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Sweat Equity for Fees Program Rules!

Outstanding Agents that have received listings!  You are all doing a great job!  Thank you for all the hard work!!

Please remember a couple of very key things to make our system run smoothly!

Please take a blue supra lockbox with an REO key (checked out from Jennifer) on your first visit to your property (should be within 4 days of assignment), your camera and your 3 page initial checklist.

 Please practice SAFE REAL ESTATE!  Use common sense and walk the perimeter of the property.  IF ANY WINDOWS or DOORS are OPEN, dont enter the property and call Paige, Michae and possibly POLICE.

Please remember to take at least 10 good initial photos for the BPO.  Please don’t forget the ac, hotwater heater, garage door opener, any marketing issues (highway in backyard, power lines, nasty neighbors, oil slicks, etc…).  Please note any damage, issues, glass breakage etc.

Please take pictures of the front yard, back yard and air conditioner and any new damage or changes to the property.  Drive to office and load the pictures in the X drive under the scanned documents under the folder labeled with the property address.  Please create a folder for each week and label it with the date.  PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL THESE PICTURES TO PAIGE or MICHAE.  After you scan the inspection forms, please put the paper copy in Michae’s file in the agent file cabinets at the office (orange ones in hall).  

You will follow these instructions weekly.  After the first inspection, you will use the one page inspection report for weekly inspections.  Please fill it out completely and take the pictures even if nothing has changed (if landscaping is bad or not done, please document with photo).

Once landscaping and cleaning has been done, please put 6 mls photos for MLS in the scanned docs drive in the appropriate folder and put 25 photos for realtor.com.

You will be responsible for your property and weekly inspections until close of escrow.  This program is not for everyone.  Please work together with your office mates on weekly inspections.

Call Paige with any questions!!!

Sweat Equity for Fees!

Congratulations to Mike, Denise, Angela & Laura for being our first lucky candidates for our Sweat Equity for Fees program (REO, bank owned properties)!  We launched the program 10 days ago and have 4 listings in the pipeline for our agents!  Keep up the good work.   Mike, Angela and Laura all have listings in Gilbert.  Mike’s home is in excellent condition with a pool & Angela’s home has a basement with granite!!!

Woo hoo!!!!  These would be excellent properties for all those Candian Investors!  Sorry, Jonathan, couldn’t resist it!

Supra Display Key- only 2 emergency updates!

ARMLS Subscribers who use a Supra DisplayKEY or Supra eKEY please note that as of May 28th, 2008 your key will no longer be able to receive 4 emergency updates via KIM Voice/KIM Web.  System changes will drop the current number of 4 emergency updates to 2 emergency updates between cradle eSyncs.

 Remember, an Emergency Update is defined as updating your DisplayKEY or eKEY (smart-phone/PDA) using an emergency update code from KIM Voice (1-888-968-4032) or KIM Web (www.supraeKEY.com). Also remember, that as soon as a manual or overnight eSync is completed the number of emergency updates will be reset back to 2.

 These changes do not effect manual eSyncs or the automatic-nightly eSyncing process.

 If you are having difficulty eSyncing your key on a regular basis, please contact one of the local Supra Offices to see what options are available to assist you.

Check Out TV Commercials Airing This Week

Tune in this week to catch RE/MAX television commercials during hit shows and news broadcasts.

Planned TV airings (subject to change) for the week of April 28-May 4 include:
TELEVISION SCHEDULE
April 28 ABC ABC World News Tonight
April 29 NBC SNL Special, NBC Nightly News
April 30 NBC Today Show, NBC Nightly News
May 1 ABC Lost
           CBS Without a Trace
May 2 FOOD Rachel Ray’s Tasty Travels
May 3 A&E Sell this House, Movie, Early Morning Rotation
             AMC Early Morning/Daytime/Primetime/Late Fringe/Overnight Rotations
             CNN CNN Weekend
             DIY Morning/Daytime/Early Fringe Rotations
             FXNC Geraldo at Large
             HGTV Daytime/Early Fringe Rotation
             LIF Daytime Rotation
            MSNBC All Day Rotations
            NGC Morning/Daytime/Early Fringe Rotations
           TBS Morning/Daytime/Early Fringe/Primetime Rotations
           THC History 360
           Time Machine
           TLC Property Ladder
           TNT Morning/Daytime/Early Fringe Rotations
           UNI Novella
           USA Law & Order: SVU
May 4 A&E Movie, Cold Case Files
            ABC Desperate Housewives
            AMC Overnight Rotation
            DISC Discovery Sunday, Dirty Jobs
            THC History Zone, Daytime/Early Fringe Rotation
           UNI Novella, News

NETWORK ABBREVIATIONS A&E Arts and Entertainment Television
ABC American Broadcast Companies
AMC American Movie Classics
CMT Country Music Television
CNBC News and Financial News Channel
CNN Cable News Network
DHL Discovery Home and Leisure Network
DISC Discovery Channel
DIY Do It Yourself Network
ESPN Entertainment Sports Programming Network
ESPN2 Entertainment Sports Programming Network Two
FLN Fine Living Network
FOOD The Food Network
FOXN Fox News Channel
GAL Galavision Channel (Spanish)
HGTV The Home and Garden Television
LIFE Lifetime
MSNBC Cable News and Commentary
NGC National Geographic Channel
SPEED Speedvision
TBS Turner Broadcast System
TELE Telemundo Channel (Spanish)
TELF Telefutura Channel (Spanish)
THC The History Channel
TLC The Learning Channel
TNT Turner Network Television
TVL The Travel Channel
TWC The Weather Channel
UNI Univision (Spanish)

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Sign Post Policy

Hey there, everyone! 

