Bob Speaker's Blog

DENVER & DOUGLAS COUNTY GRANT AND FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS PROGRAMS

2008-01-08T17:24:48Z

HOW MUCH MONEY DID YOU PAY TOWARDS YOUR LANDLORDS MORTGAGE?

Benchmark Property Advisors is affiliated with Keller Williams Real Estate, LLC. Last month our Team helped two First-Time Home Buyers purchase homes with NO MONEY DOWN!

Denver is a Buyers Market today and there are plentiful Down-Payment assistance programs available that can help you relize the deream of your very own home and equity. Many times a house payment is less then what you may currently be paying in rent.

Call us today at (303) 350-1781 directly and ask for Bob Speaker for a free pre-qualification. You owe it to yourself to see if home ownership is attainable for you. Benchmark Property Advisors/Keller Williams Realty is the most repected real estate leader in Colorado. We lead the way in excellence in customer service. Ask about Grant Money of up to $20,000 for your new home.

To better help you with your property search and to see additional details and photos, you may go to our FREE Web Sit www.BenchmarkPropertyAdvisors.com which will allow you to see ALL the new listings from ALL companies 24/7 within your search criteria. You would be able to see pictures, prices, details, addresses and location and receive daily e-mail updates on listing that fit your personal search. It would be your FREE personal web site with your personal protected password. ALSO, as for your FREE CD on Home Buying, Lending, Market Reports, Selling Tips and much more.

Stop Paying Money Towards Your Landlords Mortgage

RENT 1Year 3Years

$800/Mo $9,600 $28,000

$1,000/Mo $12,000 $36,000

INVEST IN YOURSELF

Good Shopping

Bob Speaker, CRS, GRI

(303) 350.1781 Direct

(303) 517-7692 Moble

DO YOU WANT TO BE ON TV?

2007-10-02T15:41:52Z

DO YOU WANT TO BE ON TV AND OWN YOUR FIRST HOME?

HGTV is looking for fun, high-energy people in Denver who are buying their first home! Singles, Couples and families are ALL invited to apply.

You will focus on the trials and tribulations of looking for, bidding on, and buying your first place - whether it's a single family, townhouse or condo. I am looking for fun and interesting people who aren't afraid to share their personal and financial struggles during the home-buying process. HGTV will follow you for approximately 6 shoot days over a 3-month period during some of the more stressful days of your life. So if this sounds like fun, please apply NOW! The reward is an entire toom makeover; giving you a comfy place to relaz from the moment you first take possession of your home. You'll also receive a DVD copy of your episode giving you a lasting memory of the process. REMEMBER, if you are going through a divorce you still my qualify as a First Time Home Buyer. Call me at 303-517-7692

IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN EXCITING, FUN EXPERIENCE TO YOU, please call me at 303-350-1781 for an application or go to my web-site www.FirstTimeHomeBuyersAssistance.com and fill out your information. You may also e-mail me at BobSpeaker@kw.com as well. I will contact you as soon as possible with the First Time Home Buyers Application and let you know what the next step is.

The Denver Mayors Council has offered this outstanding program for First Time Home Buyers in the Denver and the following Cities:

City and County of Denver, As well as, Arvads, Aurora, Parker, Brighton, Bennent, Broomfield, Centennial, Erie, Edgewater, Greenwood Village, Lakewood, Littleton, Louisville, Northglenn, Sheridan and Westminster.

Borrowers cannot have owned a home in the last three years.

INCOME: Families of 2 or fewer: $71,700

Families of 3 or more: $82,455

THIS 4% GRANT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE REPAID AND CAN BE COMBINED WITH OTHER COUNTY DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. REMEMBER, Douglas County and Arapahoe County Housing Parnership assistance is now $20,000

For additional information and details or to arrange property showing and/or mortgage plans, please call me on my direct line 303-350-1781.

Grants for Teachers in Colorado

2007-09-10T16:58:35Z

Education Grant Cycle Begins Monday September 10th

The fall cycle for the Colorado Realtors for Education Grant Program opens on Monday, September 10th and closes October 31st. Please visit this website for the completegrant guidelines, the online application, a printable PDF flyer to share, a news link and a direct donation link. Important Notes: The grant applications will be submitted online. $3,000.00 dollars is the limit for each grant application in this grant cycle.

http://coloradorealtors.com/car_edu_main.asp?section=&module_id=455

The programs purpose:

The Colorado Association of Realtors, through its Education Services Division, and Van Education Center, LLC have joined together to PROVIDE GRANTS TO TEACHERS, scools and non-profit educational groups in Colorado through a new foundation called Colorado REALTORS for Education. Funds to be distributed by the foundation can be used to purchase supplies, materials, equipment and other resources used to teach students in and out of the classroom.

If you would like additional information please call me at 303.350.1781 for details or e-mail me at BobSpeaker@kw.com and I will forward you additional information.

Always remember if you or anyone you know would like to Buy, Sell, Invest in real estate or need real estate advise, please call or e-mail as well.

Bob Speaker, CRS,GRI

www.RockyMtnMLS.com

Higher Career Growth in Real Estate

2007-09-10T13:33:24Z

Reaching "The Top" can somtimes seem to require limitless ambition.

