Second Second Chance Saturday: Week 248

"Sometimes you deserve a second chance, not because you weren't fabulous the first time but because the timing and circumstances weren't quite right. You just got overlooked."
-Carol Williams 

Are Successful People Lucky?
By: Lou Ludwig
"As I see it..."

Moving To Tennessee For Dummies - Compare Your State
By: LEONORA PRINCE CCIM 
Compare: "Where you currently are now, to life in Tennessee."
Note: I really like the premise of this post including the good and the not-so-good.

Stamp Increase To Go Into Effect July 10th 
By: Joan Cox 
"Stamp rates are increasing .02 from .58 to .60, but if you print stamps from Stamps.com, check to see what your discount will be."  

Friday's Food For Thought - Finding a Mentor 
By: Aura Alex 
"There are a thousand other pitfalls you can blindly stumble into, and you won't learn about any of them in school."  

Home Warranty Scam Alert
By: June Piper-Brandon 
"Homeowners, be careful.  It's not just car warranties now, it's also home warranties.  Always check with your Realtor or your lender to be sure the letter is legitimate."

Is Spray & Pray Your Marketing Plan?
By: Leanne Smith 
"TAKE ACTION by working ON your small business to determine your average client value and then determine what marketing actions are delivering what results.  Increase the effective actions and decrease those that do not deliver a positive return on your investment." 

Real Estate Tips For Beginners
By: Realtyna Inc 
" In this article, we will discuss a few tips on how new real estate agents can build a successful brand."  


Double Feature: 
Your Personal GPS 
By: Grant Schneider
"A great leader shares the vision and the values along with the goals and objectives. The leader holds the team accountable for results. But the team knows that in deciding on the right action they must always Do the Right Thing.”   

Outside Feature:    
Here's How Much a New Home Cost the Year You Were Born
Published at: GoBankingRates.com
"Median sales prices for each year were sourced from Census.gov, and prices were adjusted for inflation in 2017 dollars using the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ consumer price index inflation calculator to provide a more accurate comparison."
Note: This article only goes back to 1963 but still very interesting.


Don't miss this upcoming Zoom meeting   
May 31st - Group Discussion (20-minute segments)
* How are you dealing with the inventory shortage? - Practicing agents
* What are the lending challenges with rising interest rates? - Lenders
* What is your biggest challenge in retirement? - Retired members

June 7th - The American Dream
Jeff Masich-Scottsdale AZ Associate Broker,MBA,GRI 

June 14th - Open

June 21st -  Topic TBA
Jim Paulson 

June 28th - Why I live in Utah & Wisconsin (Eileen Burns, Moderator)
With Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can! & Bob Crane 


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Here is the ongoing link to each Zoom meeting
11:00 a.m.    Pacific (Remember Arizona is the same as Pacific time now)
12:00 p.m.    Mountain
  1:00 p.m.    Central
  2:00 p.m.    Eastern

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Be sure not to miss these ActiveRain weekly series:

Kathy Streib's - Posts Just For You This Week at ActiveRain.  (Published every Sunday) 

Bill Spears - Ask An Ambassador (Published every Tuesday)

Debb Janes -  YouTube Thursdays   

Hannah Williams - Philadelphia Steals and Deals (Published each Friday)

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