Online Newsletter for the Week Ending August 6, 2010

QUOTE: “The only people who are at their best all the time are the mediocre!” Alexis Bolin


LATEST NUGGET FOR THE NOGGIN, 30 YEARS OF AHAS, get it at www.NuggetsFortheNoggin.com

COMING TO YOUR OWN REALITY AFTER THE FOG CLEARS. This is a very different Gitomer Ezine well worth reading: http://www.gitomer.com/articles/ViewPublicArticle.html?key=ajcdMibak3NR8J%2BP%2BwfacA%3D%3D

11 TIPS TO HELP YOU WITH TIME MANAGEMENT from Lowes. If you are not signed up for the Lowes Newsletter you should be; great resource. http://rismedia.com/lowes/8355/9564

SIMPLY UNBELIEVABLE! If you EVER wondered about the DOLLAR value of setting goals, you need to read about a study performed by Zig Ziglar. The difference will be mind-blowing! http://www.salesdog.com/newsletter/2010/nl0486.htm

WATCH YOUR SPEED: I cannot verify the accuracy of this notice but it is far better to be safe than sorry. “We just received notice from the State that effective August 1st, the Louisiana State Troopers will start issuing tickets to anyone for traveling 5 miles over the speed limit. They have a quota of 900,000 tickets in the first 30 days........ 10 miles over the speed limit is no longer safe. Guess with all the state budget cuts, they have to collect money some kind of way, so PLEASE watch your speed!”

NAR REPORT ON MEMBERS: An interesting report from the National Association of REALTORS has been uploaded to http://www.slidellcalendar.com/ in the Document Section under eBooks entitled 2010 NAR Member Profile. See what NAR members say about themselves – on average.

MLS HISTORY SEARCH: A recent post on ActiveRain brought an issue to light that you need to be aware of. Most MLS services now post documents like the Property Disclosure on which Seller’s literally talk about their homes and in some cases defects or the need for repairs. Appraisers have access to the MLS and subsequently the Property Disclosures. This in itself is not a big deal but what happens if the Property Disclosure finds its way to the desk of the loan underwriter? The question was posed would a loan underwriter find difficulty approving the loan because of a broken ceiling fan, a roof that previously leaked but was repaired etc. The consensus of opinion was that whenever possible sellers should make the repairs BEFORE the property is listed for the reason stated above and then disclose only the known defects of the property. It was a very interesting debate.

10 REASONS TO SIGN YOUR CLIENTS UP FOR LOWE’S ‘INSIDE OUT’ NEWSLETTER: http://rismedia.com/lowes/8355/9530

NOTES ON SOCIAL MEDIA. Notes taken on a review of “Soci@l” a eBook created by Ben Kinney and Jay Papasan have been uploaded to http://www.slidellcalenda.com/ in the Document Section in the Social Media Folder. There are tons of notes, suggestions, scripts, web sites and other things that could help you in your business by getting involved in the Social Media World.

PUT PROPERTY LISTINGS IN A LOT OF PLACES. A very good article on placing your listings on a lot of different web sites and why: http://www.inman.com/buyers-sellers/columnists/berniceross/put-property-listings-in-a-lot-places

GOOGLE.COM/VOICE: This site enables you to create a free Google Telephone Follow-me service. Google assigns you a telephone number (local) and then when someone calls that number it rings all the various numbers you set up to reach you, example, cell, home, work. www.Google.com/voice

SPEED TRAP WEB SITE: Don’t know how accurate this site is but it does list speed traps in the area. You can select any area in the country you desire. http://www.speedtrap.org/speedtraps/stetlist.asp

5 WAYS TO BUILD YOUR BRAND THROUGH LINKEDIN: Provided by the Lowe’s ezine. http://rismedia.com/lowes/8355/8988

YOU DID IT AGAIN! J. D. Powers has named Keller Williams Realty as having the Highest In Overall Satisfaction for Buyers Among National Full Service Real Estate Firms. This makes THREE YEARS IN A ROW!

SOME PEOPLE JUST HAVE TOO MUCH TIME ON THEIR HANDS: Video http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=qybUFnY7Y8w