2) if so, who's on the board - anyone (agents, associate brokers, broker owners) or only broker owners and designated brokers
3) how are decisions made, all members vote or board of directors decide
I am on a board committee that is responsible for seeing that the MLS is in compliance with the National and State guidelines. A number of members of one specific MLS have concerns with how the group is functioning and I am trying to address these concerns to the everyone to help the group work better together.
Thank you ahead of time for taking the time to respond to this request.
Most marriages are made up of a saver and a spender. I am a spender, Ronnie - my husband is a saver. Together we usually make an awesome team, I find properties, see the potential, scribble up a plan and budget and then run it by Mr. Number Cruncher. He brings me back to reality sometimes and then sometimes I get his head in the clouds with mine. Below is a link to a 2 part article to help out with those who are married to their opposite. I have also included a link to a great website I have been checking out on money.
DO you live in a rural area, that isn't served by a community waste treatment system? If so, you may qualify for some help with the new Iowa septic system ruling. This ruling goes into action July 1, 2009 and will apply to many households in Iowa.
Above is a copy of the ruling, below is a link to an assistance program to check into if you need it. In the area I serve (Storm Lake and Alta, Iowa) north west Iowa the cost for a new septic system runs from $8,000 - $15,000.
If you think you will need help with this cost, especially if you plan to sell your home within the next 1-5 years don't wait, with the economy and a lot of cuts coming it is difficult to know how long this program will be in place.
Check out this article, it is very important to everyone, most of the readers on Active Rain will be impacted by this hidden tax that will have to be paid. Put it aside now so you aren't caught unprepared tax time next year.
I continue to be appalled at the Obama blunders in the financial area, you don't have to be an economist to see there is a Whole Lot of Spin on most of what comes out of this man whose goal seems to be outright socialism.
For evil to succeed all it takes is one good man/woman to remain silent are you that one good man or woman?
WOW! I like this, I have an investor interested in the perfect property to use these tools on to show it at it's maximum potential. I have been struggling with a CAD program that is like learning Martian. Thank you :)
Whether you specialize in new home sales, have a vacant home for sale or just have a customer who doesn't see the possibilities offered by a home, it is often necessary to assist the customer by showing them the possibilities and unlocking the potential contained in a home to fully meet their needs and desires. Often, a customer has difficulty working off of flat two dimensional floor plans to visualize changes.
The following programs can be effectively used to assist with modifications to builder floor plans, landscaping designs to create outdoor spaces, making selections to visualize room color schemes, etc. For years, new home sales representatives have relied simply on graph paper to show the client how different layouts would work. Now, there are four easy to use websites that can be used to simplify the process:
SmallBluePrinter is a simple interactive program that can be used for basic home designs. It has a module that is geared to landscape design and is helpful in assisting buyers to visualize how to improve the landscaping or plant the new garden at their new home.
Floorplanner is a simple interactive program tha allows you to draw a floor plan. You start by creating the floor plan setting the general room dimensions, location of walls, and adding windows and doors. After establishing the general floor plan, you can add some finishes like floor coverings and color. Finally, you can drag and drop furniture, rugs and other home furnishings. However, the furniture selection is limited. View in two or three dimensions.
SeeMyDesign is geared towards interior design. It allows you to combine things like wall colors, window treatments, flooring and furniture to see option for various color combinations. It is good for assisting in making color selections. However, the site is limited by the available options which is limited to their family room photograph and limited options for wall color, furniture, window treatments and floor covering.
Mydeco is a web-based room planner that lets you recreate your room and furnish it in a two dimension and three dimension environment - similar to FloorPlanner. This site allows you the greatest latitude of all the aforementioned sites to design your room in terms of the furniture, lighting and accessory options. In addition to the floor plan design program, you can also upload photographs and place furniture into the photographs to see how your furniture placement would look in the actual home.
These sites will never replace trained architects and draftsmen in developing floor plans, renderings, etc. However, if you need basic floorplans to facilitate a sale or selections, these sites offer a good starting point.
Interested in purchasing or selling a condominium or loft in St. Louis? Contact Ryan Shaughnessy at PREA Signature Realty at 314-971-4381 or by e-mail to Ryan@PREASignatureRealty.com.
