July Network Newsletter Volume 10

THE NETWORK ISSUE #10 - JULY 2020

BE R KS HI R E HAT HAWAY H O M E S E RV IC E S FLO R IDA N E TWO R K R E A LT Y NE WSLE TTE R

WEBINAR IN A BOX

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WELCOME!

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CONTENT SUCCESS STORIES

BACKPACK CHALLENGE

WHAT'S YOUR STORY?

The 2020 Backpack Challenge

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TEAMBUILDER

Margee Michaelis and Amber Snyder & MOS Minutes

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TOPS IN THE CO.

Introducing another resource

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Christy’s note & Quote

Company Calendar & Anniversaries

Tips from our Partners

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

CORE SERVICES CORNER

Hey TeamBuilders!

Take a bite out of this!

Register an Agent by August 10 and you could win!

250

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Fun Time Summertime Cash!

Featuring the June Top Agents & Teams

Summertime cash for your summertime bash.

BigThatThank shouldYou! make your mouth water!

Must be present virtually or in person on August 11 to win.

Monthly Marketing Update

HELPFUL TIPS

Safety & Tech Tips

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MARKETING

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A member of the franchise system of BHH Affiliates, LLC. Equal Housing Opportunity.

HUMOR & SOCIAL MEDIA

Humor and Social Media

Note from Christy Quote:

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”

~Mahatma Gandhi

Dear Team, Our most precious gift is today, wouldn’t you agree? We must learn from yesterday in order not to repeat its mistakes and know that what we do with today is what matters most. This is true personally, professionally, and culturally.

In order to fill our todays with actions that are in alignment with our values, let’s take some time for a midyear check-up with some questions to ask yourself. What are the lessons I’ve learned over the past six months? How am I feeling? I mean how am I really feeling? Are my relationships stronger? Have I taken care of myself so that I can help others? Do I need help? What are my successes? Where can I improve? Do I feel pulled to get more involved in the community? What about my business? What needs to happen for me to get back on track? To reach the next level? What’s holding me back?

Glance back to learn, and forward to remind yourself of the path you are trying to walk. I would challenge all of us to not look to get “back to normal,” but to take the steps to venture into the extraordinary for ourselves and our loved ones. Who wants to be normal anyways? Not me.

Speaking of glancing at the past, did you know on July 5, 2019 the S&P 500 stood at 2990. As I write this it is 3130. NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index reported on June 27, 2019 was 105.4. This year’s number reported on June 29, 2020 is 99.6. A measure of 100 is equal to the activity levels in 2001, widely considered a strong market.

These indicators show that we have rebounded in “V” shaped fashion. This supports our notion that housing will lead us out of this recession. This also supports the FACT that we are resilient and as a country will prevail through hardships.

I am so incredibly proud (and not surprised at all) of how you have handled yourselves with empathy, care, class, adaptability, and professionalism over the first half of 2020. You are amazing. Resilient for sure.

As a company that exists to support you, we will continue to ensure you are prepared with the best available culture, support, core services, digital marketing and technology to elevate you and your clients. We are introducing a new “webinar in a box” series. The resources from our First Time HomeBuyer webinar from last month are included in this newsletter. Next, on Friday July 17th at noon, we will discuss “Selling a Home in Today’s Environment.” Here is the link to register yourself and share with any on-the-fence sellers https://attendee. gotowebinar.com/register/95127955157377806 Stay tuned for more details!

The wild cards to our overall economic recovery, of course, are the continued spread of the virus, progress on a vaccine, and the unemployment numbers. I choose faith. Faith in YOU. Faith in our company, our community, our region, our state, and our country. I believe greater awareness and good will come from all of the challenges we are facing right now. If you are afraid, you are not alone. We all experience fear from time to time. When it happens, let’s return to love, to faith, to relationships, and to the things we can work on today to feel more in control and empowered. I am here for you.

Much love,

President and CEO

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INTRODUCING ANOTHER RESOURCE FOR YOU:

Webinar in a “box”

Last month we introduced our first company webinar designed to help you with your business-building activities in direct to consumer fashion. We had agents and their buyers on with us, and the feedback was superb. When you have your prospects and clients register, they identify you as their agent and therefore any business as a result is free of any referral fees. It is just another mode of support. If our marketing generates leads where no agent is identified, a 25% referral fee is assessed.

Take advantage of these! All of the resources are below for those that missed the first one. Feel free to listen, share, and check out the guides we prepared for you as well (with some help from KCM!). You may also use the slides if you want to create your own webinar.

