Course Creators will be at the Tucson Association of REALTORS® Expo at the Tucson Convention Center on Thursday, September 15th. We will be demonstrating how to use videos as part of the educational demonstrations throughout the day. We have lots more to share with ya’all  and we look forward to seeing ya’all there.

This years Expo offers agents FREE admission. FREE parking and a FREE classes. There are lots of things occurring at this year’s expo so take a look at the Full Event Schedule/Activities. Do not miss the education class in the morning from national speaker and trainer, Terri Murphy, “High Customer Care for Today’s Buyers and Sellers” from 9:00 – 12:00. We have had the opportunity to hear Terri at other national events. She possesses a wealth of knowledge, will give you practical ideas that you can actually use to build your business and she will be fun and entertaining. You will not be disappointed. You must register with TAR in advance in order to attend Terri’s session. Why not do that today?

Stop By And See Us at Booth #707 in the Education Corral

You are going to have a ball at this year’s Expo. We promise as always to bring you education and information so that you “Get It! Use It! and Become More Successful Because of It.” We look forward to seeing you there. The Expo lasts from 10am to 4pm at the TCC (260 S. Church Ave.).  This is the ultimate education and networking event for REALTORS® in Southern Arizona.

Real Estate CE 3 Hrs. General By Course Creators 520.360.0280

What does FHA look like today?  FHA loans are on the rise so it is critical to know the current requirements for these products. Determine how you can use them to help your clients and close more transactions in the months ahead?

In a distressed market, buyers are looking for ways to be able to make the repairs and rehab a property.  Enter the FHA 203(K) program! Learning what it is and how it works add to the information you need in your arsenal.

Innovative and Renovative Lending

Sponsored By: Fidelity National Title

Held At: 6760 N. Oracle Rd., #100, Tucson, AZ

1:00 PM to 4:00 PM – Tuesday, September 13, 2011

QR (Quick Response) Codes are rapidly becoming all the rage and we get asked questions about them all of the time. The use of QR codes by real estate agents is being discussed lots of places in articles like one entitled “More Real Estate Agents Using QR Codes to Share Information,” recently published in the Southwest Missourian. A QR Code is a type of matrix barcode or two dimensional code designed to be read by smartphones (such as a Droid or iPhone). The codes consist of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background. They are simply an easy way to direct an end user to a specific URL (website location) more easily. Previously, for example in the world of real estate, we would have just put our website (Go to www.BuyAHouse) on a FOR SALE sign. Today we have the ability to put a QR code on the sign and when smart phone users scan the image they can be directly to that site automatically. Because the QR code can take the user to any URL that exists on the internet, we could have chosen to redirect the user to just the listing, a virtual tour, a YouTube video or additional homes for sale (any specific page or URL). A video has even been created regarding how to creatively use QR codes. Here is what we need to know:

1. You can generate a QR code for FREE. Use Google’s URL Shortener. On this site for those with a FREE Google account, you simply cut and paste the URL that you would like the QR code to be linked to. The Google tool will generate a shortened URL and if you click on “Details” it wil provide you with a QR code to that site. Simply copy and paste the QR code into any printed material.

2.The other benefit of utilizing a QR code is that it can be tracked. For example, you can return to Google’s URL Shortener site where you created the code and bey clicking on “Details” you will know how many times and on what dates your QR code was scanned by someone. Free sites like Google’s URL Shortener will track the number of scans, but it will not capture the user’s contact information.

3. In order to have a QR code which when scanned captures the user’s information (such as their email or phone number you will have to choose a proprietary system that enables you to do that. Like most free QR codes, Google’s system does not include that feature. If you would like to know more about what those types of services are and how they work, one of the most successful ones is found at ReadMyRear.Com.

4. To use your smartphone to scan a QR code you will have to download an application for your phone that reads these codes. Which one will work for you will depend on the type of phone that you have. Search the code reader for your phone and download the application.

QR codes are being used in a lot of creative and interesting ways. It will benefit all of us to know more about them and the ways people are using them to create more busines.

Real Estate CE 3 Hrs. General Course Creators 520.360.0280

Investors and second home buyers are coming back into the market. We want to help you get your fair share of this market by understanding who they are and the characteristics of the homes that they are buying. Do you know what is important to meeting and serving the needs of this market sector?  If not, join us and find out how you can serve these clients in the US as well as Mexico and Canada!

Treasured Properties and Their Owners



Sponsored By: Title Security

Held At: 6390 E. Tanque Verde, Tucson, AZ

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM – Monday, July 18, 2011

We all agree that real estate is changing faster than ever before.  The key is to provide millionaire service by understanding client needs in this shifting market place.  Join us for the day and you WILL be able  to integrate proven agency strategies to succeed in good, bad and mediocre time.  Providing consistent millionaire service will increase the consistency of your business, reduce the stress in your life and satisfy your clients.

Two best selling books have set the format for these revolutionary continuing education courses. The Millionaire Real Estate Agent & Shift both offer some of the principles, concepts and models that will be discussed for your success in caring for your clients!

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Sponsored By: 
Keller Williams Southern Arizona. 

Held At:
Tucson Association of REALTORS – 2445 N. Tucson Blvd.,
Tucson, AZ

Thursday, July 8th

To register for Providing Millionaire Service, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM:

http://mreaclass.eventbrite.com

To register for SHIFTing Your Focus, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM:

http://shiftclass.eventbrite.com

For students today who joined us at the Tucson Association of REALTORS for the course; “Commissioners’ Rules Applied to Ethical Practices Today”, 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.

Are you struggling to get noticed on the Internet?

Do you want people to notice you and become your fans?

Then you will want to come to this FREE 1 hour presentation on how to successfully
market yourself, get noticed and develop a loyal business following on the internet!

Let us show you in one hour how to click your way to:

• Positioning yourself as the expert that you are and
have fun doing it!
• Examples to drive your business.
• Social Media is not magic, it’s the key to attracting &
engaging your business audience on the internet today.
• Using Facebook, You Tube, Trulia, Zillow and Linkedin
in your business.
• Nurture relationships and build momentum

These FREE 1 Hour Sessions Are Sponsored by Fairway Mortgage at one of 4 locations on June 23, 2011

9:00am Fairway Mortgage 5401 N. Oracle Rd., Suite 101
10:30am Fairway Mortgage 5401 N. Oracle Rd., Suite 101
1:30pm Fairway Mortgage 5151 E. Broadway, Suite 1700
3:00pm Fairway Mortgage 5151 E. Broadway, Suite 1700

You MUST REGISTER for this event due to limited seating. To register email

Kris@CourseCreators.com, or

Call (520) 360-0280

If you are interested in a private session, click here or call 520.360.0280!

Real Estate CE 3 Hrs. General Course Creators 520.360.0280

Investors and second home buyers are coming back into the market. We want to help you get your fair share of this market by understanding who they are and the characteristics of the homes that they are buying. Do you know what is important to meeting and serving the needs of this market sector? If not, join us and find out how you can serve these clients in the US as well as Mexico and Canada!

Treasured Properties and Their Owners

Sponsored By: Tucson Association of REALTORS®

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

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM – Wednesday, June 22, 2011

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.