Real Estate CE 3 Hrs. RE Legal Issues

What is going on in today’s financial world? There are several open cases of loan fraud pending in our jurisdiction. Do you have policies and procedures to keep you and your company from becoming a statistic? Know what activities and actions are getting your colleagues in hot water and know what you can do to avoid it.

Truth In Lending

Sponsored By: The Tucson Association of REALTORS®

Held At: 2445 N. Tucson Blvd., Tucson, Arizona

1:00 PM to 4:00 PM – Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Karel Murray, is a national speaker and trainer who operates an incredible web-based information service entitled, “Just For A Moment Podcasts”. You really should check out both her site with an incredible array of products and sign up for the regular Just For A Moment Podcasts. Karel worked with us as a contributing author on our book “Ovation – How To Present Like a Pro” and we were honored to work with her on a five-part series on changes in the world of business. We encourage you to listen to these sneak previews of the podcasts we created with her. Thanks Karel for all you do! You can download the podcasts with the following links:

Podcast 1 – The Changing World of Business

Podcast 2 – The Advent of Skill Based Ladder Mastery

Podcast 3 – Leveraging Technology for Success

Podcast 4 – The Building of Relationships Today

Podcast 5 – How Ovation Changes the World of Education

Remember when we first started talking about short sales and REO’s and some of the agents jumped on the bandwagon early, saw the opportunities of a trend, built relationships with lenders and closed lots of REO and short sale transactions because they established their place in that market early? Remember how you wondered where they got all those listings? Opportunities are always present in real estate if you understand the trends and move early on them.Don’t miss out this time around.

In Tucson, Arizona you are at the start of a strong investor trend. Get ready now. We are not the only ones who think so.  On June 3rd Inman News released an in depth special report “10 Best Markets for Real Estate Investors.” The report analyzed a number of factors that investors look at including, pricing, anticipated appreciation market rents and other factors and ranked Tucson as the 4th best market in the United States. Get a copy of the full report.

Among the statistics that are appearing in our industry:

• Investors accounted for 21 percent of transactions in the first three months of 2011, and 33 percent of transactions during that period involved cash buyers — the highest share since NAR began tracking that statistic at the end of 2008.

• Distressed property sales including foreclosures and short sales accounted for 40 percent of existing-home sales in March, NAR said, and investors bought 54 percent of those properties, according to economic research firm Capital Economics.

As we begin to clear out the inventory of distressed properties there is going to be a huge demand for capable, qualified and competitive companies to complete repairs on properties to either make them ready for sale, improve them so that investors can rent them out or make repairs so that the property can be resold at higher value to profit investors. This whole process can be extremely time consuming. The process of inspecting the property, gathering bids, coordinating subcontractors and supervising the repair work, permits and certifications is daunting. As real estate professionals we should be ready to provide sound alternatives and easy options to investors, REO asset managers and other buyers who are dealing with purchasing distressed properties.

In our market companies such as Marlboro Development LLC offer agents and buyers a one-stop shopping solution. Most REO asset managers and HUD 203(K) lenders require a licensed contractor such as Marlboro Development, LLC. With a simple phone call and  at no cost, Marlboro Development, LLC will do an in-depth property inspection and review items delineated by the asset manager or potential investor buyer as needing repair. They address both minor and major repairs including:

• Plumbing and fixture repair and/or replacement
• Roofing and structural issues and repairs
• Painting, Landscaping and Property Clean Up
• Electrical and HVAC systems
• Service restoration
• Stucco and drywall repair
• Permits & zoning issues
• Carpeting and floor recovering
• Appliances & Cabinetry

Marlboro will review the property, issue a written bid and provide other documentation required by asset managers and lenders. The comprehensive one-stop property bid is provided free of charge to real estate agents and/or potential buyers. The client is under no obligation to complete any specific repairs and will only incur costs for work which they select from the bid list. Once the client has requested repairs from the bids provided,Marlboro handles the obtainment of all necessary permits, schedules the work, supervises the subcontractors and completes the work within the tight time frames required in today’s real estate transactions. It costs your investor, bank client or buyer NOTHING to get a free bid so that you can compare it with other repair options.

This is a great ancillary service provider to have at your availability given he number of distressed properties and the return of investors to the market. Why wouldn’t we get free bids on all properties and use it to market the property or offer it as an additional item of value to our buyers.

Click here to become a fan of Marlboro on facebook today. If you want a bid you can also call (520) 490-8825 or email: Mark1003@MSN.Com

FLAT FEE SEPTIC SERVICE:

Right now Marlboro Development is offering a flat fee for bank owned properties of $765.00 that includes the labor to dig up the septic, the pumping (1250 Gallon) tank, disposal fee, inspection and Pima County’s certification. The price does not include any repairs necessary to pass the inspection. It repairs are required, the owner and agent are notified to obtain approval. Water must be available at the property to run a leach field test and flush the toilets. Acccess to the property must be provided and certifications can be obtained for properties outside of Pima County

We all deserve the present of presence, especially to ourselves.

We live in a world of endless distractions, multi-tasking and fractured interests. We see it and live it all of the time. A student daydreams in class, checks their email or makes notes to themselves on a topic unrelated to the material being presented. We check our text messages in the middle of a conversation, type out an email while we are talking on our cell or fail to look up from our laptops  when someone asks us a question. At home we never looked up from our newspaper or magazine when a family member asked us about something, we are thinking about dinner while we are watching a movie and while we were having dinner we were thinking about the next movie. By the pool we were thinking about tomorrow’s to do list. Oh well, so little time, so much to do.

