Angie Ridley Broker, EcoBroker Certified , Mid and South Eastern MI

From Womens Council of Realtors Meeting at MAR: Make sure you pay attention next week to the new MSHDA plan. Bill Martin spoke to us about MSHDA offering a $7500 DPA to assist first time home buyers. No recap. Yes, these purchasers will still get the $8000 tax credit. The last details are being worked out now. This should help many of us that focus on first time home purchasers. To be implemented when rolled out.

Michigan State Housing Development Authority - MI State Housing Development Authority.

www.michigan.gov/mshda

Angie Ridley

MI Women's Council of Realtors® Education: Per Bill Martin, This is the year of the MI Constitution Convention vote. This voting item is put on the agenda every 16 years. Special interest groups would like to see the Constitution totally rewrote. Michigan Association of Realtor's stance is, it is much easier to amend then to write. While rewriting would create some benefits, the losses are much greater. Google MI Constitution Convention...

Teams and Mentoring - Building Relationships That Help You Survive and Thrive

Please join the Women's Council of Realtors ® for its monthly breakfast meeting Friday, April 10^th at 8:30 am. This month's program will cover mentoring and teams and how these relationships can help you improve your business and your lives. You won't want to miss this informative presentation featuring The Debi Gould Team, Keller Williams Realty®; and Jason Boggs and Jane Baker, Charles Reinhart Realtors®. Debi will talk about how she has built a successful real estate team and the team works together to get the job done. Jason and Jane will talk about how their relationship began with Jane as mentor and has evolved into a complimentary team. There will be time for questions and discussion after each presenter.

The meeting is held at 3025 Boardwalk, which is located at the corner of Boardwalk & Eisenhower (the sign on the building reads "NCMS"). ALL ARE WELCOME.

MEETING AGENDA

8:30 am Registration and Networking. Light Breakfast provided free of charge.

8:45 am Call to Order and Welcome. Introductions and Sponsor Recognition

8:50 am Teams and Mentors: Presentation and discussion featuring the Debi Gould Team, Keller Williams, and Jane Baker and Jason Boggs, Charles Reinhart Company

9:30 am Adjourn

Thank You to all of our sponsors who make our monthly programs possible

DIAMOND: Midwest Financial Credit Union

PLATINUM: American Title Company of Washtenaw

SILVER: Absolute Title; Bank of Ann Arbor; Charles Reinhart Company; Law Offices of Nancy Burger; Liberty Title; Davis M. Somers Appraisal Services and Surovell Settlement & Title Agency

Please help us spread the word. If you know of an associate who may be interested in attending please forward this email along. Contact Karen Moorhead, Vice-President of Membership Services at Karen@KarenMoorhead.com for membership information. We are happy to email you a membership form - we'd love you to join if you haven't already!

The first part of Thursday focused on the power of positive thinking and vocals. Jerry Teplitz demonstrated how negative thinking and messages effect our energy levels and why negatively is so draining on the body. He had us stand up as a pair, Dan was my partner, one person put one arm out while the other says something negative to the person and presses on the arm. The arm will go down fast. Now, the same arm, same person, speak positively, same pressure, arm would stay up. He did this with just thinking thoughts and many other demonstrations. He showed stats about the power of prayer. He showed us stats about hospital patients with the same conditions put in 2 groups. One group was prayed for the second not. The group that was prayed for healed, the second group needed more antibiotics and surgeries.

Rob Campau spoke about the last years MBT and past items. RPAC was very successful. This year RPAC has to focus on commercial real estate.

RPAC Lunch. I didn't realize, as an association we can donate. I am going to take a proposal to RPAC, then Budget and Finance for a recommendation to the association directors to consider. From the Flint Area Association of Realtors® Mr. Bob Piper, Mark Piper, and Mike Conn were recognized on the big screen for Sterling donations of $1000.

I went to a class "You're the President: What You Need to Know about Your Role" by Tom Kotzian. This is my 3^rd course by Tom. This course was a reflection of Roberts Rules and helpful hints. He explains why it's so important under the "Business Judgment Rule" that every association board member speaks. Chairs and Presidents should go around the room and asked for everyone's opinion. This insures that every BOD members has had a voice and was heard. If a BOD member is not for a past motion, that BOD member may request that the minutes reflect that you didn't support this motion with your name. This is for a very strong opinion. As you are in public you still must maintain your identity with board and support the decision made.

The last session was to me, very negative. It talked about how the foreclosure market happened. Well, I don't know about you, I lived it, I don't need to reflect. This speaker must have missed the positive energy speaker.

Friday, I learned some associations are calling every member that doesn't renew and asking why. This has caused some members to come back because of the personal touch. MAR told me that when we have events, we should be contacting the MAR partner list so they can show are agents what they are about. They are members of MAR like us.

Friday, WCR had the Member of the Year Luncheon and Installation. I would like to congratulate Lori Crysler as the 2008 Michigan Chapter Women's Council of Realtors® Member of the Year!

Installed were, Jo Ann Hatfield, 2009 President, Angie Ridley 2009 President-Elect, Kathy Thayer 2009 Treasurer, Beverly Scholten, 2009 Recording Secretary, Chris Wretschko Governor and Laurie Koelling Governor.

I am very glad I attended.

Monday's call to serve. Volunteers. Do you volunteer? I am often asked, "What do you get out of volunteering?"

Hmmm, I am a volunteer coach for the Swartz Creek, MI High School Bowling Team. The youth keeps me active and educates my mind. We laugh and we unite. I get to meet the parents making new friends. The biggest prize is then the members of the team call me to bowl with them on a Saturday night. (Could the team members and parents be future clients, maybe?)

When the high school season is over, I have kids that I coach just because.

I volunteer for the Women's Council of Realtors®. The education I receive is priceless. I am kept up to date on trends and new technology. Because of the volunteering I have seen New Orleans, DC, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Fort Myers FL, Lake Geneva WI, and many local places I didn't know existed. I have friends all over the United States. My business has excelled because of the education and referral.

WCR also helped me through the hardest time in my life. My mother died and the family of WCR helped me through.

I volunteer for the Flint Area Association of Realtors®. Again, the education is priceless. I have seen DC again and Miami FL. Through volunteering locally, I am kept informed of local market issues. I have friends for life. We laugh, troubleshoot and communicate. You can't complain if you don't participate.

Volunteering equals friends for life, education and friends for life.

Many people volunteer for different reason and get different satisfactions. The feeling of helping others is the ultimate "Reward."