account executive

account manager

sales associate

software engineer

accountant

Homes.com

I liked the people at Homes Media Solutions (or Homes dot Com), they have created a great social culture when it comes to nice people.  You work from 7:30am - 3:30pm and get two 15 minute breaks as well as an hour lunch.  

They spend a good deal of time training you.  The second you go on the floor they tell you to emulate the top producers, and the top producers will then tell you everything you learned was a waste of time and doesn't work, which is true.

The job entails calling at least 100 usually cranky realtors a day.  According to the NAR there are 997,148 realtors as of May 30, 2013. They have around 70+ active sales people calling 100 realtors a day (so 70 employees X 100 calls X 5 days X 52 weeks = 1,750,000 calls a year to 997,148 people or at least 2 calls a year.  That sounds pretty good, except according to experts “Only 27% of Realtors listed Real Estate as their primary source of income”  Most current salespeople know how to find these realtors pretty easily (hint: they have a lot of active listings)  So now you have 1.75 million calls on really 269,230 active realtors so in reality you are calling realtors that get at least 6 calls a year...but wait there is more.  You are divided among teams and only given 10 states to call.  So now around 35 Salespeople are making 875,000 calls on 53,846 realtors or which if everything is equal turns out to be around at least 16 calls a year. And I haven't accounted for any of the current and previous customers, which seemed to be every 4th call.   If one company blindly called you 16 times a year and asked for your business, wouldn't you say no just out of principle?  Now add the other companies (Realtor dot com, Zillow, Trulia) that are calling just as aggressively and you'll know why the realtors hang up on you, as soon as you say what you are calling about.

If you make a sale it's anywhere from $100 - 200 (and that is the monthly cost to the realtor).  If you sell $1000 a week you get 110% of what you sell.  The products include a very nice backend system and an IDX searchable website, and ads on their website, there are some other products but most don't ever sell them.  The issue is there is barely any follow up, so once you sell it, the customer is left to figure it out.  And these are "busy" real estate people.  All the Real Estate Agents want is leads, not to waste time on a system that does not, and will not, guarantee one lead.  So unless they are lazy or lucky and they get a couple leads, they cancel.  So when they talk about book of business  in the interview, don't count that.  

The top producers are people who pretty much do or say whatever it takes to get the sale.  And I have heard some promises from those guys that no product can deliver. And management turns a blind eye to it, so if you want to be successful you need to misrepresent things and you will do fine.

The really fun thing is the $1000 monthly minimum you have to reach each month.  So if you don't sell $1000 one month you will be put on warning.  If you don't sell $1000.00 the next month they will fire you, and you can miss it by a dollar, they don't care.  But lets say you make it, your still in trouble unless you clear 2 more consecutive months. So basically you can only have one bad month, and they do not take vacation time or sick leave in consideration unless you have a workman's comp claim.

They will tell you they are #3 or #4 in traffic and this is not true.  They had their best year yet last year after spending millions on a branding campaign and they still are just #6 on the most optimistic report:

Top 10 most-visited real estate-related websites in the U.S. for January 2013*

Rank	Website	Total visits	Visits share
1	Zillow	44.19 million	9.17%
2	Trulia	33.70 million	7.00%
3	Realtor dot com	29.32 million	6.09%
4	Yahoo Homes	26.48 million	5.50%
5	FrontDoor Real Estate	26.14 million	5.43%
6	Homes dot com	17.98 million	3.73%
7	MSN Real Estate	7.17 million	1.49%
8	Rent dot com	7.12 million	1.48%
9	AOL Real Estate	6.56 million	1.36%
10	Apartment Guide	5.89 million	1.22%
Source: Experian Marketing Services. *Excludes traffic from mobile devices.

Hope this helps.  It's a great job to have to look for another job.  But if you are looking for a career and have any ethics, I would try to find a better company.

Everything you could wish for and more in starting a new job. I want to take my hat off to the entire team at Homes.com. I started with this company in the beginning of February and it has been one the most amazing experiences of my life. I have never met a more gracious, caring, and hospitable, group of colleagues in my life. Everyone from the President down has been helpful, considerate, and just flat-out amazing. When I came in for the interview It took about 5 minutes to know that this is where I was meant to be. I have been working in the real estate marketing industry for about 4 years prior to coming to Homes and I feel like they're the pinnacle of this industry when it comes to how they treat their employees and the tools they provide for success. Management and leadership of this company is diverse and represents all walks of life. I think every company has "Core Values" or a mission statement but in my experience most leave it on the documents they write it on or the banner in their hallway. I really have to say that I spent every day of the my first month waiting for those values to begin to recede and the "real experience' of working with this company to begin. I was completely wrong because through my short time with Homes.com, as it's only improved. I wake up everyday excited to learn, participate, and grow, as an individual. As I help grow this company. They have really made me feel like I'm a vital part of their success and I can't wait to see what the future has to hold. I have been in the workforce now for 21 years and I've been waiting the entire time to find a work environment  & culture like the one that Homes.com has created, and most importantly strives everyday to maintain. If you're looking for place where you will feel support and encouragement every day to be your best self. I would recommend you check out Homes.com, Today!

P.S. I just wanted to add that this review was written about 6-7 days into the heart of the (U.S.) Covid-19 crisis. With the situation unfolding like it has, there was an opportunity for everything that I have loved about this company to start to dissipate and falter. I really want to thank the leadership and really everyone at homes.com for flexing your core Value of humanity. You've handled this situation with class and professionalism. You should all be proud of the organization you run and how you've handled the transition into working from home. You have allowed us all to focus on what's important and not let this issue keep us from staying on track. I know you will continue to focus on our safety as well as our success. I just really want to thank every one of you. Cheers to you all!!

I have been working at Homes.com full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
FREE LUNCH spiffs
no micromanagement
nice computers (2 monitors)
Managers are so motivating and not over aggressive.
Lots of Spiffs:
3 day vacations
gift cards
money ($100-$750)


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There is a ton of support to help new rep.
Very generous bonus and 30k salary for new reps to encourage top producers to leave their companies to come here. 

There are many managers and Mentors and a Team leader for all new reps. You will be given all the tools to succeed, but it is your job to use them.

I've had a lot of ups and downs working in sales here but I've always kept my head up and kept dialing. 

Your level of Grit and determination will determine whether you make 40K this year or $70k.


I started with this company in 
2014 and made 40k 1st year ($8hr salary)

2015- 72k
2016- 66k




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 FREE LUNCH, spiffs, no micromanagement ,nice computers (2 monitors) ,Managers are so motivating and not over aggressive., Lots of Spiffs: 3 day vacations gift cards money ($100-$750) BENEFITS: the standard medical for a fam can total $400 VISION insurance PPO is truly the best out there. VACATION/SICK pay 401k they match up to 4% Christmas Bonus: based on tenure and revenue--> up to $5000 Get up to 110% in commissions Commission Structure is set up very well for those that work and Focus. LEADERS: President all the way down to sales managers are very professional and courteous they listen to us. Room to move up: There are many different positions for you to move up into. Homes.com is always growing, so management positions can become available.

I'll start with the good things about this job; first of all I received a $500 sign on bonus (which I'm not sure is still standard or not) which was certainly nice.  The office itself is very nice and is in a great location with a lot of places to eat lunch nearby.  The sales training is truly fantastic and the training managers really do put in a lot of effort to make you the best salesperson you can be.  The base salary is fair and the commission was excellent when I started.

That said, this is a very high pressure sales environment.  There is definitely a boiler room vibe here and if that doesn't suit you, you're going to have a bad time.  This means that there are a large number of Jordan Belford wannabes here, which will probably annoy you if you're a modest person.  Overall, the workplace culture wasn't a good fit for me.

My biggest issue with this job is that the product is extremely hard to sell.  You're selling real estate marketing tools to Realtors, and sometimes these tools don't end up providing a return on investment for these Realtors for various reasons.  Because of this if you're not a total shark you're not going to make any sales.  Also, our commission structure was changed twice since I started working there.  Not cool.

Overall I really like this company but it just wasn't a good fit for me.  If you want to work in a good office setting where you're provided great training and have the opportunity to make very good money, this might be the right place for you.