There might be something of substance in the recent comments we have seen by some suggesting that mutli-tasking is a myth. I mean we can certainly do two things at once, and at times some of us may catch ourselves doing three or four. The question is, are we accomplishing 100% of each of those tasks or simply devoting only 1/3 or 1/4 of our energy and attention to each of them. I believe it is probably the latter. Which causes me to wonder how much greater would the result have been if we had focused 100% on the singular task at hand and then moved on to the next one consecutively? All of this got me wondering about the definition of presence:

pres·ence  (przns)n.

Did I read that right? If you want to have a bearing and command respectful attention you need to be present? If you want the qualities of self assurance and effectiveness you need to be present? Then I think of the number of times I have been driving, mind elsewhere, and drove by the street I was looking for or all of a sudden completely unable to remember the last mile driven…and I wonder how often we do this and how much we must be missing.

We should all take time to give ourselves the present of presence. Maybe we would all benefit if today we focused more, mutli-tasked less and practiced being present.

What a great story. Bank of America attempted a foreclosure on a Florida couple who didn’t even have a lien on their home. They paid cash. After repeated attempts to get Bank of America to release the lien and the wrongful foreclosure proceeding they sued B of A in court and obtained a judgment which the bank ignored and did not pay.

The attorney for the homeowners did exactly what the bank would have done, he filed the judgment lien against the bank’s property and showed up at Bank of America with movers, sheriff’s deputy’s and an order to seize the desks, computer equipment and cash from the teller’s drawers to satisfy the judgment.

Click Here to See The Full CBS News Story!

Ah…there is justice in the court system.

We use PowerPoint everyday. It is an amazing communications tool for creating visual presentations to educate not only students, but your customers, business associates, employees and clients. Those of you who have been in our classes know that we utilize videos a lot and have developed a number of creative ways to them in education.

Next week Theresa and Len are presenting at the national Real Estate Educators Association Conference and Convention in Las Vegas. We are presenting two sessions: one on Making Ideas Sticky and on on How to Use Videos in PowerPoint. We have hung instructional videos for how to technically do this on our YouTube channel. You can access those videos by clicking here if you need additional information.

Or you can simply get everything you need on one easy to use video training CD that walks you through it step by step.

We do everything we can to make Becoming More Successful easy for you!

For students today who joined us at the Tucson Association of REALTORS for the course; “Safe Sailing Through Commissioners’ Rules, here is the link to the advertising article at the Arizona Association of REALTORS written by Tom Adams and Michelle Lind.

Thanks for joining us in class.

Real Estate CE 3 Hrs Contract Law by Course Creators 520.360.0280

Every real estate transaction, whether that be a Buyer Broker Agreement, Listing Agreement or Purchase Contract, is a series of negotiations. This class explores the negotiation cycles of each transaction and how you can improve your negotiating skill level and effectively communicate throughout.

The Contract – A Series of Non-Stop Negotiations

Sponsored By: Landmark Title

Held At: Nova Home Loans – 6245 East Broadway, 5th Floor

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM – Thursday, December 16, 2010

InstaTekkie, a 2 day certification event, is the course that Theresa and Len have been presenting nationwide. They now bring it home for the first time on October 8th and 9th, 2010. Join Theresa at the Tucson Association of REALTORS® for an event you don’t want to miss!

How can a statement like that be made? Well, listen to what InstaTekkie students around the country have had to say about say about it as they share their testimonials and thoughts with you.

This hands-on-training from Course Creators is a cutting edge social media certification course where we make it fun, exciting and easy to learn the new tools of the trade that will bring you more clients, more business and move you to the next level. This two day “bring your laptop and click along with us” format will have you accomplishing more in two days than you ever thought possible.

This cost of this 2 day Hands-on-Training course is $249 for both days! Bonus offer, if you are a Tucson Association of REALTORS® member the cost of just $199 for BOTH days!

Register today online at Tucson Association of REALTORS® Calendar of Events.  Space is limited, so please don’t delay!

We look forward to seeing you there!

So we frequently get asked about facebook badges in our Facebiz class. Thought we would just share with you the possibilities!

Here is one for your personal page!

Theresa Barnabei

Create Your Badge

If you want a personal badge right now, click on ‘create badge’ under Theresa’s badge in this post. Or, at anytime, on the bottom left column on your wall, there is a link that says Create a Profile Badge. Either way, you then will be able to edit your badge and then post it.

You can do one for your business page too!

Course Creators

Promote Your Page Too

If you want a business badge right now, click on ‘promote your page too’ under the Course Creators’  badge.   Or at anytime, go to your business page, click on ‘edit’ under your picture.  The link to create your business page badge is on the bottom of the right column.  Click on either link and you then will be able to select your business page, edit it and then post it.

As for editing either badge, personal or professional, you get to choose your layout (vertical, horizontal or columns) and then what you want displayed on it.  We selected pic and name on the personal one and pic, name and fans on the business one.  Decide how you want to show up!  When you are done editing, you will be given the opportunity to choose where to add the badge.  If you select ‘other’, you will be prompted to copy the code and add it to your website.

That’s all we did to get them to show up the way you see them here! If you want to be found on facebook, just think of the places you could promote your fb presence! Have fun!