Online Newsletter for the Week Ending June 17

QUOTE:  "I don't let a quarter stand between me and my chocolate."  Paulena Gross

MLS BASIC 1 AND BASIC 2 TRAINING:  Thursday June 23, 2011 Basic 1 class 9:30am - 12:00pm and then on Thursday July 7, 2011 Basic 2 class 9:30am 12:00pm in the Market Center; don’t miss it.  Instructor:  Cheryl Hall From Interealty.

PARISH PRESIDENT’S BREAKFAST, JUNE 24^TH, Location:  Pinewood Country Club 405 Country Club Blvd, Slidell, $30 Per Person, $25 Chamber Members  Guaranteed Pre-Paid Reservations Required.  Doors open at 7:45. Register Online at www.estchamber.com.

BROKER BIT:  TIME LINES.  Time lines are extremely important.  When working an Agreement to Purchase there are many time lines that need to be observed as well as protected.  It starts on Page 1 where the Designated Listing Agent is REQUIRED to sign the receipt portion at the top of the page.  If the Agreement is emailed or faxed, you need to ask the Designated Listing Agent to send you a timed and dated receipt either by email or fax and then make certain you upload the receipt to Paperless.  The next time line that MUST be completed is on page 6 where if you are the agent presenting the Agreement to the Sellers you MUST complete line 328 indicating WHEN you presented the Agreement to the Sellers.  But it does not stop there.  The next time line appears on line 348 and that is where the agent representing the Buyers signifies WHEN the Seller’s response to the Agreement was presented back to the Buyers.  Time lines are also important on Counter Offers where the time and date of receipt and acceptance are REQUIRED.  You must look at Agreements to Purchase, Addendums and Counter Offers from the eyes of an investigator; can the time line of actions taken be confirmed?  One absolute way to insure that your time lines are complete is to remember the Golden Rule – LEAVE NO SPACE BLANK!

FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL:  I NEVER BEAT MY DAD IN A FOOT RACE.  I have come to expect exceptional advice and counseling from Jeffrey Gitomer; this may be his best ever.  This is the intro to his article:  NOTE FROM JEFFREY: In celebration of our recent Father’s Day, I am reprinting the column I wrote 12 years ago when my father passed away. If your father has passed away, please take the day to remember happy stories and great deeds. If you are lucky, and your father is still alive, be with him to celebrate, thank him, and tell him you love him. Please. http://www.gitomer.com/articles/View.html?id=16004

$1.00 SOFT DRINKS:  The price of soft drinks in the machine in the kitchen has been raised to one dollar each, not because the price has gone up which it has but because the difference in price will be placed in the Keller Cares Market Center Fund.  Great idea wouldn’t you say?

CHAMBER BUSINESS AFTER HOURS:  Summerfield Retirement.  4104 Dauphine St., Slidell, LA.   Thursday, June 16, 2011, 5PM - 7PM.   Free for Chamber Members, $25 Non-Members.   Food And Beverages Provided.   Business to Business Networking.  Door Prizes.  Refreshments.  50/50 Raffle.    Don't forget your business cards!

MAKE SMALL COMMITMENTS.  GET BIG RESULTS.  Great article to share with your friends and family not to mention using it on a daily basis for yourself.  This is from www.salesdog.com.  http://www.salesdog.com/newsletter/2011/nl0529.htm#newsletter

THE 4-GET IT TO GET THINGS DONE, by Joe Tye; another Joe Tye Gem!  http://tinyurl.com/3sfbxne

3 KEYS TO SUPER PRODUCTIVITY; VIDEO by Robin Sharma:  This is a a 8 min 40 sec video, the first 6 minutes is a great boost to your productivity, the last of the video is an ad for his video program.  Make sure you watch the first 6 minutes or so if you want to increase your productivity:  http://www.robinsharma.com/blog/06/my-3-best-keys-to-super-productivity/