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REALTORS Property Resource - New Member Benefit
A Note of Thanks
Title Searches Should Not be Delayed
Free Halloween Articles
Real Estate as an Investment
Ask the Experts Panel Discussion
Volunteers Need for Halloween Parties
TREND Training at BCAR
Upcoming Lunch & Learns

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Member Benefit for BCAR 
Members!  Free Electronic Forms,  ZipForm Plus.   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 # and your last name.  Or go to www.bucksrealtor.com 
and click on the zipLogix 
logo.  Zip's customer 
service 800-383-9805.

When you shop through the link on our website, www.bucksrealtor.com you will received a 10% discount using discount code BCAR or click here and start shopping! 

 


DocuSign is a provider of cloud-based electronic signature technology that facilitates exchanges of contracts, tax documents and legal materials and it will work with ZipForms.
BCAR is offering DocuSign as a FREE member benefit.  An activation email was sent to every BCAR member.  If you need the activation email resent, please email kelly@bucksrealtor.com


BCAR is offering DocuSign Transaction Rooms as a FREE member benefit.  Use promo code "1452bucks".

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NAR's exclusive online real estate database "REALTORS Property Resource" will provide REALTORS with data on every parcel of property in the US, 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 Acct. 
Bucks County Association of REALTORS®

Weekly Update Newsletter                   

October 20, 2014

A Note of Thanks from BCAR's CEO, Pam Croke

The 2014 BCAR Expo held October 8 was a rousing success.  Approximately 400 Bucks County Realtors® came to the Radisson in Trevose to enjoy exhibits, education and camaraderie.  A big round of applause goes to BCAR staffers Kelly Wenhold, Lisa Frey and Siobhan Young for their outstanding efforts on behalf of our members.  In addition, I'd like to thank our Affiliate members for their always generous support of the Expo.  Finally, I thank you, our members, for your presence.  It was terrific to see you enjoying each other's company while at the same time getting the education you need to be a successful real estate professional.  We are honored to be your partners on that journey!

Legal Article
Title searches should not be delayed

By James L. Goldsmith, Esq.


Here's a case that illustrates the need to promptly engage the services of a title abstractor upon the execution of an agreement of sale.  The facts, simply stated, are as follows.  A group of doctors sought to buy a building they could convert to medical facilities that included rooms where minor procedures could be performed.  By moving their practice out of the local hospital, they stood to capture more than a million dollars in additional revenue annually.

 

Their buyer agent located an ideal building though it was tenant occupied.  The tenant's lease ran an additional six months after which the tenant would vacate and the doctor's could settle and begin their work on the interior of the building.  Click here to read more.

Free Halloween Safety Tips for You to Use on Social Media 
Keep your neighborhood trick-or-treaters safe. Post to Facebook 7 Halloween safety tips from the REALTOR® Content Resource. It's one of five free articles with frighteningly valuable Halloween tips you can share with homeowners before the goblins scamper back into the shadows. Click here
Last Chance to Register!
Ask the Experts
Real Estate as an Investment
  • What programs are there for investors?
  • What makes a property a good investment?
  • How to  sell to investors.                                  
  • How does real estate compare to other investments?
  • What makes a property residential vs. commercial?
  • Can we use rental income to qualify and how much?
  • What are the required down payments?
  • Commercial financing options. What's available?
  • What are rates for investment properties?
  • Are foreclosures a good investment?
  • Plus so much more. Continental breakfast included. 
Speakers:  Ralph Cirino, Huntingdon Valley Bank and
Art Verbit, Prospect Mortgage

Date:  Wed, October 22

Time: 9:30-11:30am

Location:  BCAR, 1452 Old York Rd, Warminster

Cost:  FREE for BCAR members; $25 for Non-Members

Sponsored by: BCAR Affiliate Committee

 

3 Ways to Register

1-Online www.bucksrealtor.com

2-Call 215-956-9176

3-Email kelly@bucksrealtor.com 

Ask the Experts - Panel Discussion

Stucco Homes - Selling and Buying

  • Why is Stucco used as an Exterior Finish System?
  • How is Stucco applied, installed?
  • Proper installation vs. improper installation.  
  • Mold as a result of improper stucco installation- how to test/detect it (including behind walls)
  • Mold Remediation from inside the home
  • Sellers and Stucco - what steps to take?
  • Buyers and Stucco - what steps to take?
  • Seller and Buyer implications: Price, disclosure, remediation
  • Relocation Company implications?
  • What are your responsibilities and the Buyer or Listing Agent

Panelists:  

Greg DuPey, Pillar To Post Home Inspectors

Angela Yost, Mold Detection & Remediation Specialists

Kevin Thompson, The Green Valley Group
 

Date:  Thursday, November 6

Time:  9:30am (refreshments starting at 9am)

Location:  BCAR, 1452 Old York Rd, Warminster

Sponsored by the BCAR Affiliate Committee
 

3 Ways to Register:

1- Online www.bucksrealtor.com

2- Email kelly@bucksrealtor.com

3- Call 215-956-9176

October is REALTORS® Reach Out Month!
The BCAR Reach Out Committee is looking for members to help with:

1- Thanksgiving Dinner Bags - click here for the list of non-perishable food items and drop-off locations.

2- Halloween Parties at the Bucks County Housing Group: October 23 at 5pm - Doylestown Homeless Shelter and October 25 at 11am - Morrisville Low-Income Housing Complex.  Do you have Halloween costumes you are no longer using but are in good condition?  Please drop off by October 22 to Real Living Ramagli. 119 Trenton Rd, Fairless Hills or BCAR, 1452 Old York Rd, Warminster

3- Blood Drive on October 29 - click here to register

.REALTOR launch for members is 10.23.14!

Starting 10.23.2014, members will be able to go to www.claim.REALTOR .REALTOR domains. The first 500,000 NAR will be able to claim their first domain FREE for one year. Click here to read more.

TREND Training at BCAR
TREND Basics: Jump Start Success. Are you a brand new agent? Do you work floor duty or receive real estate information inquiries from friends and family? Would you like to establish yourself in the TREND community of real estate professionals? Entering the real estate business can be overwhelming, to say the least. People to meet. Calls to make. New technology to learn. At the TREND Jump Start class, you will:
  • Learn to navigate the MLS efficiently so you can spend more time getting business done and getting the information 
    you need.
  • Develop your brand and reach out to potential clients by leveraging tools in TREND.
  • Quickly access support resources and customize the TREND system using preferences to help save time and effort.
  • Collaborate and network with other TREND members.
Date: Thursday, October 23
Time: 12:30-2:30pm
Location: BCAR, 1452 Old York Rd, Warminster
Registration: TREND's website - click here
Upcoming Lunch & Learns! 

November 19 - 12pm-1:30pm at BCAR

Understanding Social Media - Understanding Social Media for your Real Estate Success.  Free for BCAR Members and their assistants.


Sponsored by:
 

Joe Scorese, 3rd Fed Bank 

Stefanie Marabella, Better Qualified

Kristen Merski, Foundation Title Abstract

Jonathan Stroud, HMS Home Warranty

Rick Bergami, EchoSystem Industries LLC

3 Ways to Register:

1- Online www.bucksrealtor.com

2- Email kelly@bucksrealtor.com

3- Call 215-956-9176

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