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Just Released: August 2015 Stats
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Is it Time to Get Your Photo Updated?
We have two options available for our members who would like to update their professional portraits:
Anthony Barbacane Photography
-Anthony Barbacane will be coming to our Association on Thursday, October 1st from 1:30pm until 4:30pm. Price is $69.95 and includes one sitting session and one professionally touched-up photo in print-ready and web-ready versions. Appointments are limited. To schedule with Anthony, please contact him at abarbacane@gmail.com or (941) 224-1246.
PGPCNP Studio
If you are not able to come in on October 1st with Anthony Barbacane, you may also schedule an appointment with our Association's own in-house studio. The studio is open weekly, but appointments are required. Price is $50 and includes one sitting session, 10 proofs, and one professionally touched-up photo in print-ready and web-ready versions. For $5 extra, the Association can also upload your photo to your MLS profile. To schedule an appointment, please contact Simone Petche at simone-petche@comcast.net.
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Staying safe means being prepared before, during and after meeting with customers. Before a showing, get the customer's driver ID and send that information, along with the property address, to your office or a buddy. During the showing, if something doesn't feel right, trust your instincts and use any excuse to get away. Also, don't give out personal information. Instead, use your cell phone and business address. Watch the video above for more tips or click here.
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Get Your Tickets for Comedy Night!
Benefits Back Pack Kidz
October 19th, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Visani's Restaurant
PGPCNP will be hosting "Comedy Night", a fundraiser event to benefit Back Pack Kidz. It will be held on October 19, 2015 at 6:00pm at Visani's Restaurant. Back Pack Kidz is an organization made up entirely of volunteers, committed to helping children whose needs slip "under the radar" of other worthy efforts. All proceeds from this night's event will be going to Back Pack Kidz.
Purchasing tickets
Tickets are $40 per person and includes the entertainment of one of Visani's featured stand-up comedians. Cost also covers dinner, which includes house salad, choice of Chicken Marsala or Eggplant Parmagiana, dessert and coffee/tea/soda. Tickets can be purchased online at: www.pgpcnprealtors.com/comedynight. Throughout the night, you will have the chance to buy additional tickets to win prizes sponsored by our Business Partners in the Chinese Auction.
Business Partner Sponsorships are available There are various sponsorship opportunities available, including dinner sponsorship, gift basket donations, and Chinese auction items. Please visit us online for more information at www.pgpcnprealtors.com/comedynightsponsor. |
Upcoming Compliance 101 Classes
MLS Instructor: Sharon Wright
Important Notice: Please note if you have not yet taken the mandatory MLS Compliance 101 class, the Association will be hosting the following live classes. The deadline to comply with this class is December 31, 2015.
- October 21st: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
- October 28th: 1:00pm - 2:30pm
- November 18th: 1:00pm - 2:30pm
- November 25th: 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Cost for all MLS classes:
Free for all members
To Register:
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Verify your CE credits online with DBPR
Do you know how to view your Continuing Education Credits online? To learn how, click here.
It is very important that you keep all your continuing education letters to validate your coursework. These letters will tell you the course names and how many credits you received. If the credits did not get transmitted to DBPR, you will be able to use them to verify your attendance.
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This week's featured item:
Outdoor Brochure Holder with Attached 39" Stake
Outdoor Flyer/Brochure box lock-bolted to a sturdy, easy-to-carry, easy-to-plant 39" curved top stake. Box has a business card holder inside.
Box holds 250 feature sheets, 60 business cards and has a tapered bottom to keep flyers upright.
Price: $15.95 plus tax
For any questions, please contact Mary at 941-629-8261 or email at marytombs@comcast.net.
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 RPR-AVM: Showing Consumers the Difference(3 Hrs CE) October 2nd, 9:00am - 12:00pm Instructor Stephanie White
The objectives of this course are:
- To educate real estate professionals on the real estate market research and valuation tools that consumers can access online.
- To provide the pros and cons of automated valuation models (AVM) and how they obtain and calculate data.
- Explain how RPR tools help real estate buyers and sellers make informed decisions.
- Instruct REALTORS� on how they can combine their specific expertise with RPR enhanced MLS data, tools, and reports to benefit clients and customers before, during and after a real estate transaction.
Cost: PG-PC-NP Education Passport Membrs: Free PG-PC-NP Non-Education Passport Members: $10 Non PG-PC-NP Association Members: $30
To Register:
*Pre-registration and pre-payment are required prior to arrival. Your seat will not be reserved until payment is received at least 2 days before the class. We will not take payments at the door.
Thank You to Our Sponsor:
Breakfast snacks will be provided by WhitCo Insurance Agency.
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Property Management
November 5th, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Attorney Harry Heist
Join us for this marathon 6-hour Landlord/Tenant Law Seminar for property managers or those interested in becoming property managers.
From Application to Eviction and everything in between!