Here is the link to the recording of the webinar, and you’re welcome to share it with anyone, even those who were unable to attend. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/201599162571060481.

In addition, please see the links below for our First Time Homebuyer’s Guide. The first link provides an opportunity for you to personalize page 23 with your photo and contact information.

If you’re interested in doing this, just contact Creative Services. Their fee is approximately $30 for this personalization. The second link is exactly the same except that it does not offer agent personalization, so you’re welcome to send that link to your customers as it is. link agent book: https://issuu.com/floridanetworkrealty/docs/fthb_2020_-_flipbookagent?fr=sNTNmYTExNjcxMzk link generic book: https://issuu.com/floridanetworkrealty/docs/fthb_2020_-_flipbookgen.?fr=sMmEyMjExNjcxMzk link webinar slides: https://www.dropbox.com/s/i6im5rmgb2rhnwx/20200522%20FTHB%20Seminar. pptx?dl=0 link prosperity buyer advantage: https://www.dropbox.com/s/jvk4o0wx8yh9fbg/Buyer%20Advantage. pdf?dl=0 link prosperity myth v reality: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ufq43797jkcojjd/Down%20payment%20 options.pdf?dl=0 -3-

AUTOFLOW OUTGOING REFERRAL WIN! I sold a couple a home in 2017 and they recently began talking about purchasing an RV/Motor Home Park in Ohio or Virginia. They received my MARGEE MICHAELIS AutoFlow ecard about our realtor® Relocation Referral Services avondale the day after they talked about it and reached out to me to help find them the right agent!

Have you ever heard of a double birthday?

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Amber’s sister and brother-in-law listed their home with her, which means she did a great job cultivating credibility with her sphere of influence. In her words, “The company then sent out our amazing “Just Listed” postcards and I got a call because of the postcard!” It turns out a gentleman who had grown up in the neighborhood was notified by his grandmother about the opportunity, who had Did you know that you can earn significant received Amber’s card. He was not working income from outgoing referrals...and help your with an agent so Amber showed the home clients by pairing them with a qualified Realtor and he made an offer that very day! Just listed in their destination city? cards work!

• The largest referral fee ever earned was over $40,000!

While this was happening, another member

• The average referral fee earned is of Amber’s Sphere of Influence was planning approximately $1200! to sell but was worried about showings and open houses amid Covid. Amber mentioned the opportunity to her sister and brother-in-law AMBER SNYDER FROM and, “They decided they wanted it! So the THE BEACHES OFFICE IS seller didn’t even need to show her house to ON FIRE! anyone! They got their house under contract Have you heard of a birthday right before it went live.” sale? Most likely you have, it is when we are fortunate Amber, well done. And thank you for your trust enough to have both the in our Family of Services: “Both using GTS and AMBER SNYDER Buyer and Seller on a Prosperity! Wooohooo!” realtor® transaction. beaches

M.O.S. Meeting Minutes

highlights from the june M.O.S. meeting:

Open House Pinwheel Signs

We have recently made some environmentally friendly changes in the offices. On that note, we have decided to no longer use balloons and helium for open house signs and to provide you with an even better option.

We have worked with one of our vendors to create a new pinwheel sign that is not only eye-catching but also environmentally friendly. The pinwheel is actually built into the sign! We will be ordering BHHSFNR branded signs and distributing them to the offices in the next few weeks.

Click Here to review the MOS minutes.

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THE 2020 BACKPACK CHALLENGE! COLLECTING NOW THROUGH AUG 3, 2020

Let’s Make Educational success a priority.

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We’re inviting you to help prepare a child for educational success this school year! We’re delivering smiles to students in need by collecting new backpacks filled with school supplies.

2020 annual

BACKPACK

CHALLENGE

OFFICIAL BACKPACK DONATION LOCATION! Look for this sign in the window of any of our offices.

Bring new backpacks and supplies to any Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Network Realty office by August 3, 2020.

Please see here the back this flyer a list of recommended school click toofget thefor complete flyer with school suplies list supplies.recommended Thank you for your support!

