Live and Local for $99.00

Fellow Realtors: I am the chair of the Education Committee of a local Real Estate Board in New York and presented the following proposal to the executive committee who approved it and now it needs a final vote from the broker owners of the board. The problem is that even though I have pleaded my case by email andphone calls I am having difficulty in getting people to attend a membership meeting. Any suggestions on how I might persuade brokers that it would be to their benefit to attend?

The meeting is this Thursday and the following is a portion of the email that went out to the general membership. Lastly how would you vote?

Imagine having access to more real estate courses - LIVE and LOCAL -- for only $99. This charge will be a line item included in the budget, which is to be voted on by REALTOR members at the annual membership meeting.

Fellow members can offer each other the same opportunity to support our businesses, save money, and better serve our clients. Knowledge has always been the edge and along with perspiration the key to success.

If you were to take just one designation course at an average cost of $325.00 you‘d already have saved $226.00. Now multiply that by the number of courses that would be available to you.. You could actually save over $2,000.00 or more.

All classes will be posted four weeks before the actual class date with a maximum of 65 students. In some cases the instructor and venue may allow more. It will be on a first come first serve basis and you would need to sign up online or cancel online. Classes will be open to all non-members at full price. Policies will be posted in a document on Paragon .

The following is a sample schedule designed to include weekend and evening classes of the latest "Hot Topics" and Designations.

SAMPLE Education Schedule:

January 22^nd and 23^rdABR Designation 22.5 hrs

February 5^th Foreclosure Certificate

February 19^th The Not So Basic Basics of Mortgage Finance

March last weekend 2 days (SAT and Sun) GRI # 402

April 8^thDouble your Income by Working with Investment Property Buyers

April 13^{th and} 14^thSRS Designation

April 23^rd and 24^thGreen Designation from NAR* NEW Designation

May 11^th and 12^thRLI 1031 Tax-Deferred Exchanges

May 28^th and 29^thSRES Designation 22.5 hrs

June 3^rd ,4^th and 5^th Appraiser Continuing Ed 22.5 hrs

June 9^th Secrets of Top Producers

June 15^th The Real Story of Closing Costs

July 9^th Attack the Market, Specialize in Negotiating 3.5hr

July 20^th Introduction to Real Estate Auctions

July 25^th Pitfalls and Challenges Where Do We Go from Here? 4.5 hrs

August 3^rdGRI 407

August 10 Environmental issues and Home Inspection

September 14^th Be all that you can be The Making of A PRO

September 24^th and 25^thGRI 402 Legal Issues Not knowing can be dangerous - 15 hrs

October 14^th Educating Buyers and Sellers

October 29^thBlogs, Podcasts and other Multimedia