On June 7, 2009, I made a $500 deposit to "The Cal Group" towards purchasing one of their homes in Mississippi. On July 15, I flew to Mississippi and Marques Thomas gave me a tour of the homes in that area. Unfortunately, when I applied for a loan, I was told that I would not qualify. Since my trip to Mississippi in July I have emailed and called Marques several times requesting to be reimbursed for my plane flight and hotel stay, as promised. Each time he said he would look into it but nothing happened.

Finally, I filed a complaint with the Mississippi State Auditor and the Better Business Bureau. The Cal Group responded that they would reimburse me for my plane flight, hotel stay and the $500 deposit. But it has been eight weeks and I have not received anything from them.