Just when you think you've attained your highest career plateau, you realize that there could be something more. Keller Williams Real Estate has become one of the best Real Estate operations for entrepreneurs who want MORE! Esteemed business publications within the real estate industry and National magazines have praised Keller Williams Real Estate, LLC for its Growth, Training, Management, Stabiltiy, Compensation Plan, Financial Soundness, etc., as the best in the market place.

I would like to show you how to get MORE Income Opportunity, MORE Growth, MORE Prominence, MORE Potential in your Real Estate Career and show you what makes Keller Williams Real Estate the finest real estate company with whom to be affiliated. Together we will make it happen.

To learn more about how Keller Williams can help you transform your future business goals into your present business reality, please call me directly at 303.350.1781 and/or e-mail me at BobSpeaker@kw.com and start your Real Estate career today or simply come to a company that will give you more.

Bob Speaker, CRS,GRI

Unique Opportunity

2007-08-31T15:38:59Z

Working "ON" the Business Instead of "IN the Business

When a Real Estate Professional, Mortgage Professional, or any Sales person who works in a "Transactional Income Business" is trying to workout a compensation model that works for them, your staff, family or friends, you will need to consider ALL your options. "What has become so crystal clear through the teachings of Robert t. Kiyosaki, Robert Allen, Mark Victor Hansen, Gary Keller (Keller Real Estate) and others like them is that there are only two routes to acquiring money and financial wealth: You can either earn it OR you can receive it. "And although there are multiple paths to earning and receiving, you can still divide them into two neat categories. Either you work for money OR your money works for You" It is the difference between active and passive income. Active is where you work for your sales business and passive is where your sales business works for you

As Gary Keller, The Millionaire Real Estate Agent, quotes, "As your business grows you will discover seven distinct and separate levels you can progress to or move through, depending on your goals and ability tomaster your current level. These levels are reallly seven potential models of people leverage. At level one, it's just you doing it all, and at the other extreme, at level seven, it's an entire team ofpeople, and you're just working on it". There are more Millionaire Real Estate Agents operating at levels six or seven. The reality is if you do not choose to turn your self-employed job into a 7th level business Multi Level Marketing that runs without your having a job in it, then you will obviously have to master investing in order to achieve passive income in your life. Because there is typically no retirement plan set aside for Real Estate Professional (or any Transactional Income Business), they must create their own. While the real estate industry provides great freedom, flexibility and the opportunity for a high income, It Does Not Provide For Future Financial Security as does Multi Level Marketing. These two realities - unlimitedearning potentialand NO security structure - represent two ofthe most compelling arguments for and against working in Real Estate sales. The fact IS, independent practitiners must fend for themselves and provide for their own financial future.

Therefore, I would like to introduce to you an opportunity for anyone in a Transactional Income Business to build a profitable and gratifying business with Agel Corporation. The Perfect Home-Based Business from anywhere in the World.

CAN A HOME-BASED BUSINESS REALLY OFFER GREATER FINANCIAL REWARDS?

www.AgelAmerica.net

Are you one of the millions of people who like what you do, but struggle financially? Or perhaps you are one of the people who have a good income, but hate your job. The nimber of people who love what they do and earn what they are reallly worth is very small indeed. Most people today fall into one of the three categories. The first group is the largest. In fact, many of them work quite hard. A large number are in two, three and four income families, yet struggle, even after all their extra jobs. They are like hamsters on an exercise wheel, never getting ahead. If You Had a Business That Could Help People and Yourself Escape the Hamster Wheel-How lucrative Would That Be For YOU?

"NETWORK MARKETING GIVES PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY WITH VERY LOW RISK AND VERY LOW FINANCIAL COMMITMENT, TO BUILD THEIR OWN INCOME-GENERATING ASSET AND ACQUIRE GREAT WEALTH" -Robert Kiyosaki, author Rich Dad,Poor Dad-

Now there is an opportunity for you to escape the "Hamster Wheel" and the rat race-and help other to do the same. In about 10 hours a week, you can build a lucrative Agel business from your spare home based office.

THE "PERFECT STORM" OF OPPORTUNITY...... One of the surefire ways to create great wealth is to put yourself in front of powerful, emerging trends. It really does pay to be in the right place at the right time. And right now there's a convergence of factors coming toghether to make Agel the "perfect storm" of opportunity. Here are some of the things happening right now that create a magic moment of time for you to profit:

.Corprate downsizings and layoffs, Government retirement plans bankrupt, New innovationsinthe way you get paid, Business accounting scandals, The "work at home" explosion, Acceptance and developmentof network marketing, Agel now being in launch mode around the world.

An Agel home-based business offers you some special rewards and incentives that can't be found anywhere else. Many Agel team members earn incomes that most people dream about. Some of the Agel team members earn far more than top corporate executives with less stress. Building Your Wealth through the Power of Network Marketing. When you join Agel, you are joining the fast-growning network marketing industry. In short, this business is the last bastion in the Free Enterprise System, where the average person can be rick.