Someone shouldn’t work at Homes.com if they value transparent leadership, predictable compensation, and systems that actually protect employees when things go wrong. The environment can feel chaotic and reactive, where operational mistakes—especially around pay and process—are pushed downstream to individual contributors to “deal with” rather than being caught or corrected by management. There’s an overreliance on hustle rhetoric and loyalty signaling instead of clear safeguards, accountability, and mature infrastructure, which is especially dangerous in a startup-style growth phase. If you’re someone who expects strong internal controls, proactive leadership, and a company that practices the same professionalism it markets to clients, the gap between what’s promised and what’s experienced can erode trust fast.

Supporting a flawed product as though it was perfect. Taking phone calls, answering emails, participating in instant message chats with real estate agents that bought products with Homes.com and tasking everything that happened in every one of the accounts was the perhaps the most stressful but it was the job. Most issues couldn't be solved by one person and one would have to call the customer back after consulting colleagues and supervisors on steps to take or submitting issue to Engineers and waiting a week for resolution. Co-workers were mostly ok unless you asked a question they thought you should know the answer to. Hardest part of it all was meeting daily numbers and if you didn't, you got docked pay instead of receiving a bonus. Best part of the job was the camaraderie within your chosen clique. There were specific groups of friends all over the office but those with whom you were lucky enough to sit by, there was a nice friendship between you. Management was unreliable to say the least. When co-workers couldn't assist with an issue, there were many times I sent a message to the appropriate supervisor only to be ignored.

Everyone I worked with at Homes.com were great creative people. We all strove for success independently yet we were a team as well. I truly enjoyed my experience at homes.com and I was able to work independently in sales being creative. Management was very helpful most of the time. However, there were times that they are busy when you need their attention the most to solve a problem. The hardest part of the job was when I realized that I may not have shown the value of the product to a potential client and that I should have gone on sooner to sell the product to a buyer that was eager for our offer.
The most enjoyable part of the job was during the holidays when everyone on the floor could decorate their cube. Everyone their was way beyond creative and the art display was the most enjoyable because I could see that being creative made everyone there really happy. I enjoyed their happiness you could feel all these good feelings on the sales floor. I enjoyed working with everyone there and the hardest part is when others started working somewhere else and they were no longer there.

Great training provided to prepare you to exceed sales, which does pay off. Offer employees daily training to enhance sales processes. Fun environment, positive vibes. Most managers are great and work with you without hesitation to help you achieve sales goals, one particular manager does not work with you to exceed sales...very negative vibe, & only focuses on what time you arrive. All other managers wonderful positive always there to help and mentor you at all times. Great atmosphere with a lot of energy. Awesome place to enhance your skills for future business opportunities in the sales field.

Homes.com is awesome!

There are 2 main reasons I love this place. The people and the people!

Working in SD the hours are great, you can write your own paycheck and make 100%+ commission. The culture here is amazing (rare in a true sales position) with people pursuing mastery everyday and collaborating ideas to increase productivity. If you’re hungry, have come to terms with the four letter word “work,” and are ready to jump on the horse and ride everyday, this place Rocks! Nobody’s on cruise control.

3 things you need to succeed...
1. Attitude (gotta have a little fire in your belly) 2. Coachability (hardest at first, just be a sponge and live in the land of curiosity, you’ll do great!) 3. Effort (Get on that horse!)

I've been here more than 2 years and have left the office every day a better person than when I came in. If this resonates with you, inquire within!

I worked for Homes.com as an account executive and a basic day was cold calling Realtors non-stop to get them to advertise on the website. You had to give them a virtual presentation over the phone and if you're used to cold calling, you know you get hung up on a LOT. I worked from 7am to 3pm Monday-Friday, weekends off. I really liked the schedule, my coworkers, and management provided ongoing training on how to make your calls better. The trainings were ok...it was basically listen to my phone call and do what I do. You are there to make money and as long as you are focused on that...you will be fine. You do have to meet your quotas or otherwise...bye bye! You get health benefits and paid training. I quit when I found a non-sales related job. They are constantly hiring, so good luck!

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