Doug Pretorius (ON) 9 Report post Posted February 6, 2012 Telemarketing refers to the use of telecommunications facilities to make unsolicited telephone calls or to send unsolicited faxes to consumers for the purpose of solicitation. Solicitation is defined as the selling or promoting of a product or service, or the soliciting of money or money's worth, whether directly or indirectly or on behalf of another party. This includes calls made for donations by or on behalf of charities. - Source: https://www.lnnte-dncl.gc.ca/nrt-ntr-eng Correct me if I'm wrong, but as investors we are BUYING property, not selling or promoting a product or service. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bwalston 1 Report post Posted February 7, 2012 Quite right Doug...you ARE buying..not selling or promoting. Not only that, my contention is that if a seller puts his or her phone number out when advertising the property for sale then my call is NOT unsolicited. Don't advertise your number if you don't want me to call. Just don't try to recruit them into your MLM program while you have them on the line....:-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MichaelC 160 Report post Posted February 8, 2012 I don't think we are anywhere near telemarketers when we call a homeowner to inquire about the property they have advertised. I'm sure there are some who will try to make the argument otherwise that we are offering a service but I wholeheartedly disagree. We're a principal in the deal and assigning it to a third party, (I'm specifically referencing CA's here). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites