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BEWARE OF EMPOWER GROUP. BEWARE OF THEIR PROPERTY INVESTMENTS. BEWARE OF THEIR COACHING PRODUCTS.
Beware of the Empower Group USA based in Orem Utah. They sell properties that are "supposedly" good deals and have lots of equity or potential upside.
PLEASE BE SURE TO DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE OR YOU MIGHT BE STUCK WITH A HORRIBLE PROPERTY LIKE SO MANY INVESTORS IN THE MARKET PLACE THESE DAYS.
Investors should know that it is not wise to invest in assets site unseen. The Empower Group USA will tell you that their properties are just likes stocks or other asset classes that you don't need to see before investing but that couldn't be further from the truth. Real Estate is not the stock market. When you buy stocks, you are investing in a company that is regulated and high managed. When you buy real estate, you are responsible for the management, marketing, taxes etc.
Empower Group USA will tell you that because the properties are so cheap that the risk is low. This is not the case because you might be buying a property that has an E.P.A. lien on it. You are also buying properties that are in the middle of nowhere meaning that there aren't necessarily buyers for you to resell the properties to. You risk potential is 100% of you investment. If you cannot afford to lose every dime that you give to Empower Group for the investment, then make sure that you have thoroughly done your due diligence first. If you cannot afford to complete your due diligence or you do not know how, then do not invest.
FINALLY, EMPOWER GROUP HAS FALSELY PRETENDED TO BE AFFILIATED WITH SEMINAR AND INFOMERCIAL COMPANIES. THEY HAVE FALSELY REPRESENTED THEMSELVES AS BEING ENDORSED AND BACKED BY LARGE REPUTABLE FIRMS.
IF EMPOWER GROUP USA IN OREM UTAH WOULD LIE ABOUT WHO THEY ARE AND WHO THEY AFFILIATE WITH, THEN YOU SHOULD BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS AND CAREFULLY CONSIDER YOU INVESTMENT WITH THEM.
ALWAYS CALL THE COMPANY THAT THEY CLAIM TO BE AFFILIATED WITH BEFORE YOU INVEST WITH EMPOWER GROUP USA IN OREM UTAH.
I have had business dealings with the EMPOWER GROUP USA in Orem Utah and it has been EXTREMELY NEGATIVE!
I would caution anyone to make sure that they fully research the Empower Group and the properties that are alleged bargains before you invest a dime.
Don't give them one cent unless you can afford to lose it.
Remember, the person talking to you on the phone is a HIGH COMMISSION sales agent, not an investment advisor.
They only make real money when you buy... therefore its gonna be pretty hard for them to give you objective advice.
Watch out for the Empower Group!
Real estate investing is risky unless you take the time to do your own research. There are professional property managers willing to answer your questions regarding properties in their market. They can tell you about rents that you might expect for a particular property. They can warn you about areas where houses are difficult to rent. They can caution you about prices of houses in an area and also the likelihood of being able to sell an investment property after it is rehabbed. An airline ticket will be a small investment when compared to the cost of a bad real estate investment. If you get taken in a real estate investing deal you have only yourself to blame if you haven't looked at the house and done an inspection of your own. Remember, a house in Dayton may not cost as much as a house in LA but the expense of rehabbing it to bring it up to habitable condition is.
Greetings all. My name is SEAN WHALEN and I am the owner of Empower Group, and I'd like to respond to the posts above and make some very clear and TRUE statements on behalf of myself and EMPOWER GROUP. The postings above are from a disgruntled former employee, but while I am responding, I thought it would be good to encourage all of you to contact me PERSONALLY to see EXACTLY what Empower Group is all about.
First off, whoever "empowerscam" and "EMPOWERGROUP" are, I encourage you to contact me directly to resolve your concerns. I offer my personal email address for you to contact me directly. Writing slanderous, UNTRUE things on the internet, and posing MY WIFE'S personal blog is a very simple way to show that your intentions are NOT to educate or "warn"people, but to try and harm the very good reputation of my company.
THE LINK POSTED BY "empowerscam" IS TO MY WIFE'S PERSONAL BLOG, HONESTLY FOLKS IF ANY OF THESE PEOPLE POSTING THINGS ABOUT ME OR MY COMPANY WERE TRUE, WOULD THERE BE A NEED FOR SOMEONE TO POST MY PERSONAL FAMILY INFO UNLESS IT WAS COMPLETELY FALSE AND THEY WERE TRYING TO UPSET ME? I'mvery open to communicating with ANYONE about issues, concerns or problems, and will always respond to such concerns.
In response to your original statement I must say that I AGREE with most of the comments! Thanks for sharing some good insight. A few things that were mentioned that I would like to comment on are:
1. DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE! I completely agree with you! Empower Group has sold more than 4, 000 properties to investors from all over the world, and you will see WE ENCOURAGE people to do their research! We have built a company that delivers things as promised, and I will stand by that fact and will continue to provide my clients with the highest level of opportunity, trust, and respect.
2. REAL ESTATE IS NOT THE STOCK MARKET! I agree! If you think that buying a home is the same as buying a stock, PLEASE do not buy from us, or any other person until you are VERY CLEAR that buying a home IN NOT the same as buying a stock!
3. DO NOT INVEST IF YOU CAN NOT AFFORD IT! Our financial troubles as a country are from people being over leveraged, and borring what they could not afford! I agree with you that if you are using next months rent payment, food money, or the last $10 bucks you have, DO NOT DO IT with my company OR ANY OTHER COMPANY! Be wise in what you buy, but only invest if you have the ability to do so!
4. BUY FROM REPUTABLE SOURCES! Empower Group does not, nor will it EVER contact people that have not requested contact. My company does not need to pretend to be something it is not. I personally have traveled all over the country with high profile real estate "guru's", and with people you have never heard of. I consider my relationships my biggest asset and I value those, and candidly do not need to "pretend" to be someone, or with someone we are not.
I would encourage ANYONE to contact me directly with questions. I have many, many clients that would happily discuss their great relationship with me, and Empower Group if you would like to confirm who we are and what we do.
Posting slanderous things on the internet is very childish and telling about the person posting. If you have real concerns or questions you go to the source. If you wish to do harm to someone and you are too afraid to share LEGIT issues, you do what these people have done.
Again, feel free to contact me. I'd be happy to answer any questions anyone may have, or help any of you reading this understand how we have helped HUNDREDS of clients buy homes and land all over the country fo less than what they paid for their cars.
Cheers.
Sean Whalen
President & CEO
Empower Group
sean@empowergroupusa.com
www.empowergroupusa.com
http://whalensworld.blogspot.com/
Follow this link to see the owner of Empower Group - Sean Whalen
http://www.blogger.com/profile/17442484037020053513
CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW FOR PROOF THAT EMPOWER GROUP MISLEEDS CLIENTS. THEY SOLD A PROPERTY TO A CUSTOMER THAT ALLEGEDLY IS DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE THEY REPRESENTED THROUGH PHOTOS!
FURTHERMORE, THEY ARE REFUSING TO WORK WITH THE CLIENT AND WILL NOT REFUND!
http://www.justanswer.com/questions/38lgp-i-have-the-same-problem-with-empower-group-i-contacted-them
NEVER BUY REAL ESTATE SITE UNSEEN.
NEVER.
Empower Group is a telemarketing company based in Orem Utah that pays extremely high commission to phone jockey sales guys who make HUGE commissions by selling properties that can be run-down low end deals that often require a lot of fix up.
You can call any agent worth their salt to find the same properties but through an agent, you will be able negotiate a price that doesn't include an astronomical sales commission for some phone rep.
Watch yourself if you are willing to take the risk of working with Empower Group!