Please call me at 303-646-6067 or go to my web-site http://www.agelamerica.net/ for more detailed information if you would like to Escape the Hamster Wheel and build wealth in this New Suspension Gel Technolohy within the Wellness Industry. The timing is right. Please call me at 303-646-6067, ask for Bob, and I will send you a FREE 33 minuite DVD that explains it all. No Obligation. It really does pay to be in the right place at the right time.

Bob Speaker

http://www.agelamerica.com/

Career Opportunity

2007-08-31T14:20:06Z

Real Estate Career Opportunity With The Best

"Immediate opening for assistant to assist Real Estate Exsecutive. You should be an organizer, a fast learner, a positive person, and a great communicator. Good Word-Processing and computer skills are a must. You will work in a fast paced real estate office in Park Meadows, Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock or Parker Colorado. We offer an exciting atmosphere in a people-oriented business. This is not an entry-level position. All entry-level positions would be in the Park Meadows office. Your first step is to call Bob Speaker, CRS(Certified Residential Specialist) at 303-350-1781 to review your resume. You can also e-mail me at BobSpeaker@kw.com or call my mobile phone at 303-517-7692 for details.

Bob Speaker, CRS, GRI

FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS GRANT PROGRAM

2007-08-14T15:17:25Z

Douglas County Housing Partnership KELLER WILLIAMS REAL ESTATE, LLC
The Douglas County Housing Partnership WILL provide up to $20,000 in Downpayment Assistance for each individual or family who meets the basic requirements of the First-Time-Homebuyer Program.
Follow these steps with the Douglas County Housing Parnership, and let me lead you to YOUR OWN HOME in Douglas County, Colorado!
Step 1 Attend a FREE First-Time-Home-Buyer Class
Step 2 Complete a loan application with one of Douglas Counties Preferred Lenders
Step 3 Meet with Douglas County Housing Parnership to determine eligibility
Step 4 Choose an approved Real Estate Agent and select your home in Douglas County
Step 5 Close the home purchase transaction and OWN THE AMERICAN DREAM!!!!
Please call me at 303-350-1781, ask for Bob Speaker, and I will go over complete details on Income Qualifications and the First-Time-Homebuyer Program. Remember, if you are going through or have been devorced you may be qualified and be considered as a First-Time-Home-Buyer.

Bob Speaker, CRS
303-350-1781 Direct
303-517-7692 Mobile

CREATING WEALTH FROM HOME

2007-08-14T14:46:20Z

CAN A HOME-BASED BUSINESS REALLY OFFER GREATER FINANCIAL REWARDS?
www.AgelAmerica.net
Are you one of the millions of people who like what you do, but struggle financially? Or perhaps you are one of the people who have a good income, but hate your job. The nimber of people who love what they do and earn what they are reallly worth is very small indeed. Most people today fall into one of the three categories. The first group is the largest. In fact, many of them work quite hard. A large number are in two, three and four income families, yet struggle, even after all their extra jobs. They are like hamsters on an exercise wheel, never getting ahead. If You Had a Business That Could Help People and Yourself Escape the Hamster Wheel-How lucrative Would That Be For YOU?
"NETWORK MARKETING GIVES PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY WITH VERY LOW RISK AND VERY LOW FINANCIAL COMMITMENT, TO BUILD THEIR OWN INCOME-GENERATING ASSET AND ACQUIRE GREAT WEALTH" -Robert Kiyosaki, author Rich Dad,Poor Dad-
Now there is an opportunity for you to escape the "Hamster Wheel" and the rat race-and help other to do the same. In about 10 hours a week, you can build a lucrative Agel business from your spare home based office.
THE "PERFECT STORM" OF OPPORTUNITY...... One of the surefire ways to create great wealth is to put yourself in front of powerful, emerging trends. It really does pay to be in the right place at the right time. And right now there's a convergence of factors coming toghether to make Agel the "perfect storm" of opportunity. Here are some of the things happening right now that create a magic moment of time for you to profit:
.Corprate downsizings and layoffs, Government retirement plans bankrupt, New innovationsinthe way you get paid, Business accounting scandals, The "work at home" explosion, Acceptance and developmentof network marketing, Agel now being in launch mode around the world.
An Agel home-based business offers you some special rewards and incentives that can't be found anywhere else. Many Agel team members earn incomes that most people dream about. Some of the Agel team members earn far more than top corporate executives with less stress. Building Your Wealth through the Power of Network Marketing. When you join Agel, you are joining the fast-growning network marketing industry. In short, this business is the last bastion in the Free Enterprise System, where the average person can be rick.
Please call me at 303-646-6067 or go to my web-site www.AgelAmerica.net for more detailed information if you would like to Escape the Hamster Wheel and build wealth in this New Suspension Gel Technolohy within the Wellness Industry. The timing is right. Please call me at 303-646-6067, ask for Bob, and I will send you a FREE 33 minuite DVD that explains it all. No Obligation. It really does pay to be in the right place at the right time.

Bob Speaker
www.AgelAmerica.com

Seize The Window of Opportunity

2007-08-01T15:57:25Z

LOCK YOURSELF IN A LEGACY POSITION!