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TOPS IN THE COMPANY TOP AGENTS IN THE COMPANY - JUNE 2020

TOP TEAMS IN THE COMPANY - JUNE 2020

top lister

top transactions

st. augustine/murabella

Rigdon and Combs st. augustine/murabella

top sales

top producer

st. augustine/murabella

beaches

top lister

top transactions

st. augustine/murabella

st. augustine/murabella

Rigdon and Combs

top sales

top producer

Debbie Da Silva Stefanie Bernstein Stefanie Bernstein st. augustine/murabella

Rigdon and Combs

Priscilla Johnson ponte vedra

Lupole & Allen

TOP OFFICE AWARD WINNERS - JUNE 2020 SAN MARCO/SAN JOSE Lynne Ferguson listings: Genni Jett sales: Anita Vining transactions: Anita Vining top producer: MANDARIN/ST. JOHNS Shonda Campanaro listings: Shonda Campanaro sales: Charlie Hillyer transactions: Kelly Crouse top producer: BEACHES/ICW/SOUTHSIDE Jennifer Sexton listings: Jennifer Sexton sales: Jennifer Sexton transactions: Katherine Davidson top producer: ST. AUGUSTINE/MURABELLA Debbie Da Silva listings: Stefanie Bernstein sales: Debbie Da Silva transactions: Stefanie Bernstein top producer:

AVONDALE/ORTEGA Michael Starling listings: Beverley Brooke sales: Beverley Brooke transactions: Beverley Brooke top producer: PONTE VEDRA/NOCATEE Pam Belcher listings: Tina Webster sales: Priscilla Johnson transactions: Priscilla Johnson top producer: FLEMING ISLAND/ORANGE PARK Kathy Coletti listings: Roxane Felder sales: Kathy Coletti transactions: Kathy Coletti top producer:

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A HUGE THANK YOU for all of the TeamBuilder referrals! As a reminder, there are two steps that must be accomplished to receive TeamBuilder credit: 1) Register the person on AE: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx ?id=qSniLkU7gEm4X2rIbZLwadyJjFcCu-NNgDH3l3_-_Y9UQ0U4MjlZVk5ZMU5HS1U5T 0JPRzJIWllaTiQlQCN0PWcu. 2) Make an introduction to the broker for the warm handoff. Making the introduction is

key to securing TeamBuilder credit. We really appreciate your recommendations and

know that the best recruits come from within our own team!

Hey TeamBuilders!

Take a bite out of this!

Register an Agent by August 10 and you could win!

250

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Fun Time Summertime Cash!

Summertime cash for your summertime bash.

That should make your mouth water!

Must be present virtually or in person on August 11 to win.

A member of the franchise system of BHH Affiliates, LLC. Equal Housing Opportunity.

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EVENTS and ACTIVITIES

DESCRIPTIONS & DETAILS ON THE EVENTS LISTED HERE CAN BE FOUND ON AE

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FRIDAY 17TH

MONDAY 20TH

Rising Star-Business Rising Star-Income Building Activities Producing Activities

Home Seller's Webinar

Rising Star-Buyer Consultation and Process

WEDNESDAY 22ND THURSDAY 23RD

FRIDAY 24TH

MONDAY 27TH

Mortgage 101 with Eric Spottswood

Rising Star-Seller Consultation 2

MONDAY 3RD

TUESDAY 4TH

TUESDAY 14TH In Office Meeting Caravan WK3 60 Day Success Plan Real Estate Reviews

TUESDAY 21ST

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In Office Meeting Caravan

Rising Star-Seller Consultation 1

WK4 60 Day Success Plan FSBO-Expired

THURSDAY 16TH

Rising StarMarket Evaluation

WEDNESDAY 29TH THURSDAY 30TH

TUESDAY 28TH In Office Meeting Caravan

In Office Meeting

Rising StarPurchase and Sales Agreement

Rising StarContract to Close

Rising Star-Tools & Technology

WK6 FNR 60 Day Plan Seller Consultation

WEDNESDAY 5TH

THURSDAY 6TH

MONDAY 10TH

TUESDAY 11TH

WEDNESDAY 12TH

Rising StarBusiness Planning

Rising StarVital Focus

Rising Star-Tools & Technology

WK5 FNR 60 Day Plan Buyer Consultation

In Office Meeting WK7 FNR 60 Day Plan Dotloop

JULY

Rising StarBusiness Planning

TO THE TEAM

ANNIVERSARIES TEAM MEMBER

OFFICE

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WENDY REGISTERALDRIDGE

AVONDALE

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NINA EHRENBERG

MANDARIN

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LIZ BOBECK

AVONDALE

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KATHY DAVENPORT

FLEMING ISLAND

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CHRIS CARDINALE

CORP.

