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 1. How long have you been a Member of SAR? I joined SAR in 2006, right after I got my Real Estate salesperson license. Now that I have my own company, Capital West Realty, being a member of SAR is more important than ever for me. 2. What did you do before you were [...]  Former Major League Baseball second baseman Steve Sax inspired SAR Members at the September Main Meeting. Sax’s presentation was a reflection of his book, “SHIFT – Change your Mindset and You Change your World,” in which he states that success is a choice based on your thinking, hard work and perseverance. Sax grew up in a lower middle class family with his parents and four siblings in West Sacramento. He had never been on a plane until he signed with the LA Dodgers. As a boy, he would watch Dodgers/Giants games with his dad and tell him he hated the Dodgers, that “even if they paid me a million dollars, I wouldn’t play for them. A lot changed in a decade. Sax was an LA Dodger for seven years and earned two World Series rings during his time with the team. From Sax’s experience, success is a matter of a positive mindset, endurance, effort and humility. He recounted his grueling schedule as a minor league player. Since he had no car, Sax walked an hour to practice. Practice was from 9:00am – 12noon; games from 1:00 – 4:00pm, followed by sessions with a defensive coach from 4:00 – 6:00pm. After walking back home, he would eat a bologna sandwich every night and do it all over again the next day. Gary Dietrich is a widely-respected, nonpartisan broadcast political analyst who spoke at our May Main Meeting on May 3. Here are some of the highlights of his fascinating presentation. Bin Ladin “We’ll see a significant bump in the polls. Bin Ladin was a major boost to America’s psyche. National security is very important to people.” Presidential Election A bumper sticker Gary read said, “If God had intended for us to vote, He would have given us a candidate.” There is real deep political distrust. Americans ask, “What difference will my vote make?” “Americans are resilient. This too shall pass. Resist the temptation to go after each other’s throats through the tough times. Together is when we’ve done our best work.” Continue reading: Political Analyst Gary Dietrich’s Insights at the May Main Meeting Recently SAR launched several mobile versions of its website. Now you can view an optimized version of the website on your Blackberry, Android, iPhone or other mobile device. As a real estate professional, SAR is aware you are always on the go. During any given work day you may be driving with clients, [...]  1. How long have you been a Member of SAR? 2. What did you do before you were in real estate? 3. What do you like best about being in real estate? 4. How have you adjusted to changing market conditions in the past couple of years? 5. What have been some of your favorite programs/committees/activities at SAR? 6. As a new SAR Board Member and former Education Committee Chair, why do you devote so much of your time to the Association? 7. Technology has changed a lot in recent years – how have you kept up-to-date? SAR is pleased to have Brian DeLisi as our new Building Superintendent. Brian brings to SAR an extensive background in building management, having been raised in Sacramento where his father built and operated the successful Quadra Color, Inc. printing plant. For nearly 13 years, Brian worked at Quadra Color in a variety of capacities. [...] The California Dept. of Real Estate has approved new regulations affecting continuing education courses. The operative date for these regulations is January 1, 2011 March 31, 2011. The overall requirements regarding first-time and subsequent renewals remain unchanged. All continuing education exams must contain 90% multiple choice questions and no more than 10% [...] The SAR Housing Opportunities Committee has developed an exciting new program to provide grants to qualified homebuyers using an EEM. The program needs a catchy name. Post your suggestions on SAR’s Facebook page by 4:00pm, June 8. The winner will receive a $50 gift card to Chevy’s Fresh Mex Restaurant and recognition [...]  Just a few years ago, the SAR “Store” could be found down at the end of a hallway towards the back of our building. Now, the SAR Retail Center acts as the hub of SAR, welcoming Members into a store filled with colorful real estate signs, dozens of books, hundreds of forms and access [...] Linda Harris of the Board of Equalization reminds Members of the newly added section 6225 to the California Revenue and Taxation Code (RTC) that requires a qualified purchaser to register with the Board of Equalization (BOE) and report and pay use tax directly to the BOE by April 15th for the preceding calendar year [...] |
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Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
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