Seize the window of opportunity to position yourself on the "Ground Floor" with an exploding giant!! Have you ever wished you had the chance to join exactly the right company, at exactly the right time? The time when "Legacy" positions - (those distributorships that throw off large monthly bonus checks for life) - are created? Now it's your turn!

www.AgelAmerica.net

With Agel, a unique convergence of factors have come together right now to create the "Perfect Storm" of opportunity for those seeking the recognition, fulfillment and financial security of a spot at the top of a huge network marketing organization. NOW is the time to act, as Agel Enterprises launches around the globe. This is your chance to really live your dreams. If you have any questions remaining, please call my office at 303-646-5-6067 and ask for Bob Speaker to get the information you need to make a decision now. You will be joining some of the most savvy, bright and dynamic people in the business. You will have made an excellent choice to live your dreams, and help the people you care about to do the same.

Consider these factors:

> A milestone innovation in compensation plan design to create a culture that rewards recruitment and produces depth and duplication

> A scientific breakthrough that has created an entirely new multi-billion dollar product category

> A never-before-seen roster of multi-million-dollar producers, working together in pre-launch, to create the most powerful distributor training and support structure ever provided to the average distributor

> Venture capaital partners to provide rock-solid funding to ensure strong distributor support, long-term security, new product development and record breaking international expansion

> A corporate headquarter "Dream Team" of some of the most savvy, experienced, and successful management to ever launch a company

> Your chance to open your area, own the market, and create a Legacy Distributorship

> A chance to suppliment your income to help prevent those ups and downs as in commission payed industries such as Real Estate, Mortgage, etc.

YES, your dreams can come true by seizing the window of opportunity to positon yourself on the ground floor with AGEL. Please call me at (303) 517-7692 for additional information or any questions regarding this great opportunity. You Will Not Be Sorry!!

Thank You!

Bob Speaker

To Learn More Visit:

www.AgelAmerica.net

10475 East Park Meadows Avenue, Suite #550, Littleton, CO 80124 BobSpeaker@kw.com

An Industry Change

2007-07-27T09:07:28Z

The Agent's New Role as a Consultant

I recently attended a three day seminar in Denver and found it to be one of the BEST boosters in my career. "THE AGENT'S NEW ROLE AS A CONSULTANT," Thats the message of the 2007 Swanepoel TRENDS Report that, since its release in February, thousands of Brokers and Agents have used as a roadmap to reposition their businesses for the future.

"If Brokerages, Realtors and Raltor Associations are to remain relevant and effective, they must clearly understand the changing real estate environment and the new, evolving real estate business models," states Stefan Swanepoel, industry consultant and author of the report.

According to the report, real estate professionals WILL "certainly survive as the primary link between Americans and the American Dream," despite the industry's constant evolution. The advent of new models such as Zillow, Trulia, Redfin and many others are all contributing in different ways. As a result, real estate professionals will have to step up their "GAME"by improving their knowledge about Real Estate, the neighborhood and technology, as well change their mindset from a "Salesperson" to that of a "Consultative, interpretive and negotiating lifestyle facilitator.

"Clever Brokers and Agents will objectively research every market and model,every nook and cranny, every book and every course - searching for that one idea that will spark a new strategy, idea or method that will lead to more effective customer service." Swanepoel says.

"Never has the industry experienced so much change." he states. "What was importnat last year, or last month for that matter, will in all probably not be relevant tomorrow. Those that understand that and are able to pull their team of Agents together are the ones that will benefit their clients the most.

We at BENCHMARK PROPERTY ADVISORS, affiliate of Keller Williams Real Estate, LLC has understood and praticed this message and way of business for many years. Our seasoned clients, First Time Home Buyers, Investors, Baby Boomers and more have experienced this "Consultative, Interpretive and Negotiating Lifestyle Facilitator and have experienced the American Dream. If you are looking for guidence, consultation, 1031 information, negotiators or just have any Real Estate question please call us at 303-350-1781 or email us at BobSpeaker@KW.com You may also go to our web site to vew properties within your search criteria by go to www.RockyMtnMLS.com and give yourself a personal protected password. In the meantime, GOOD SHOPING and we hope to hear from you soon.

Benchmark Property Advisors

BobSpeaker@kw.com

2007-06-25T10:17:49Z

When it comes to your Real Estate Business, Take some time to consider your options!

More than 73,000 Real Estate Professionals across North America are Keller Williams Realty Agents. Find out why more than 42,000 Aents Joined the Keller Williams Realty family last year alone.

> Agent Masterminding

> Agent Leadership Council

>Profit Share

>Keller Williams University

Make 2007 The Year You CHANGE YOUR LIFE,

BobSpeaker@KW.com for more information OR call (303)350-1781

A Complete Guide to the Home Buying Process!

2007-05-16T13:11:26Z

WELCOME! If you are about to embark on the exciting journey of finding your ideal home, you have come to the right place. Whether it is your first home or your tenth home, a retirement home, or an investment property, we at BENCHMARK PROPERTY ADVISORS, an affilate of Keller Williams Real Estate, LLC, can help you find the ideal home without any hassle. We are devoted to using our expertise and the full resources of our Office to achieve these reuslts!!
Purchasing a home is a very important decision and a big step in your life. We are prepaired to guide you through every phase of the HOME-BUYING process. Simply call my office at (303) 350-1781 and ask for your FREE Home Buying Guide. This FREE colored 52 page booklet will address issues such as: How Much Can You Afford?, The Loan Application Checklist, Home Search Criteria, Service Providers, Home Warranty Protection, What Happens at Closing, Making an Offer, What Every Buyer Should Know Before Purchasing, The Buying Agreement, Why You Need a Realtor, And Much More.
AGAIN, simply call our office at (303)350-1781 and ask for Bob Speaker for your free Home Buying Guide an go to www.RockyMtnMLS.com and set your property search criteria to help find your ideal home. You can also e-mail me at BobSpeaker@kw.com with any real estate questions you may have.