I am very particular about the pictures that represent the property, just ask any of my Sellers. It is really your 1st shot at a Buyer, so your online presentation needs to be really good.
When i take on a listing, i belive that the mls system is our most powerful tool. I would also like to say that the picure on the mls is the first thing that customer and agents look at. In most cases if there is not a picture the listing will not even get looked at. Below i have listed a few things about listing pictures that i do.
1. Do not submit a listing without a photo. This is something that i cant personally belive that agents do.
2. Post multiple photos. It doesnt take too long to snap a few photos while your already walking a house. Please tell me that you are walking your listings.
3. Edit your photos. It only take an extra minute to run your photos through Publisher or any number of other photo programs.
4. Take some spring time photos. If the pictures of your listing has something covered in snow please take a new photo. This also applies to new construction photos, when the house is complete, take a fresh photo.
5. Clean up your photos. If there is a trash can in the photo, move it before you take a picture. If your taking your main picture and there is a window unit a/c, see if you can get it moved. There are lots of these examples but just use common sense. Make sure you have homeowner permission before moving anything.
6. Take neighborhood photos. With lots of developments there are great views, or amenities that would be great to show as part of your package. Not too many agents do this, so you can set yourself apart.
These are just a few ideas, but the point is pictures are a valuable resource so dont ignore it. You owe it to your lising and to yourself! Thanks for reading.
If you do remodeling, or are a property investor who has remodeled properties this link is very important. Book mark it and keep current, be sure you know where your materials come from. I have always thought it important to buy American and now more than ever. I am particular with where my food is grown and I am now much more cautious of where the materials we use come from. I will keep you posted on this but get the facts before you buy anymore drywall and check what you have already installed.
If you live in a home built after 2001 and are experiencing health prolems follow the advice in this article and get checked out.
I just got my Postlets account setup, it took several weeks. Problems with account and password and finally had to ask the site to reset the password so I could get setup. Was it worth it; yes indeed! Check out this one http://www.postlets.com/res/2047615.
I knew you'd love it, get yours too, it is free and great advertising for just a little work :)
This is a little more work but well worth it too, not free and more work but again well worth it!
This one is a looker! I received it today from the sheriffs office. The address is 116 West 6th Street, picture below, it is a split foyer and located very close to the old middle school. ted
Go to my website www.GeorgiaWeaver.comto print off a copy of the notice and the details. The judgement amount and noted fees on this one are less than its assessed value. Assessed values are not always fair market value (depends on the market) and it is very hard to tell what it looks like on the outside so be careful if you think you are interested. Do your due diligence both at the property and in the court house records. Remember foreclosures can have a lot of hidden problems that will cost a lot to remedy.
Quick note to all my readers and all the Storm Lake and Alta, Iowa locals. I have had a very busy week showing properties, attending a closing for a great couple from Colorado - Stacey and Alan Schlechten, negotiating a commercial building purchase, analyzing a couple of income properties for an investor and finished it up having great fun helping mud the drywall in the new basement of a wonderful couple of friends - Brad and Cindy Pedersen with a bunch of other friends - John Hase, Joyce Rydstrom, Matt Younie, Gary Launderville, Ronnie (you know my husband), sorry if I missed anyone.
Soon, many of you will receive my new real estate newsletter, "Your Home Newsletter", yeah I know not too original but it gets to the point, kind of like me.
One thing to keep in mind all you newly weds, college graduates, mid 20's, late 20's, you get the point, if you have been thinking about buying or selling a property now is the time. Interest rates are rock bottom, many below 5% and on top of that if you are a first time home buyer you may qualify for up to $8,000 in tax credit! Call me, let me help you get into that home you've been longing for - we have a lot of great new homes on the market and new coming on everyday. OK, I'm beat, it's snowing sideways and it's forecast to snow 6-10 inches and we have a real blizzard warning till 1 tomorrow afternoon, I'm packing it in for the night.
Storm Lake and Alta Iowa real estate, homes for sale, Buyers info, free reports, Sellers Info, Property Staging Assistance and Tips, financing, articles, local pictures, humor, marketing tips, market reports, tips on saving money and more from Georgia A. Weaver BS Ed, CRS, GRI, AHS - Broker Associate
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