Potpourri

Show of hands, how many of you watched Jeopardy back in the day?  My biggest memories of that show are the summers I spent with my grandmother and great-grandmother.  Dinner at 4:30 p.m.; dessert and Jeopardy at 6:00 p.m.  My favorite category was always Potpourri – a little bit of everything, and even I, at the age of eight or nine, had a shot of being able to answer the question (or figure out the question).

This is my final post from Florida Realtors® Convention, and it’s a little bit like Potpourri in Jeopardy.  I’ve got little bits and pieces that run the gamut.  So here goes:

Have you seen the Take 5 videos on the Florida Realtors® website?  Your peers, from around the state, share tidbits about short sales, marketing, you name it!  Here, go take a look…I’ll wait.  Pretty impressive, huh?  A lot of video was shot during Florida Realtors® Convention, so check back often to see what gets added.  If you see something good for others in your office, share the videos with them!

What is RPAC (Realtor® Political Action Committee) and why should you care?  Florida Realtors® has a microsite devoted to RPAC.  There’s even a handy little calculator that can show you how RPAC has helped YOUR profession.  If you’re skeptical about RPAC, I suggest you take a look at this calculator.  You might be surprised.

Want to become more involved in Tallahassee and help protect private property rights and your profession?  Great American Realtor® Days will be April 9 and 10 next year.  The big plan for this event will be a Rally in Tally – similar to the Realtor® Rally in Washington, DC this week.  If you couldn’t make it to DC, this will be your chance to make your voice heard loud and clear!

Zan Monroe – speaker, Realtor®, hilarious guy – spoke about absorption rate.  How quickly will something sell at a given price, in a given market and what are the odds of a given property selling in a specific market.  Fascinating stuff!  The best part?  He gives the information away free on his website!  Go there – NOW!

The thing that Zan said that shocked the audience? “You are wasting your time marketing your listings.  No one ever bought your listing because of how well you marketed it.  At the right price, a listing will sell.  Nothing else matters.”  So yeah, check him out.

This was a whirlwind week, as always.  Plenty to learn, plenty to share.  I am grateful for the privilege to attend and bring back the information to you.  If you have the ability, please consider attending the NAR Convention this year – it’s in November, in Orlando.  You will be amazed at what you learn there.

~Michaela Mitchell, ECAR Communications Director