Beat Other Home Shoppers & Find Your Home Faster

2007-05-16T12:43:46Z

Be the first to see new properties as they come on the market. With your personalized access to the Denver Metro Multiple Listing System (MLS), you can be the first to see new properties as gthey become available online. Simply go to www.RockyMtnMLS.com and give yourself a personal protected password, set your property search criteria and start shopping 24/7. You will receive Qucik Alert e-mails detailing new listings that meet your profile, price reductions, new photos, location, maps, sub-divisions, neighborhood demographics and much more. OR simply feel free to call me at (303) 517-7692 and ask for Bob Speaker and I will help activate you today and then open the door to the most innovative online home shopping experience available to find that special home you are looking for.
This Learning Tool is FREE without any obligation. Simply allow us at Benchmark Property Advisors, and affiliate of Keller Williams Real Estate, LLC., to earn your business. This online, password-protected tool is a GREAT solution for your home shopping needs - and it's completely customized to fit your price range, neighborhood, or any real estate need you have. AGAIN, please call our office at (303)350-1781 ask for Bob Speaker or simply go to www.RockyMtnMLS.com

SELLING A HOME?

2007-04-24T12:10:47Z

SELLING A HOME IN COLORADO??

In todays fast paced digital age it's importnat to hire Real Estate Brokerage that can address modern marketing practices. Virtual Tours, Personal Websites, Buyers Home Warranties, Magazine & Newspaper Advertising, Direct Mailers, Flyers, "Neighborhood Information Book" Book, Pre-Quaification, exposure on both National and Local Real Estate portals are critical for the successful sale of your home AND YES, our unique "Real Estate Today" Radio Show to promote your property to 1000's of people at a time. Some other unique marketing aspects our company, BENCHMARK PROPERTY ADVISORS GROUP, will assist you in marketing your home are:

a) In House Mortgage Company - Cherry Creek Mortgage

b) Our Approved Vendor Concierge Service

c) Keller Williams Relocaton System Throughout the Nation

d) List of Buyers and Prospects on our "Web Site" www.RockyMtnMLS

e) 800# call capture system and lead contact

f) Custom CD ROM identifying your home and surrounding neighborhood

g) Full Advertising/Marketing Plan

h) Home Staging

i) Pre-Title Commitment

j) "Neighborhood Information Book" identifying your homes positive features, school System, Places of Worship, Community Activities, HOA Information, Local Businesses, Community Covenants, Location Map.

k) Active Communication

l) Full Color Flyers and CD with Multiple Picture to Heighten Interest in YOUR Property

BENCHMARK PROPERTY ADVISORS GROUP, affilitated with Keller Williams Real Estate, LLC. has proven high ranking exposure on multiple websites driven by international search engines. We at Benchmark Properties get virtual and real traffic to your property so you can get on to your next stop, on time with no hassle.

When it's time to sell your home, it's imprtant to select a Brokerge Company tht will provide a HIGH Level of service and BENCHMARK PROPETY ADVISORS does just that. We GUARANTY OUR SERVICE, as your satisfaction is our concern.

To set an appointment or request a FREE Market Analysis on your home please call us at 303-350-1781. OR you may email us at Bobspeaker@kw.com and request more information. We would be glad to send you additional information regarding your Real Estate needs. If you would like to review our company and/or our Realtors education, please click onto our Web Site www.RockyMtnMLS aAGAIN, Always feel free to call us at 303-350-1781

MOVING TO DENVER OR SURROUNDING AREA?

2007-04-24T10:12:28Z

There are MANY communities making up the Denver and surrounding counties. Finding one that best meets your needs can be a challenge, especially when you are coming from outside of Colorado. BENCHMARK PROPERTY ADVISORS, affiliated with Keller Williams Real Estate, LLC, Realtors will help you understand ALL your options. Our Realtors can help you understand how the Colorado housing works, we will provide you with insights into local School districts, Transportation, Driving times to your employment, Amenities, Places of Worship, Goumet Resturants and anything else you feel as important issues. Information to make an infomrmaed move is necessary, that is why BENCHMARK PROPERTY ADVISORS, Realtors are #1 in Relocation to the Denver market and surrounding areas. We live here, we know the territory!

As a Buyer coming to Colorado, you can go to our web site www.RockyMtnMLS and give yourself a personal password, set your search criteria, give your contact information and start shopping. We, as the #1 Relocation office, will meet you once you are ready to be shown homes. Your home search is important, it's not a task to be taken lightly. It's important to find an Agent who can work with you by listening to your needs and going the extra mile to find your next home. Our Agents at BENCHMARK PROPERTY ADVISORS can be matched to you, based on their area of expertise.