New notices, new laws, new case law, new dangers, applications, inspections, deposit laws, tricks, abandonment, in-depth notice studies, eviction avoidance tips, property management agreements, lease clauses, inspections, new Bankruptcy laws, FDCPA, FCRA, collections, screening, mold strategies, security deposit pitfalls, terminations, success through forms and notices, liability avoidance, vendors, pet issues, rent withholding, releases, checklists, occupancy, condos and HOAs, lease breaks, procedures, streamlining, stipulations, abandoned property, letters, corporate tenants, writ procedures, owner issues, documentation, hurricanes, renewals and more.
Cost:
PG-PC-NP Education Passport Members: Free
PG-PC-NP Non-Education Passport Members: $10
Non PG-PC-NP Association Members: $30
To Register:
*Pre-registration and pre-payment are required prior to arrival. Your seat will not be reserved until payment is received at least 2 days before the class. We will not take payments at the door.
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 Residential Real Estate Analysis CCIM Course
November 6th, 8:30am - 5:00pm
Facilitated by Senior CCIM Instructor Maryann Mize
Approved for 1 elective credit towards the CCIM designation and 8 hours of Florida Real Estate CE credit.
Chance to Win a Door Prize!
Be sure to enter for your chance to win a brand new, highly rated HP OfficeJet Pro 8630 printer, copier, scanner and fax machine, with Internet capabilities, donated by Charlotte State Bank & Trust. The printer will be given away at the end of the day, and you must be present to win.
About the Course
Residential Real Estate Financial Analysis serves as your introduction to the CCIM Cash Flow Model and its applications to make decisions based on wise investment fundamentals.
Upon completion of this course you will be able to:
* Explain the impact of loan to value (LTV) on equity yield
* Calculate investment performance using gross rent multiplier; capitalization rate; before tax cash-on-cash; internal rate of return (IRR); and net present value (NPV)
Please bring your laptop to class - participants use and receive custom Excel spreadsheets that can be used for future analyses. Make sure that Microsoft Excel is downloaded onto your laptop.
Cost:
$195.00 for all members
To Register:
*Pre-registration and pre-payment are required prior to arrival. Your seat will not be reserved until payment is received at least 2 days before the class. We will not take payments at the door.
Thank You to Our Sponsor:
Breakfast snacks and lunch will be provided by Charlotte State Bank & Trust.
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Receive a 20% discount when taking your courses online through the PGPCNP CE Shop
Promo Code: SEP20
Looking for a convenient way to brush up on an important topic? Interested in courses that are affordable and available 24 hours a day?
Check out our online CE site at:
http://pgpcnp.theceshop.com and take 20% off any course during the month of September (Promo Code: SEP20). With a la carte CE classes starting at $15 per course and a 20% discount, our CE Shop website may be the most affordable and effective solution for online CE credit. Courses include: Core Law, Ethics, Fair Housing, Foreclosures, Online Risk Management, Going Green, Diversity, Real Estate/Mortgage Fraud, and Real Estate Investors and Your Business.
For any questions, please contact Anthony at Anthony-Antuono@comcast.net.
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 Next Week's
Drawing
Click here for a chance to win a $25 Shell gas gift card, compliments of our business partner, Alexia Martin, at WhitCo Insurance Agency LLC.
WhitCo Insurance Agency is a leader in providing quality protection for hundreds of individuals, families and businesses throughout Charlotte County in addition to clients throughout the state. By offering world class protection for your Auto, Home, Flood, Boat and Business, we make sure that you're covered today as well as in the future so that you can focus on what is important to you and your family. At WhitCo Insurance, our #1 job is to assist you in identifying your needs and problems, while putting together a customized plan that's simple and easy to understand. Call us today for a quote! 941-257-0692 or Toll Free 866-298-7608.
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Our next general membership meeting is October 1st, at the Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club, at 8:00 am. We will have a lender panel - quiz our panel, answers to all your questions! Be sure and email me your questions prior to the meeting! Plus we vote for the 2016 Line Officers!
November meeting we have Sir William (Bill Perrault) guest speaker on Where-How-When Business planning for 2016!
We welcomed 5 new members at our September meeting, and looking forward to introducing a few more at the October meeting! Come and grow with us!
Not a Women's Council of Realtors member? Contact me for details at 941-628-1426 or e-mail
Thank you,
Terrie Hoyle, VP Membership
941-628-1426
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Association members have the opportunity to take advantage of the benefits of caravans in North Port, Punta Gorda, and Port Charlotte. Caravans help listing agents obtain property feedback, buyer agents can see what is going on in the market and all agents gain valuable networking relationships and experience.
North Port Caravan
Contact: Kathy Weithman
kathy@charlottecountyrealty.com
The North Port Caravan will begin meeting at 8:30am on the last Tuesday of each month, starting on June 30th.
