Realty World Northern California & Nevada

His message of professional diversification is the right advice at the right time…

Not putting all your eggs into one basket has always been an anthem that good parents pass along regardless of the times. About two years ago when Jack Hirsch, Broker of Realty World – Hirsch & Associates, took the Council helm; his message echoed the tried and tested rule of diversification.

In addition to being an exceptional residential marketer, Jack is a very successful commercial broker as well. In fact, he holds the CCIM, GRI and CRS designations proudly. Often, the two separate disciplines call for a unique kind of person to master the challenges of success, especially in these times. 

To help other real estate pros make a transition, service commercial needs and use the appropriate tools to communicate and market to the commercial crowd, Jack developed a series of software programs that made the job easy to understand and use.  Jack has invested heavily in making these applications web-based and is unveiling them very soon. Everything from analyses to marketing material is a click away.

Especially true in this market, active agents are going to face opportunities that could earn thousands in commercial commissions. From leasing, management, sale and exchange, commercial real estate opportunities are there for the keen and well equipped associate. This means having great tools, and Jack, provide some outstanding applications to help you.

Jack has been very gracious in sharing these tools with the members of Realty World and I’d like to thank him for his unselfish and generous contributions to those who wanted to learn more and expand their knowledge and skill on the investment, commercial, and business opportunity stages. 

Please join me in extending appreciation to Jack by commenting below today. For a personal note you can reach him at jack@sbi.cc (I know it is a weird email address extension but it’s correct.)

On behalf of the Brokers and Associates of Realty World Northern California and Northern Nevada, thank you Jack, for your efforts and contributions to the “family,” Council, and mission of Realty World.

Scott LeForce
President
Scott.LeForce@rwnc.net

The foreclosure market, coupled with low interest rates, has provided opportunity for buyers that we haven’t seen the likes of for years; however, many potential buyers can be discouraged from taking the step to purchase due to the improvements necessary to bring the property up to desirable living standards.

If this sounds familiar, take a look into the 203K Loan Program, a loan designed so that borrowers can obtain just one mortgage loan at a long-term fixed (or adjustable) rate to finance both the purchase and rehabilitation costs of the property with a down payment of approximately 3%. To provide funds for the rehabilitation, the mortgage amount is based on the projected value of the property with the work completed, taking into account the cost of the work.

While most buyers would likely be interested in a one to four family dwelling, a complete description of eligible properties is available at http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/203k/203kabou.cfm. 

Terri Adamo
Franchise Sales Director
Terri.Adamo@rwnc.net

I am a firm believer that being in front of people, facilitating a live training brings about an increase of learning and impacting individual lives!  The ‘hands on’ approach is very powerful in that you can react in the moment and also have interaction with those in the training course. It’s valuable when everyone can participate, ask questions, as well as provide their perspective on a subject.

We are evolving with our training initiatives and will soon offer a broader base of courses to meet the daily challenges of today’s real estate industry. As we progress down a path of greater technological advancement, we are at the threshold of introducing a ‘university’ within our website that will open the door to WebEx-based training curriculum.  This online technology will still allow us the open discussions and interactions as in a live venue, yet our capability to record training sessions will allowing Realty World members to revisit a session, or portion thereof, as a refresher. This can be done at their convenience, when they choose, and as often as they want to. As we continue to add more training course, there will be a vast number included the university to choose from, opening the door to grow and expand in your business.

The high powered, twelve week Eagles Program will remain a live, in person course as it is specifically designed for hands on learning, team driven interaction, and accountability. 

With the format of the online university, we will educate more of our clients, offering the elevated skill set they need to go out and vie in today’s competitive industry.

Dennis O. Stewart, GRI
Vice President & Regional Director
Dennis.Stewart@rwnc.net