Working with local professionals has its advantage, we can arrange for movers, cleaning people, locksmiths, plumbers, painter, handyman and whatever service you feel you might need from our list of Pre-Approved venders. We work with these vendors frequently and certainly would love to help you with these unfamiliar details. AGAIN, click onto www.RockyMtnMLS and start shopping. If you should have any questions, Always feel free to call me at 303-350-1781 anytime. We look forward working with you and finding the Dream Home.

RELOCATING TO DENVER?

2007-04-24T09:51:35Z

Planning to PURCHASE a home??

If you are planning to purchase your home when you move to Denver, you will be pleased to know we at BENCHMARCH PROPERTY ADVISORS, affiliate of Keller Williams Real Estate, LLC can assist you as Buyer Agents, representing your BEST interest in the purchase and negotiation process. But before we jump to that, let's get to know each other. We at BENCHMARK PROPERTY ADVISORS want to hear about your needs so we can properly help you. We have a strong commitment to helping you have a smooth transaction wheather you are buying or selling Colorado real estate.

To find your home we use specific Realtor tools. In the Denver metro and surrounding areas, this tool is Metrolist, the local MLS service that covers the ALL of the seven county Denver areas and mcuh of the State of Colorado. As a Buyer, go to www.RockyMtnMLS once you know th eelements you would like in a home. Enter your personal protected password, your search criteria, name, address and contact information and start receiving ALL the properties fitting your criteria.

Using the MLS system is easy, when you are familiar with the neighborhoods and know the territory. If you are not familar with the areas, this tool is a learning tool as it will teach you about pricing, areas, locations, trends, sub-areas, cities and much more in what you would like in a home. If you are unsure of what areas is best to start looking, please call me at 303-350-1781 and I will suggest areas based on your criteria.

When you find a home you like on the web site, please contact us, so we can show it to you and also suggest choosing a lender for pre- qualification.

We at BENCHMARK PROPERTY ADVISORS keep track of all neighborhoods statistics to help you understand the real estate market. Again, click onto www.RockyMtnMLS to start shopping for your Dream Home you've been looking for.

Carving Out a Niche in Your Marketplace

2007-04-11T13:48:14Z

Last Tuesday, I attended our weekly Keller Williams/ Benchmark Property Advisors Sales Meeting regarding our Market Plan and Stategies in going forward within our market. In the 7 years in the real estate marketplace, I have noticed that successful real estate professionals have defined their niche in the market. My partner Bruce is no different. He has a clear picture of whom we are marketing to and what message we relay to our customers and keeps us focused. He has experience in the investing market, fix & flip opportunities, commercial property sales and has tremendous knowledge in 1031 Exchanges. This is his passion and is extremely important in todays competitive market place. This is not to say we do not focus on two, three or even four niches in the market. I noticed that some agents and real estate teams waste their marketing dollars on advertising and activities which are not specifically targeted to their niche.

In listening to my partner Bruce in the sales meeting and over the years, the first thing I can say is "do not fear creating a niche for yourself in the market". Benchmark Property Advisors/Keller Williams Real Estate, LLC has focused doing this for many years and have been very succesfull. Many Agents/Teams think that this will narrow their sales volume and clients, BUT on the contrary, they see an increase in volume because they are establishing themsleves as a leader in that category. (we do)

Being unique in the marketplace today is imperative for a real estate professional. With so much competition for the same Sellers and Buyers, our goal is to carve out a niche or TWO and market ourselves crazy - BUT in an intentional, targeted way. This should be your goal as well. Not just in real estate but life in general.

During a listing presentation, do you always dread the question, "So, why should we hire you instead of another agent? What can you offer us that your colleagues can't? Personally, I look forward to those questions. Simple because WE ARE FOCUSED on our clients needs. A well defined niche will help answer these questions and will impress potential clients.

Like Burce, the key to being unique and successful is to assess yourself and determine in what areas of life you are most interested. Bruce of course in interested in Investment properties for our clients, 1031 Exchange programs to help our clients on taxes gains, Fix & Flip opportunities, and ways our clients can "Create Wealth Through Real Estate". I ask myself all the time "What do our clients have in common?" We get to know what is important to our clients and provide it to them, often. This leads to more referrals within our niche and helps establish us as a leader.

Benchmark Property Advisors does a great deal of research in our marketing communities. We talk to the public, attend and hold community seminars and activities, host a Real Estate Today Radio Show every Saturday and give surveys and needed market information. This helps us carve out and maintain our niche. Do you like horse back riding on the weekends? My wife and I do. A good niche for me has been to establish myself as the real estate espert for sales on horse property. Bruce hates horses. Therefore, my niche in Benchmark Property Advisors is knowledge in Wells, Septic issues, Soil Problems, Leach Feld Issues, Toxic Grasses, Meth Issues, etc.

On the other hand, my other partner, James, has a passion niche in Suberban Living and First Time Home Buyers. He has extensive knowledge in available State and County Grants, Money available for First Time Buyers, Mortgage Programs, High End Home marketing, Hi Tech Web marketing, Teaching County Partnership Programs, and much more.