2015 Meeting Dates:
September 29th
October 27th
November 24th
December 29th
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Port Charlotte Caravan
Contact: Rise Wells
RiseWells@michaelsaunders.com
Port Charlotte Caravans are held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month and meet at 8:30am at the Board. Send all requests via email only - a receipt will be sent. Agents will be notified on Tuesday with placement number of their listing. All agents are welcome to ride along on Caravan but should notify Rise' in order to have sufficient flyers. GET YOUR LISTINGS NOTICED BY BUYERS AGENTS, SEE THEM IN PERSON AND GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK.
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Punta Gorda Caravan
Contact: Mike Federau
mike@mlsdetectives.com
The Punta Gorda Caravan includes homes and/or condos south of the Peace River/Charlotte Harbor and west of I-75. This includes such areas as downtown Punta Gorda, PGI, BSI, Seminole Lakes, Burnt Store Meadows and when routing permits, the southern Burnt Store areas. Listing or not - JOIN US!
2015 Meeting Dates:
October 1st - (Thursday)
November 5th - (Thursday)
December 3rd - (Thursday)
To submit your Punta Gorda Caravan registration online, click here.
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Better Home Inspections of SW FL #HI365 -
Jeff Burch
Calusa Bank -
Odette Embury #658466
Eagle Home Mortgage -
Kevin Roy
Farr Law Firm -
Jack Hackett
HomeSpec Certified Inspections, Inc. -
Todd Miller
Regions Bank -
Robin Lindecamp #658387
Shremshock Surveying, Inc.-
David Shremshock
State Insurance Agency-
Brian Chapman, Jr.
WhitCo Insurance Agency- Alexia Martin |
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Business Partners: Are You Interested in Marketing Your Company with Us?
If you are a business partner and would like to promote your company online and in our newsletter, please email Simone Petche at simone-petche@comcast.net. |
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REALTOR� Action Center
It is vitally important that REALTORS� be politically active: to take on the responsibility of protecting the values and rights we hold dear. If not REALTORS�, then who? No one knows a community better than a REALTOR�.
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Promotional Coupon Offer to REALTOR� Members
The Association is offering our REALTOR� members a promotional coupon for 15% off one purchase in the REALTOR� store when members attend a Business Card Exchange or a General Membership meeting. Simply pick one up the next time you attend either of these meetings and then present the coupon at time of purchase.
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MLS Basic Training
Take advantage of the free hands-on MLS training at your Association.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!
You cannot register for these classes through our Association. You must register through MFRMLS by visiting:
http://gopherit.mfrmls.com
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Upcoming Classes:
October 21st
9:00am - 11:00am
Advanced Matrix
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Customer Reports
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Compliance 101
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Many classes are available 24/7 online at mfrmlsuniversity.com
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MLS Advantage
MLS Advantage allows participating boards and members to share available MLS listings across the state of Florida. With a single search, members can find all listings that match your search parameters from participating MLS boards. Property listing information can be auto-populated from MLS Advantage directly into contracts in FormSimplicity. This valuable search tool is available only to members of subscribing associations and MLSs.
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REALTOR� University
Check out REALTOR� University Online where you can earn a REALTOR� Designation or Certification from the comfort of your office or home and on your own time schedule. Courses include ABR, BPO, CIPS, e-PRO, GREEN, RSPS, SRES, SFR and much more!
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Flood Insurance Updates
For the latest information on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), click here.
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Subscribe to Florida REALTORS� News
To stay on top of the latest real estate news from around the state and country, sign up to subscribe to Florida Realtors� News
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3320 Loveland Blvd
Port Charlotte, FL 33980
941-629-8261
www.pgpcnprealtors.com
Linda Pizarro
Chief Executive Officer
941-258-3040
l.pizarro@comcast.net
Anthony Antuono
Director of Professional Development/Grievance & Prof. Standards/MLS
941-629-8943
Anthony-Antuono@comcast.net
Karen Demers
Executive Assistant
941-629-8261
kdemers@comcast.net
Simone Petche
Marketing/Social Media/Photography
941-629-8261
Simone-Petche@comcast.net
Sonya Shatney
Membership Coordinator
941-258-3041
Mary Tombs
Receptionist/Lockboxes & Keypads/Event Planner
941-629-8261
MaryTombs@comcast.net
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Punta Gorda | Port Charlotte | North Port Association of REALTORS�
The Mission of the Punta Gorda | Port Charlotte | North Port Association of REALTORS�, Inc. shall be to serve its members by enhancing their skills and opportunities to operate their business successfully, ethically and professionally while preserving private property rights.
The Punta Gorda | Port Charlotte | North Port Association of REALTORS�, Inc. provides space in this newsletter for advertising by Business Partners. The providing of such space should not be considered as either an endorsement by the Association of the advertisers or that the Association has investigated the qualifications, licensing or competence of the advertisers.
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