“Help Someone – Be Awesome!” is the Windermere (Moreland) Way

For your Blog:

What DOES go into the cost of new construction? – These are national stats, as I’m thinking you’re not finding a lot for 18% of the sales price here in PDX. Fun to see the breakdown, though.  http://goo.gl/N5uqGm

Anyone else have the problem of ‘over thinking’?   Geez it can tick you off at 2 am! Here are 5 ways to stop.  https://goo.gl/pB63td

Awesome Southwest Washington and Portland Market Update –  Keeping you in the know! http://goo.gl/urE95t  

Listings:

Candace – live 11/19. Lake Oswego Condo. 1500sqft. 2bd/2ba. $620,000

Linda – Hillsboro Condo. 3bd/2ba. Corner unit, yard, garage. <$300,000
Dana – coming in January! Premier listing. 5000sqft. $1.2-$1,300,000

Needs and Wants:

Peggy  – Funny YouTube videos

Robin – Sellwood <$650,000

Reuben – SW. 3bd/2ba. $400,000

               -Eastside past 205 <$230,000

Joylene – Woodstock $250,000

               -Milwaukie 3bd/2ba  $320,000

               -Milwaukie upper $200,000s

               -Eastmoreland main level living. Cash buyer

Branch Stuff:                 

·        American Home Shield completed seven repairs in our clients’ homes last week and paid $1883 in claims.  Three repairs were plumbing, two were appliances and one each were heating and electrical.

·        Upcoming Legal Real Estate Holidays –November 26, December 25, January 1.

·        Remember it’s going to be 2-0-1-6. We’ve had a couple of docs that state a 1-2015 closing.

·        Sellwood bridge is going to suck today from 9-4. Drive accordingly. ATTACHED

·        Tech Time with Doug is TOMORROW – RSVP as we have several of y’all signed up already.

·        It’s HOLIDAY TIME!

o   12-3 Stellar Holiday Party! J It really sounds like it’s going to be fun. Do RSVP to Elisha! J

o   12-10 Moreland’s ‘even less demure’ party at Mike’s. Stay tuned for details.

Education Opportunities       

·        11/17 – Moxi Works @ WEC                                                  1-3                        Details here               Free

·        11/18 – Marketing and Tech     @ WEC                               9 – 4                      Details here               Free

·        11/18 – What’s in/What’s out in 1031s   @ MO               9-10                     1 CE                      Free

·        12/3     LARRC  @ WEC                                                             9-12                     Register Here               $25

·        12/9 Business Planning – Connect the Dots @ WEC       10-12                   Register Here               $20

·        12/9  Video the next best thing to being there @ WEC 1-3                        Register Here               $20

Consistent Connections:  Simple 2/2/2 content connection plan per week 2 Passion / 2 Personality / 2 Business

·        Share the Warmth – Nov 2 to Dec 18 – Social Media, Postcards, email formats all available.

·        It’s Business Planning time! (Que applause) Question – what’s the difference between a database and a list?
Transaction Master: “Dealing with the ego of the coop agent is often the hardest part of a transaction”

·        Agency – or lack thereof, on Lennar, DR Horton sales contracts. What to do about it. ATTACHED

·        Now its official – How to handle electronic signatures on your promissory notes. (Giddy yet?) ATTACHED

·        Nifty ‘Decision Flow Chart’ to determine how clients can proceed – or not with seller financing. ATTACHED

·        Oregon Alarm Requirements – This is NOT required, but it could come in handy for those times when a client or coop doesn’t know the law. ATTACHED

·        Seller Advisory if Landlords – with the confusing 90 day notice, we added some verbiage ATTACHED

Business Savvy:           

·        Market Action – what are YOUR talking points? What does it mean to sellers? To buyers? ATTACHED

·        Resource Room computers – Files on them DON’T pass the state’s confidentiality test at all.