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If you have dreamed of owning a home but are not sure where to begin, here are eight great tips to get you started.
The best place to begin is to develop a budget, reduced your debt, get a handle on expenses, increase your income, save for a downpayment, create a house fund, keep your job and establish a good credit history. Be sure to check on the link for great ideas on how to accomplish all of the above...it is easier than you think!
Eight Steps to Getting Your Finances in Order
Be sure to download, print and get started on the Budget Basics Work Sheet... This really helps put things in perspective so you can be on your way to the dream of homeownership!
Contact Renee Caperton at Century 21 Marrs & Associates whether selling or searching for Corsicana real estate, Navarro County real estate or Richland Chambers Lake properties.
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I am pleased to present you with the latest issue of the Life@CENTURY 21 Newsletter. This newsletter is designed to give you information regarding all the value you can receive by becoming a CENTURY 21 Agent. In each issue, you will find practical tips and articles related to the CENTURY 21 System, including all the latest tools we have to offer. I hope that you enjoy this issue of Life@CENTURY 21. If I can be of any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me regarding a career in Corsicana Real Estate. |
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Renee Caperton Marrs & Associates renee@century21marrs.com 715 W. 2nd Avenue Corsicana, TX 75110 Phone 903.874.3474 Cell 903..65.4.0217 Fax 903.874.3468 http://www.MarrsRealty.com |
Free Training for CENTURY 21 Sales AssociatesIn an ever-changing real estate market, it is critical to be ahead of the most current industry trends and what it takes to be competitive. The CENTURY 21® System has one of the best training teams in the industry, as evidenced by our 2009 Training Magazine's Top 125 award. What could be better than being part of a company that has award winning training for sales associates? The answer is simple, being part of a brand that offers affordable award-winning training for sales associates. REO, Short Sales, Blogging, Social Networking - just a handful of buzz words being tossed around in real estate these days, important buzz words that have real estate professionals' heads spinning. The CENTURY 21 training organization stays up-to-date on what is going on in the industry, and then creates useful training programs on current topics, designed specifically to help our agents be among the most knowledgeable professionals in the industry. Take a look at this list of training topics available at no cost to all CENTURY 21 Agents: Attitude: Persevere and Stay on Track, Contact Management Made Easy, Social Networking, Developing an Online Business Plan, Blogging for Online Visibility, REO and Short Sales Overview, Going Green, Anatomy of a House, Staying in Touch With Clients, How to Have an Open House by Design, Marketing Yourself as a Real Estate Expert, and More! |
CENTURY 21® Agents Save More With National DiscountsWhen you are a CENTURY 21 System member, you are part of a network of real estate professionals. Because we are a large network, we have the ability to negotiate with many of today's national retailers to offer you discounts on their goods and services. Here are just a few of the many national retailers that offer discounted pricing to members of the CENTURY 21 family of brokers and agents: Verizon Wireless, Dell, Lowe's, Staples, AT&T, UPS, Sprint, Yahoo, Konica Minolta, Land's End, Reader's Digest and T-Mobile. On the above list, you may have noticed four wireless service providers . Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile. Check out these amazing discounts, available to Century 21 agents. Verizon offers 16% discounts on rate plans and 25% off eligible accessories. AT&T offers 17% discounts on rate plans with up to 45% discounts on devices. Sprint offers a 20% discount on new and existing accounts and a 15% discount on Nextel plans, plus discounts on devices. T-Mobile offers a 10% discount on monthly rate plans, waived activation fees and great pricing on many of their devices. |
Additional Training Opportunities for CENTURY 21 Agents
Because we understand people learn in different ways, we offer a variety of training options; everything from live on-line classes, and self-study modules, to onsite training at National, Regional and Awards Events.
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I absolutely love the new tool that has been made available to our office.
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THE GOLDEN RULER not only Maximizes online visibility for Corsicana Homes for sale, but Measures traffic as well, allowing your Corsicana Realtor capabilities to monitor visitors and connect with them sooner than ever!
For the owner of Corsicana Real Estate, properties listed with Century 21 Marrs & Associates, means an additional 300 websites where homebuyers are searching, plus an additional 200 partner sites, where the buyers can find you first. That's a lot of coverage for your property.
When you're ready to buy or sell, give Century 21 Marrs & Associates a call. Professional, experienced, friendly agents, since 1982.
CENTURY 21 distributes its listings to this Web site
Averaging over 2.9 million visits a month, century21.com provides tremendous exposure for CENTURY 21 listings and a proven track record to convert the visits into tangible leads. Consumers will also find easy access to buying, selling and financial tools to help them make their real estate dreams a reality.
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CENTURY 21 distributes its listings to this Web site.
Google Maps for Real Estate (formerly Google Base) makes your listing searchable on Google. Your listings will be displayed on a map, allowing consumers to hover over listings to get the basics, and click to see more details. The search results include photos, street view, aerial views, nearby businesses, schools and more. By displaying your listing information to Google -- quickly, easily and for free -- you can ensure that the right potential buyers will be able to find your properties, right when they're most actively looking for them.
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CENTURY 21 distributes its listings to this Web site.
REALTOR.com, the official listing site of the National Association of REALTORS is the #1 most visited website for real estate. They offer online marketing systems and innovative tools that enable offices, brokers and agents to leverage advanced methods for marketing, prospecting and brand building online. Consumers can access millions of homes for sale in regions across the United States and Canada.
Note: While properties will display listing-agent contact information on this site, redirect links to the property detail page will not appear.
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CENTURY 21 distributes its listings to this Web site.
