or follow up with the seller to confirm the appointment then they aren’t going to like that I hold them accountable for not doing their job. This is a partnership and they aren’t holding up their end of the bargin.

3. The most common problem that I’ve seen after setting thousands of appointments for agents is that some simply don’t have the skill to convert a prospecting based lead. The first question that we ask every potential client is if they are comfortable with prospecting based appointments. Have they worked with expired listings and for sale by owners in the past? They are not “come list me” referrals. It is not difficult to handle basic objections about the sellers price expectations or the fact that the seller may have a friend in the business but an agent doesn’t want to hear that other agents are listing the same type of appointments day in and day out. It is easier to simply “trash” our appointments because the seller had some basic objections rather then educate the sellers and take listings. I’ve spent more than a decade coaching agents and the bottom line is that if they can’t help a seller see the benefit of listing with them then they are going to have to stick with working with buyers. There was an agent that posted that we sent him 52 appointments and he didn’t take a listing so the program is a scam. Never once did it cross his mind that he only helped prove my point. We can set the appointments but we can’t take the listings. Most agents in our program would have listed at least a dozen of the exact same appointments. Again, only a handful of the hundreds of clients we are prospecting for complain at all.

4. Finally, how about common sense! If you hire a telemarketer you’ll need to provide them with phone numbers... If you don’t want an appointment in a particular area, don’t put that seller on your list… If you want to be in the call schedule this week, make sure we have your numbers on … We work on referrals, you will have to communicate when you take listings or we will stop calling until you do…

When an agent writes a post that says they only received 6 appointments in 3 months… they never tell you that they haven’t sent in their numbers for 2 months and ignored all attempts to get feedback on any listings they’ve taken from the appointments they did get. There is ALWAYS more to the story. Imagine a site like this for your sellers. The seller wants way more for the home than it is worth… they refused all the advice you gave them about the market and price reductions but they still went online to complain that you didn’t do anything to sell their house and that people should beware of listings with you. You’d simply direct them to sellers who took your advice and were thrilled with your service! If you are still unsure about our service, e-mail me and I’ll arrange for you to talk to as many agents as it takes to see that they are making thousands and thousands of dollars with us and you can too!

Bob Fitzgerald
Coachbobfitzgerald@gmail.com

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Jul 04, 2013 6:28 am EDT
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This just is not the truth. We have sent thousands of listings appointments to our real estate partners and the percentage of clients that complain is very low compared to the number of agents we've worked with. Taking listings is NOT easy. Prospecting isn't easy either. My team works hard to make those contacts, build rapport, ask questions, handle objections, sell our partners and set up appointments for them. I will be taking legal action against people who use words like "scam" and hold them accountable for what they say. We have the freedom of speech but not without consequences when what is said is not true and damages others.

I got these testimonials from partners just yesterday...

Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2013 10:58 AM

Our team has been using the Fitzgerald system for appointment setting on FSBO, EXPIRED AND SHORT SALE LISTINGS for appx. 9 months to date . Our success has been good to date and is multiplying monthly.
WE feel Fitzgerald system is our partner and we work as a team for common results to make it a win -win scenario.
I recommend this system to any agent that desires more listings and help to advance their real estate career.

Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2013 10:14 AM

I've just started using the Prospecting service and after my first month, I've taken my first listing from their efforts. I'm able to submit the leads, areas, and price points I want to be prospected and their efforts create appointments. It's not a "magic pill", as they like to say. And, by doing your job and knowing your scripts, you'll take and sell listings from the appointments they set, and you'll see a good return on your money. Combined with my own prospecting efforts, I'm finding VIP Prospecting to be a valuable tool in my business to keep myself leveraged so I can stay focused on what makes me money; being in front of people and taking and selling listings.

Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2013 9:49 AM

I am extremely happy with the Fitzgerald referral service. I am very busy and do not have time to cold call. Having Fitzgerald as part of my team allows me to have the best of both worlds. They are the experts in cold calling and helping me to get my foot in the door. This frees me up to give my clients the attention that they need and do what I do best... Sell homes!

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Fitzgerald Coaching reviews first appeared on Complaints Board on Feb 9, 2011. The latest review purchase 7500 of leads never received was posted on Sep 17, 2019. The latest complaint ripoff scam was resolved on Sep 09, 2014. Fitzgerald Coaching has an average consumer rating of 2 stars from 24 reviews. Fitzgerald Coaching has resolved 5 complaints.
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