ANYWAY, while I was sitting in our Sales Meeting my mind was wondering how diversified our team Benchmark Property Advisors really is and how proud that we all use each others assests for the best interest of OUR clients. We are a success and will always help those who have any real estate needs and/or have any real estate questions. Always feel free to call us at 303-350-1781 with your real estate needs. If you find more than one niche that you are interested in life, It's OK. You, as us in Benchmark Properties Advisors, can have more than one but remember to have a passion for each. We do and are successfully able to market ourselves in all of them and cover all the needs that our clients are wanting.

Renters WILL Dig Deeper in 2007

2007-04-07T09:19:01Z

For the last few years, apartment complex owners and landlords have not been able to increase rents due to the fact the interest rates were at an all time low and tenants were moving our in droves, buying their first home.

Let's talk about the law of supply and demand: Because landlords were losing money, a substantial number of complexes have been converted to condo's, so the availability of apartments to rent is at an all time low.

Projected rent increases of 5% to 14% may just be the ticket to help more homes to sell to apartment dwellers this year (2007).

For more information on how to purchase your first home, receive FREE Grants offered, participate in various county 1st Time Home Owner Parnership Programs and much more please read my Blog on money available and the needed criteria. OR please call my office at Keller Williams Real Estate, LLC/BENCHMARK PROPERTY ADVISORS at (303) 350-1781. If you would like to view homes on the Multiple Listing System (MLS), please visit the web site www.RockyMtnMLS.com and give yourself a personal protected password and set YOUR propety search criteria. Remember, you can change your criteria anytime, save property to your notebook, review photo's, location, map, tax information, room sizes and much more. Always feel free to call me at (303-350-1781 should you have any questions or would like to be shown property.

DENVER BOND PROGRAM, 5.98% w/4%GRANT

2007-04-03T15:27:25Z

The Denver Mayors Council has offered this outstanding program for First Time Home Buyers in the Denver and the following Cities:

City and County of Denver, As well as, Arvads, Aurora, Brighton, Bennent, Broomfield, Centennial, Erie, Edgewater, Greenwood Village, Lakewood, Littleton, Louisville, Northglenn, Sheridan and Westminster.

Borrowers cannot have owned a home in the last three years.

INCOME: Families of 2 or fewer: $71,700

Families of 3 or more: $82,455

For additional information and details or to arrange property showing and/or mortgage plans, please call me on my direct line 303-350-1781.

KILL THE DEER-IN-THE-HEADLIGHTS

2007-03-21T17:09:23Z

Attituede and Objections

It is amazing how an objection raised in the sales process can make most Agents look like a deer in the headlights: They get that blank look of disbelief that you see just before the front grill of your car connects with deerskin at full speed. If the deer manages to move at all, he or she does it at the last split second before fatal impact, leaving you to experience heart pounding adrenaline for the next 30 minutes. Many Salespersons (Agents) treat objections the same way that a deer treats oncoming traffic. They are frozen in terror and move only at the last second.

Often, Agents will view an objection as a big wall between them and the sales.........a wall so tall that they can see no way aroung, over, under or through. But objections are really like a two-to-three-foot herdals. There are, in fact, many ways over it; or you can walk down its length and find the gate. An unskilled salesperson fears hearing an objection, but a great salesperson views objections as opportunities.

Your mental approach to an objection will determine your success or failure. Most Agents dread hearing an objection, but most objections result from one of two situations. ONE is the Seller or Buyer has legitimate concerns regarding the property and/or your skills to sell the home. SECONDLY, you did not convey the confidence that you are the person for the Seller to hire for the sale of his home. You did not make a convincing enough presentation for the Buyer to purchase the home you showed. The Clients' desire to work with you is a natural ending to a good presentation. There are really only about 10-25 possible objections in the selling process within your market place. The question is why haven't you learned them during your process of presentations? Why haven't you learned all of them? Again, depending on your market place and situations, if you wrote them all down and practiced them for half and hour a day for the next six months, you would know them automatically. You would be prepared for any situation in selling. There are approximately about 5-15 most common objections that will stop uprepared Agents in their tacks 90% of the time. How difficult would it be to learn just 10 in the next two months?

With the influx of non-sales persons coming into this industry, it must be realized this is and/or will be my livelyhood. LEARN IT. The problem is we do not regularly practice countering objections in Real Estate. The Denver Broncos spend six to eight hours a day practicing football. The players and coaches spend a couple more hours a day reviewing film and studying theri playbooks during a two month span in spring training, then they play four practice games in pre-season to prepare for the REAL NFL season. They will spend 40 to 60 more times practicing and preparing for the game than actually playing the game. How skilled in sales would you be if you adoped that regiment? you would become unstoppable.

Your attitude and mental approach to objections will determine your success level. DO NO RELINQUISH CONTROL OF YOUR MIND T O YOUR CLIENT. Practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice being successful.

We at BENCHMARK PROPERTY ADVISORS, affiliated with Keller Williams Real Estate, do this on a daily bases. Our group identifies and uses each others assets which helps makes us run our team like a well oiled machine. We are always looking for talent that has this atribute to be successful. Be honest with yourself and others you have contact with.

