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REALTORS Property Resource - New Member Benefit
ZipForms FREE for BCAR Members
Save the Date!
Beadling Completes Leadership Training
Margaritaville Bucks Break
Septic, Water Testing, Property History & Underground Heating Oil Storage Tanks Seminar
Save the Date...Golf Outing
Buyers Want Central Air
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Member Benefit!
NAR's exclusive online real estate database "REALTORS Property Resource" will provide REALTORS with data on every parcel of property in the United States, giving brokers and agents valuable tools and features to make them better informed and to increase their efficiency in the marketpalce.  Go to https://www.narrpr.com/ and click Create New Account. 
 
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Member Benefit for BCAR Members!  Free Electronic Forms,  ZipForm 6 Professional Edition. It only takes two minutes to register!  Click here     After getting into the website, click on Bucks County Association in drop-down menu and then click on Order Now.  You will then be asked for your NRDS number and your last name.  You can also go to our website, www.bucksrealtor.com and click on the zipLogix logo.  Any questions, contact Zip's customer service 800-383-9805 or BCAR Staff 215-956-9176.

 

Bucks County Association of REALTORS®, Inc.

Weekly Update Newsletter

                                     June 10, 2013

Save the Date!  
BCAR Education & Expo
October 9, 2013
Radisson Hotel, Trevose
 
Beadling Completes Leadership Training
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BCAR's President Elect Chris Beadling was recognized for completing the LeadershipPAR Program during the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors® (PAR) Board of Directors meeting in Harrisburg last week.  Realtors® in the program work together in a training course that combines individual study, group sessions, and actual project experience in using leadership skills.  Congratulations, Chris!

Margaritaville Bucks Break
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The Affiliate Committee would like to invite REALTOR members to their annual

"Margaritaville" Bucks Break
Date: Thursday, June 20
Location: La Stalla Restaurant, 18 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA 
Time: 5-7pm 

Don't forget to wear your tropical shirt!  Cash bar.  Food is complimentary. Door prizes are provided by Affiliate Committee members. Music courtesy of Neal Cohen of Keller Williams, Doylestown.

"If life gives you limes make margaritas."  Jimmy Buffett
Last Chance to Register!
Ask the Experts...Septic, Water Testing, Property History & Underground Heating Oil Storage Tanks...FREE Seminar

 

Septic by Rob Bowie of Bux-Mont Inspections, Inc. 10 tips for Realtors doing a preliminary septic inspection before hiring a septic inspector 


Water Testing & Treatment by Jim Steele of S&G Water Conditioning, Inc.
When you hear that the listing has well water, what should you do?  Issues that can be encountered for properties with well water from both the listing agent and the buyer agent's perspectives.  What tests should be done, how to treat issues with the water, and what you do not want your customer to do if they have Bacteria in the water.  Different treatment techniques and answer questions regarding drinking water issues for a property.


Property History & Underground Heating Oil Storage Tanks by David O'Donnell of Mercuri & Associates
Know the property history (commercial & residential). Residual effects of old farm lands converted to residential property.

 

Underground Heating Oil Storage Tanks

Hazards; Signs of an old tank on a property; Importance of inspection; Costs and UST government assistance vs. up to $50,000 cleanup, homeowners insurance may not cover.

 

Date:  Wednesday, June 12

Time:  9am-Refreshments; Seminar- 9:30-11:30am

Location: BCAR, 1452 Old York Rd, Warminster, PA

 

3 Ways to Register

   Online www.bucksrealtor.com

   Email kelly@bucksrealtor.com 

   Call 215-956-9176

Only 12 Foursomes Left!
golfingAnnual Golf Outing

Monday, July 29, 2013

Spring Mill Country Club

 

click here for order form

 

Our Sponsors: 

Hole Sponsors with Beer Kegs

Alex Shnayder, Real Estate Attorney

Pillar to Post Professional Home Inspection

Univest Bank and Trust Co

 

Hospitality Roving Cart

Brookshire Estates/Matthew Ridge by Orleans

Knights Abstract, Inc.

 

Hole Sponsor

Aqua Resources

 

Putting Contest

Mutual Abstract

 

Other Sponsorships Opportunities:

Hole Sponsor - $100 (payable to "RPAC")

Longest Drive Contest - $100 (payable to "BCAR")

Closest to Pin Contest - $100 (payable to "BCAR")

Silent Auction Item

 

Contact Kelly Wenhold, Director of Member Services

kelly@bucksrealtor.com 215-956-9176

Sixty-five Percent of Home Buyers Want Central Air 
Recent home buyers rank central air conditioning as one of the most important features when they buy a house and they're willing to pay more for it, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) 2013 Profile of Buyers' Home Feature Preferences. The NAR study tracks consumers who purchased a home between 2010 and 2012...read more