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SARAH HEDDLE

NICOLE NEARY

avondale

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JENNIFER DARLEY

JASON LEBLANC

fleming island

fleming island

DONALD CORLEY RICHARD CORDELL mandarin

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CORE SERVICES NEWS F N P M * PROS PERIT Y H O ME MO R TGAGE , L LC * G T S * R E F E R R A L ARE YOU AND YOUR BUYERS PREPARED FOR THE SUMMER BUYING SEASON?

Inventory during the pandemic has decreased and made finding the right home for your buyers even harder.

Combine that with the fact that the volume of mortgage applications has increased for 9 straight weeks, and just hit an 11 year high, and there are a lot of qualified buyers searching within that limited inventory. Make sure that you put you and your buyers in the best position possible to get their home and win in what will likely be an increasingly competitive environment.

Leveraging the Buyers Advantage program with Prosperity Home Mortgage separates your buyers from their competition by providing a full Loan Commitment instead of the generic pre-approval. This means the loan has been fully underwritten and signed off on vs only approved based on stated information. Having the lending criteria signed off on already, your buyer is now more like a cash offer and a step ahead of their competition! Inventory is low and competition is high, make sure you don’t lose out on any bids with your clients this summer and put them all through the Buyers Advantage program.

Let Relocation help you leverage your relationships to grow your business! Do you have a relationship with a key executive at a local or regional company, such as the CEO, COO, CFO or HR Director? If so, you are encouraged to contact Relocation for support in presenting our employee relocation management services to that company. This could be agreat opportunity for you to serve as that company’s “preferred REALTORŽ� for their employee relocation needs!

Contact: Linda Lindenmoyer at 904-672-4350 or linda.lindenmoyer@floridanetworkrealty.com for more details. You and your relocation department‌. what a great partnership!

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We have started using petscreening. com during our application process.

This is a third-party vendor that can qualify the animal as a pet, service animal or emotional support animal. The applicant submits shot records, two pictures of the pet, and any other documentation for the animal. They can download an app on their phone that will store the animals information.

We love seeing 5 out of 5 “Paws“ and verified records for the animal. This is an awesome way to take the liability off of FNPM.

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MONTHLY MARKETING UPDATE

July 2020

BEACH AND GOLF ECARD TEMPLATES ARE AVAILABLE! Thank you MOS team for this great suggestion! We created a beach and golf themed template for you to use on Marketing REsource Center. Check out the video below from Ann King on how to find and use the templates!

JULY AUTOFLOW LINEUP eCard

Happy Independence Day! Arrived Early-July

Hurricane Preparedness Postcard Arriving Mid-July

Local Friend Postcard Alligator Farm Arriving Late-July

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BASIC HURRICANE KIT

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Hurricane Season lasts until November 30.

Florida Hurricane Network is your one stop resource on Hurricane Safety for the Northeast Floridacommunity. Get county-by-county information and learn what actions you need to take to protect yourself and your loved ones before, during and after a hurricane.

Visit my website for more information.

I am grateful to have clients like you!

Connect with me today!

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Thrilling discoveries await you at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park!

To prepare for your next summer adventure, we’re excited to extend this limited time opportunity to you.

When you buy one full price admission at $27.99, you’ll get another admission free! Enjoy a fun filled day at the Alligator Farm!

I am grateful to have clients like you!

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New Reliance Website Enhancement! Your buyers and sellers now have the pleasure of searching listed and pending properties around their location on their mobile device right from your website!

HOW IT WORKS:

1) Save your website to your mobile device home screen AND your client’s home screen (click to view video instructions).

2) Once in the search area click the drop down box and select Get Current Location.

3) All listed and pending properties near your location will display.

4) Your clients can choose their favorite properties which will alert you (if you have selected to receive alerts on client activity in your CRM) or you can view your client’s activity in your CRM. This is another great way to give your client’s the search experience they want and the service they deserve!

SAFETY TIPS SAFETY AT HOME

• Make sure your home is equipped with smoke • Make sure your porches, entrances and yard and carbon monoxide detectors.

are well lit.

• Install 1” deadbolts on all exterior doors.

• Never hide keys in mailboxes, planters or under doormats.

• Glass doors should have a double cylinder lock • Consider installing a home alarm system, that requires a key from both sides.

ensuring you have a panic button feature you can access in your home office.

• If you have glass sliding doors, place a wooden • Keep a charged mobile phone with you at all rod in the trap so it can’t be opened from the outside. Also consider replacing the glass with shatterproof material.

times and program emergency contacts in both your home and cell phones.

Source: https://www.nar.realtor/videos/realtor-safety-at-home

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Information not verified or guaranteed. If your home is currently listed with a Broker, this is not intended as a solicitation.