Premiere Real Estate out of NJ called me today and said they want a second opinion BPO. I asked the fee and they said no fee but there is like an 80% chance of getting the listing. I told him to send me the e-mail and told myself to check this board before I commit to anything.

What an excellent resource this site can be especially for issues like this. After doing my search for old posts I think I know what my decision is now.

FYI - he said it was for Ameriquest. Does this nugget of info mean anything significant to anyone?

I might be showing my ignorance here, but if it is a second opinion bpo why isnt the first person getting the listing?

Good question. I thought the same thing myself. The name Premiere sent up a red flag with me.

After searching prior posts about them you can draw the conclusion that maybe they are just searching around looking for agents unaware of their style.

Jollymom, they will say just about anything to get a BPO done for them including making statements that couldn't be farther from the truth.

F that noise.

why would any one want to work for free....

They are one of AMC's finders. I did one for an AMC property that was supposed to get reassigned to me from the agent who had it the first 5 months. No fee for listing BPO. Other agent sold it the day before it expired. I've debated about sending an invoice to Premiere for my interior BPO, but figure it would be futile....

I work for cheap- but not for free.