I was shocked the other day when my friend Molly whose
a very successful Realtor here in Boca called me almost in
tears about how her broker was “legally screwing” her out
of almost $2,000,000 in potential sales… “if she left for
another brokerage”

Have you thought what happens to your listings and
reputation when you make a switch?

The truth is at some point in your real estate career you’ll
desire to switch to a new firm BUT if you’re unaware of
the “proper steps in the proper order” to take.

Like Molly you could be leaving a significant amount of
money on the table or be held hostage for months by your
current broker or even worse, your name gets dragged
through the mud during the cross fire of conjecture.

This bugged me.

So I looked for some “bug killer” and found Kelle Sparta,
a long time real estate agent, trainer, and national speaker
who is going to share her headline presentation…

“How to Avoid Loosing $20,000 when Switching Brokerages”

If you’ve been thinking about switching, this 60 min. teleclass
on Wednesday at Noon EST will give you the ammo to charge
forward. And even if moving isn’t on your radar, this is an
opportunity to get a really cheap “Insurance  Policy” to protect
your future assets.

http://goodmorningrealestate.com/live/switching-brokerages

This call is f-r-e-e to members of my Breaking Grounds webinar
training or $50 to non members. I’ll be recording it so if you can’t
make it, no problem, you’ll get an email from me when it’s ready
to download.

To just register for Wednesday’s call click below (I reserved 49
non-member seats), check the registration page to see how many
are left.

http://goodmorningrealestate.com/live/switching-brokerages

A guarantee (how many of those do you get anymore?)

I feel anytime you invest money in something new, you should
be assured of your time and investment.

If after listing live or the recording, if you feel you didn’t get
your money’s worth, shoot me a quick email and I’ll refund
your money.

Well I got to get going, there’s few more things I need to put
together for the call!

PS: If you’d like to save $50 buck admission fee, there’s a slick
way around it. You can join the ‘BreakingGrounds’ membership
club, which features 40+ cutting edge real estate topics from the
names you trust for $29 a month or $197 a year.

You’ll get access to Wednesday’s call, some BONUS item’s like
how to use Twitter for Real Estate PDF, and some cool deals on
from one of the few “proven” lead generation services out there.

http://BreakingGroundsLive.com/save

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My best friend Chris Brisson turned me on to this and wanted to pass along the “good
word”. You’ll find it’s nice to get out of the office sometimes and work. You get to meet
new people, make new friends, and if you’re like my other good buddie and Realtor Tim
Kinzler who is featured in this month’s FAR magainze because he know’s how to get new
business while “out of the office”.

So watch the video below my buddy Chris made and you’ll be on your way to
popping out of the office to make new contacts in no time.

Chris’s Steps to get 2 hours a day of Starbucks Wifi for only $0.03 per day.

Step 1: Get a Starbucks Gift Card
Step 1: Put $5 bones on the card
Step 3: Sign up on the screen for your Starbucks account
Step 4: Spend $1 a month on your card.

Check out Tim Kinzler’s article in the Florida Association of Realtors
Magazine here:

http://www.floridarealtors.org/learn/index.cfm

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Prevent your business from “going up in smoke”.

Here’s a personal story that reveals at least one tool you
should implement today to keep you, your family, and
ultimately business safe in the event of a disaster.

On Christmas Eve 2006, my house was destroyed.

All of my important business documents and personal
photos were destroyed in 20 minutes by a fire caused
from a roommate who simply forgot he left the stove
on before stepping out.

If you’ve ever had a fire or known someone who has,
it’s pretty bad stuff…

What the flames don’t destroy, the smoke, ash, and high
pressure water from the fireman will.

Then there’s the aftermath.

Picking through debris for valuables, the displacement
of being homeless, and the fact that your business is
pretty much “closed till further notice”.

Let me tell you, “IT SUCKS”.

You as a self employed person like me, don’t want this
and I can testify to you right here, the fastest way to
recovery is getting back to work.

The problem is…

If your computer is melted, your files are burned, and
all your passwords are “up in smoke”, where do you
start?

I wished I had this then.

So the other day I found a service I’m about to share
with you which would have allowed me to get back to
work ASAP, and would have saved me 2 months of
recovery time and a few gray hairs (no joke).

To see what a fire does to a home based business and
gain access to this FREE service, watch the video I
just created for you here.

Then Click the link below to get your FREE 2GB account
with DropBox and a bonus for using this link you’ll also
get an additional 250MB free.

Your Friend,
Justin

PS: Like most things in life it’s way more expensive to
be reactive than it is to be proactive. I think that’s how
the saying below came about.

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”

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Hey guys, not sure any of you remember my ill faded “Market Stats” program I rolled out in 2005 and 2006, but before there was Good Morning Real Estate and all the stuff you see here I was a data junkie researching tomorrow news today for agents and the real estate marketplace.

While my market stats are history (a pun), others like TerraDatum and Altos Research have picked up the ball and ran with some serious analytics for you and the impatient consumer who’s thirsty for info as evident in popular TV show’s like Kendra Todd’s (Apprentice III Winner) HGTV show, “My House is Worth What?”.

So here’s new a scoop worth paying attention too.

Most market data is based on MLS inventory and/or active listing data aggregated from listing websites like Truila and Zillow. When my buddy Reggie Nicolay over at Cyberhomes Facebook emailed me last week about the release of a new report based NOT on market MLS data or Active Listings, but on loan performance, mortgage type, and loan repayment data, being a former real estate “data junkie” I had to bring you a closer look.

So what should you pay attention too?
What should you care about?
For your clients, what to tell them?

These three questions seem to be at the heart of Cyberhomes new “Loan Performance” reports, which really look at the source data that’s fueling the “excessive” inventory in many major metros. It’s a pretty simple equation…

BAD LOAN = FORECLOSURES = MORE INVENTORY

By paying attention to this information you can beat just “guessing” to see when you’re marketplace should being to “exhaust” the fuel of foreclosures.

While I’m not an insider at Cyberhomes to know the nuances of how this data is constructed, I can tell you at the very least if you’re a Real Estate agent, investor, economist, or home owner, this info opens doors to previously “hidden” real estate information.

So check out the site for more details.
http://www.cyberhomesblog.com/press-releases/market-forecast-report/

PS: I snagged a few snap shots of some sample reports, you’ll have to goto there site to get the rest of them, there’s some good one here.

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Listen in for major take aways and resources from today’s broadcast.

A big thanks again to our presenters:

Fran Thorsen: Blogging Basics and more
http://www.realtown.com/NoBloggerLeftBehind/blog

Nicole Nicolay: Twitter Start up Secrets
http://mytechopinion.com

Ricardo Bueno: Real World Tactics
http://www.ribeezie.com

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