Printing Contacts

by Category

Starting out with Outlook, users may tend to view their contacts as address cards, but keeping track of contacts alphabetically may not be the most efficient way to work.

Having your contacts listed by category will let you target specific groups of people and then market to them individually.

In the Task Pane on the left side, click on  

Current View by Category.

You can double-click on a contact and open their record to work with them.   Make your changes and then move on to the next record in that category.

Q Which house over 100 years old still holds the title as the largest house in the U.S.?

A The 250-room Biltmore House in Asheville NC, built 1890-1895, at a cost of $4.4 million, is the largest house in the U.S. 

Overheard:  

Did you hear about Robin Hood's house? It has a little John.

Just Listed:  

I listed a maintenance free house. In the last 25 years there hasn't been any maintenance.

News From Member Connect:

Americans Prefer Walkable Communities

   (April 6, 2011)   More Americans prefer living in walkable, mixed-use neighbor- hoods with easy access to local amenities, according to the

Community Preference Survey  

by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. More than half (56 percent) of respondents say they preferred living in a walkable neighborhood over one that requires more driving between work, home and recreation.

Fewer Americans Struggle

with Mortgage Payments 

   (April 12, 2011) Fewer people are having difficulty making their mortgage payments this year compared to a year ago, according to a recent

Harris Poll 

. Still, 22 percent of homeowners with a mortgage (32 million people) report having difficulty making their payments, down from 29 percent last year. The study attributes the decline in part to the fact that many of those homeowners who were struggling last year have lost their homes and no longer have mortgages. The percentage of people who believe their homes are worth less than the amount they owe also declined from 24 percent in 2010 to 21 percent this year.

MD/DC CRS Classes -  

We can't do it without you!

   The Education Committee has been busy scheduling classes this year to give you the opportunity to receive the most cutting edge education, which helps to improve your business and reach your goals.

   We have received several comments about the location of the classes as well as pricing, which we can address for you here:  

   Location - The locations for the classes are based on the Boards and Associations that have been willing to work with the Chapter to provide these classes to their members. Ask your local Board or Association; the Chapter is willing to work with all.

   Pricing - Let me start by saying education is an investment in your future as a Realtor®. The Chapter doesn't make a profit on the classes and if anything's left over, it goes back into more classes. 

   Here's a breakdown of the cost to put on a class:

• Instructor Fee - deposit to hold the date.  This is nonrefundable if the class is cancelled
• National CRS deposit - nonrefundable, to hold the date as well as to do email blast for a two day class.  Same deposit for a one day with no email blast
• Room Rental deposit
• National CRS - a fee is charged for everyone in the class to mark the tests and for the materials they print
• Food - if we are unable to get sponsors to supply lunch and/or snacks andit is too far for attendees to go and get back in time, the Chapter will supply your lunch.

   We are here to offer you the educational opportunities to improve your business and to receive the most up to date cutting edge educational materials. We need you help to fill the classes.  Please post the course flyers in your office, tell others how much your personal and business life has improved, and the level of expert information you received when taking a CRS class. We need and want your help to grow the Chapter and the awareness of CRS.

   Thank you in advance for all of your help.

Sincerely,

  Sharron

Sharron Dorsey, Eduction Chair 

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY!

  Vivian Feen is looking for a few good volunteers for a few hours here and there at the MAR Convention in September.

This is a great opportunity to chat with other Realtors state-wide, make connections, and talk up our Chapter at the same time!

Give Vivian a call at 443-794-4106

or send her an email:  VivianFeen@mris.com

Questions about membership?

Jeff Annis is the one to ask. 

  He's got the scoop on updates, deadlines, and reinstatement.  Give him a call at 703-906-9869.

Heart, Mind, and Soul

First, a FUNDRAISING WALK on MAY 15th:

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) 

10:00-11:00 am in Silver Spring MD  

SIGN UP ONLINE - TEAMCRS !!

Then, at the OC MAR Convention in September, we'll be collecting SHOES at the CRS Luncheon with SOLES4SOULS so save 'em up!

And then a second FUNDRAISING WALK, October 22nd:

for Kintera - the American Heart Association Heart Walk

in Baltimore MD 

HEART ASSOC. SIGN UP ONLINE - TEAMCRS !!

.Sign up online, and contact Lynette Bridges-Catha directly at 443-497-3128 for more information.

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 And from Linda Kangrga, your Chapter President,  

a special request: 

Walkers Wanted Mid-May  

representing the central part

of our theme: "Heart, Mind and Soul".

    I personally ask all of you who know a veteran or know

someone currently serving in our nation's military in any uniform to consider walking with your family in this event which takes place on May 15^th near the heart of our county beginning at Veteran's Plaza in Silver Spring.  I ask you to invite other agents and their families as well and if you cannot walk, as I cannot do, then please sponsor someone else. Our goal is to have 10 walkers and to raise $1,000.  

   Mental illness affects a growing number of people around us and the economic downturn only makes it worse for those who suffer and the whole family feels the effect if one member suffers.  Far too many of our men and women in uniform are scarred in places no one can see while the wounds deepen and fester.  Add to that the many young students who fall victim to mental illness and try to cope alone and in silence because they are afraid to be labeled. We have a modest goal if we all chip in even a small amount.  Go to the NAMI.org Walk Site for further information and to join us in raising awareness of this problem.   

   The Heart Component of our Chapter With a Heart Campaign this year will take place in October to raise money for the Heart Association and in September you are all welcome to donate shoes to the Soles 4 Souls organization at our luncheon in Ocean City.