***IMPORTANT NOTICE 1/21/2011: Yahoo will soon be powered by Zillow! Due the impending change, Yahoo is NOT updating listings on their web site at this time. The transition should be complete by first week of February. To ensure that your listings will appear on Yahoo you must now subscribe to Zillow. To do that, simply select scroll down and select Zillow.*** Sell Your Home with the Help of Yahoo! Real Estate. By displaying your property listings on Yahoo! nationwide you reach the Internet's largest classified audience. Users of Yahoo! Real Estate Classifieds number in the millions. In addition to surfing more than 3 million properties for sale or for rent, consumers can also view maps with homes for sale, schools, parks and more.
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CENTURY 21 distributes its listings to this Web site.
Don't Miss Out- Capitalize on Zillow's traffic and brand. Zillow is one of the largest real estate Web sites, with more than 4.5 million monthly visitors. 70% of Zillow users are actively buying or selling a home, or plan to within the next 1-2 years. 87% of Zillow's customers are likely to recommend Zillow to someone they know. Consumers consider Zillow one of the most useful sites during the home buying process.
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CENTURY 21 distributes its listings to this Web site.
Trulia is a residential real estate search engine that helps consumers search for homes for sale, trends, neighborhood insights and other real estate information directly from hundreds of thousands of real estate broker Web sites. Consumers can create their own custom search by price, number of bedrooms, neighborhood and more - without having to submit a lead form, provide personal information or wait to get contacted by a lead qualifier who may not handle the property listing. All traffic interested in more information on a property will be directed to the content provider's Web site, and the lead goes directly to you without intervention or fees!
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CENTURY 21 distributes its listings to this Web site.
HomeFinder.com provides agents and brokers with unmatched listing exposure on one of the most trusted sources for local real estate - your newspaper's online real estate section. HomeFinder.com has combined the strength and impact of a nationally branded site, with our network of 138 online newspaper real estate sites nationwide. With 3,000,000+ property listings, HomeFinder.com is able to deliver a full snapshot of the local market to home buyers and sellers, while delivering online advertising solutions to agents and brokers with powerful results.
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CENTURY 21 distributes its listings to this Web site.
Powered by HGTV, FrontDoor provides access to the millions of consumers who search real estate property listings and home-related how-to articles and video on FrontDoor and its sister Web sites, which include HGTV, HGTVPro, DIY Network, Travel Channel, Fine Living Network among others.
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CENTURY 21 distributes its listings to this Web site.
Displaying your listings on Cyberhomes will help consumers monitor their most important investment - their home - while also marketing your active listings. It drives traffic and leads without intervention or fees.
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CENTURY 21 distributes its listings to this Web site.
Homes.com, is one of the top 20 most visited Web sites in the real estate industry. A division of Dominion Enterprises, Homes.com is a leading provider of real estate marketing and media services, including brand advertising, property listing exposure, Web site development, search engine marketing and lead generation solutions. More than 4 million homebuyers visit Homes.com each month to search nearly 3 million homes for sale, to locate real estate agents in their area and to find useful tips on home buying.
Note: While properties will display listing-agent contact information on this site, redirect links to the property detail page will only appear on listings for subscribers to Homes.com paid enhancements.
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You are subscribed to HotPads.
HotPads.com is the Internet's premier housing search engine, offering one stop shopping for all types of housing, including rentals, for-sale listings, foreclosures, sublets, roommate requests and corporate housing. It is free to list and free to search. No other website offers a more user-friendly and fun way to find a place to live, sell a home, or fill a vacancy. HotPads gets rave reviews for its innovative features, which include map-based search!
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CENTURY 21 distributes its listings to this Web site.
Oodle makes it easy to use online classifieds - bringing together loads of listings from hundreds of local and national sources and helping consumers find exactly what they are looking for--whether it be the right job, a great deal on a used ladder, or most importantly, the perfect home. Web based classifieds get you more traffic and generate leads for your brokerage. Once a consumer is interested in more information on a property, they will be directed to the content provider's Web site, and the lead goes to you without intervention or fees!
All listings syndicated to Oodle will also appear on a number of additional Web sites! By displaying your listings on Oodle, you also display your listings on all of these sites. All click traffic generated from these additional sites will show up in your reports collectively under "Oodle."
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CENTURY 21 distributes its listings to this Web site.
AOL Real Estate is a resource for homebuyers and renters of all demographics and offers consumers the necessary tools and resources to make a smart investment. The site is focused on delivering a customized experience for multiple audiences, including first time home buyers, buying a second property, renting, selling or home improvement.
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CENTURY 21 distributes its listings to this Web site.
Enormo is one of the largest international real estate search engines for home-seekers from all over the world. Enormo is growing fast - it now gives brokers and real estate agents access to more than 1.8 million potential buyers and tenants every month! Buyers come from Europe, Asia, South Africa, the Americas and the Middle East. The search engine is available in 16 languages so your properties are easily accessible to potential purchasers of many different nationalities.
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You are subscribed to DataSphere.
SecondSpace has changed their name to DataSphere. Note that DataSphere.com does not display listings, instead it is the parent company of two established sites: LandWatch.com and ResortScape.com
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CENTURY 21 distributes its listings to this Web site.
Smarter Agent provides GPS real estate search capabilities and real time property information directly to a buyer's cell phone!
Buyers are not sitting in front of their computer when they stumble upon a neighborhood or property where they want to live. In fact, most of the time they are out in their target area when they start wondering what is for sale around them. Smarter Agent enhances the search process, making it faster and more efficient to find the homes they want to see, when they want to see them. Smarter Agent makes it possible for buyers to be in any neighborhood and find the closest properties for rent or for sale around them. It's all about going mobile.
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