Rags to Riches Opportunities

2007-03-12T12:37:43Z

They say that with a career in Real Estate "the sky is the limit." This dream still remains a stong draw for those desiring to enter the wonderful world of Real Estate Sales. The final two top 10 finalists for the Grand Prize Grant of $70,000 in real estate education products, service, education and mentoring contributed by benevolent companies desiring to help rookie agents make a success of their new career in real estate. By becoming Top 10 finalists, both are guaranteed grants of $7,000 regardless of whethe or not they become the Grand Prize Winner.

Real Estate Apprentice Grant Finalist #9, Nayeli Garcia-Selvaraj, was welcoomed into this world by cockroaches in an apartment on the "bad" side of town. Her Parents were poor immigrants who spoke no English, and her father was a house painter who struggled financially. She helped her father during the summers with his house painting service and learned the valuable lessons of perseverance and entrepreneurship. Today, because of her background, Nayeli has a passionate desire to help low-income families, first time home buyers and limited-English families become homeowners. She became a first generation college graduate who earned a B.S. degree in Psyc;hology (summa cum laude) and a M.Ed. in School Counseling (summa cum laude) from the University of Maryland, College Park. If that is not enouogh, she also graduated as valedictorian.

Finalist #10, Nina Chen, was born and raised in the Greater Philadelphia area and has a similar story. Her father is elderly, he mother has polio and is paralyzed from the waist down, and they were a very low-income family that at one point were supported by welfare.

After graduating from college with a Bachelor of Tine Arts degree in Ceramics from Pennsylvania State University, Chen joined Shirley Hsi at ReMax Centre Realty and is currently working as a Buyers Agent. In less than two months in the business, she had one listing and two closed transactions.

Both Nayeli Garcia-Selvaraj and Nina Chen exxemplify the character, perseverance, fortitude, and courage that the Real Estate Apprentice Foundation is looking for. This does not mean that the only people with rags to riches stories receive grants. However, the Foundation is always looking for people who have spirit, the right attitued, a determination to succeed and integrity. This is one reason that we at Benchmark property advisors, and affiliate of Keller Williams Real Estate, are ALWAYS looking for those who demonstrate the right attitued, integrity and waht to succeed in a Career in Real Estate.

Access to the Denver & Front Range "MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE" MLS

2007-03-09T13:20:54Z

To Help better with your property search within the Denver, Colorado Springs and Front Range areas, please visit my web site http://www.bobspeakerhomes.com/ to view ALL the new listings from ALL companies 24/7. You would be able to see pictures, prices, details, addresses, location, maps and much more. You will be able to receive daily e-mail updates on listings that fit your personal property search criteria. You will also be able to view your favorite listings, update your search criteria, add to your Note Book, edit your information, save note on each property, e-mail for a showing, and ask for additional information and/or photo's. Give yourself a personal protected password and simply click on Property Search to set your search criteria.

If you should have any questions regarding a Relocation from and/or to another state or a move across town, please call me at 303-350-1781 or my direct line at 303-517-7692, as we have offices and Certified Relocation Specilaist throughout the Nation. I will gladly assist you with any real estate issue and offer you a FREE Market Analysis of your home. You may also e-mail me at BobSpeaker@kw.com

Is Your Computer Ready for Daylight Savings?????

2007-03-09T11:34:09Z

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS (DST)

Beginning Sunday, March 11, 2007, daylight saving time (DST) will be extended in the United States. This is three weeks earlier than usual, and it will end on November 4, 2007, which is one week later than usual. This results in a new DST period that is four weeks longer than in previous years. Unless certain updates are period that is four weeks longer than in previous years. Unless certain updates are applied to your computer, the time zone settings for your computer's system clock may be incorrect during this four-week period. In particular, you must make sure that both your Windows opertating system and your calendar programs are updated.

Real Estate Career Opportunities

2007-03-09T11:15:05Z

Real Estate Career Opportunities

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With more than 57,000 agents and 549 franchised Market Centers in 45 states and provinces, Keller Williams Realty International is now Americas's fith-largest and fastest growing residential real estate company (as reported in the August 2005 issue of Realtor Magazine). Keller Williams Realty franchised the Colorado Region in 1993 and has succeeded by creating a unique agent-focused model that builds partnerships between agents and local ownership through participation in a life-long, profit sharing program. In2005, Keller Williams Colorado Market Centers profit shared more than$1.56 MILLION.
Keller Williams has 24 locations in Colorado with more than 3,000 Agents. In 2005, these agents achieved more than $3.6 BILLION in sales volume. To learn more about Keller Williams, call Park Meadows/Douglas County Market Center Team Leader of BENCHMARK PROPERTY ADVISORS Bob Speaker at 303-350-1781 or e-mail me at BobSpeaker@kw.com
We are proud to be affiliated with the Douglas County First Time Home Buyers Partership and other partnership programs. BENCHMARK PROPERTY ADVISORS, affiliated with Keller Williams Real Estate is also proud to be affiliated with Cherry Creek Mortgage.
We are always looking for talent to take our company to the next level. If you thin you have what it takes to be an associate to Keller Williams, please contact me (Bob Speaker) at 303-350-1781 or my direct line at 303-517-7692.