There have been some questions regarding our sign post policy!  Here is the skinny:

You hang a company sign, we provide Post, Sign & Supra Lockbox.  You can hang a rider (you provide your own hooks and riders) with your own information on it.  You can purchase hooks at WEMAR on Palmaire in Glendale or at the WEMAR branch in Lake Pleasant (Sun City).  Any Home Depot or Lowes will also have hooks.

You hang your sign, you provide Post, Sign & Lockbox.  You can log into www.AllStarPosts.com and enter your credit card number or use any other sign company you chose to use!!!  We purchase our signs at Realty Signs on 27th St & Bell in Phoenix.  Last time I ordered, 20 signs were about $15 each.  Please verify costs!

It does not matter whether you are 100% or on a split.  The logic is that if you are providing ROC calls to our agent on call, we will help subsidize.  If you are building your own business (which we encourage), you pay for your tools.  If you have any additional questions, please ask Samone, Paige or Michae for more information.

Keep up the hard work!  We are selling lots of real estate!  Go get ‘em, realtors!!

Leads not including the weekends or evenings

187 April leads handed out via Realtor on Call, BuyPhoenixAZhomes.com & Realtor.com!

This amazing number for our 26 agents who participate in ROC & leads.  Please post your success stories here!  We would love to hear about them!  Potential buyers, sellers and closings!  This is the brag board!!!!  (Kevin, I know you have your stats-share!)

Upcoming Events for May!

Please don’t miss our educational & fun filled office meeting scheduled for Wed, May 7th. 

May 5th is our Sweat Equity for Fees Program-East Valley

May 9th is our traditional  Friday Happy Hour at 4:30

May 15th is RSN lunch at 11:30

May 14th is Arvle’s Birthday-Woo Hoo!

May 19th is Julie’s Birthday-How old are you?

May 20th is the young & famous Paige Whitney’s Birthday!!!

May 21st - Who Knew at 9am

May 23rd is our infamous Happy Hour at El Toro Bravo at 4:30pm

May 26th is Kevin’s Birthday-Close a big commercial something & buy yourself a big present!

Upcoming Trainings! Please RSVP

April 8th-Tues 1PM  Effective Seller Communication

April 11th-Fri 4 or 4:30 Happy Hour at El Toro Bravo

April 15th-Tues 9am  Premium Buyer Service

April 16th-Wed 9am Who Knew?

April 25th-Fri 4ish at El Toro Bravo

April 29th-Tues 10am Blogging for Dummies

Please let Michae know who is planning to be at training!  Good job on all the new contracts!  Keep working hard!

Oh by the way, RE/MAX Desert Showcase is never to busy for YOUR referrals!! 623-979-8888

RE/MAX 365:Live Broadcast on RSN April 14th

RE/MAX 365: Live ‘Town Hall’ Broadcasts April 14

 Bring your popcorn!

Join Dave Liniger and Margaret Kelly live on RSN at 2 p.m. ET on April 14 for an in-depth discussion with foreclosure, short-sale and REO expert Nancy Freeman, Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Realty of Joliet in Joliet, Ill. 
 
They’ll speak with RE/MAX Associates across the network who’ve found success meeting the needs of clients facing foreclosure. And you’ll be able to participate in a Q&A segment by e-mailing or calling the show.

You’ll find out how to enter the foreclosure market and how to connect with clients who need a trusted professional to support them through the process.

RE/MAX 365 - a RE/MAX International initiative to help you succeed in any market - focuses on linking you to resources that help you put clients at the center of your business.

In addition to live Town Hall Meetings, the RE/MAX 365 program includes:

RE/MAX Ultimate Agent - a new training program, powered by Buffini & Company, tailored to RE/MAX Associates earning more than $100,000 annually. It focuses on taking full advantage of the brand as well as business-building tools such as RE/MAX University, LeadStreet and the RE/MAX Design Center.
Launching in June, Ultimate Agent is a monthlong, semiweekly, activities-based system that delves deeply into specific business practices.

Connecting to Clients - a new marketing campaign that includes video messages agents can send directly to prospective or current clients. It combines national commercials, print pieces, newly created video messages and Design Center technology.
Video testimonials - featuring real clients and their real experiences - powerfully illustrate what people can expect when working with a RE/MAX agent.

Dave’s Blog - Liniger entered the world of social networking with the March launch of his new blog. Accessible through the Mainstreet home page, the blog connects Affiliates to Liniger’s thoughts on real estate strategies, and provides a forum for them to offer feedback and in

Blogging for Dummies (& our experts too)!

Get ready for an exciting tour of the world of blogging!  This class is a wonderful opportunity to learn something new that is free & will drive traffic to your website if done properly!  Tues April 29th from 10am-11ish..  More details to follow!!!  RE/MAX Desert Showcase in Sunny Peoria, AZ 623-979-8888