 Realtor of the Year - Pam Zolvinski
Election of Officers and Directors ~ 2011 The Election of Officers and Directors will take place during our October General Membership Meeting. The following is the Slate of Candidates for the Election: President-Elect: Pam Zolvinski of Exit 1 Realty Secretary: Lisa Daniel-King of County-Wide Properties Local Director (2 positions available): Olga Sanchez of Exit 1 Realty and Mike Liberatore of Liston Brown Realtors The positions of President and Treasurer will not appear on the Ballot—Darlene Jesch will automatically as-sume the position of President and Joy Pawlak will be completing her second year of her 2 year term as Treasurer. Information about each candidate will appear in the Oc-tober Newsletter. Absentee Voting will be available at the Board Office beginning Monday, September 27, 2010 through Friday, The 2011 Budget will also be presented at the October meeting. Members will receive a copy of the proposed budget via first class mail in September. News and New IAR Member Benefit from the Indiana Association of REALTORS Pay Attention to the Pink Slip Not all pink slips bear bad news. The pink “Homestead Verification Form” that is enclosed with your property tax bill is very important and can save you and your clients thousands! A bill in the legislature has required that these forms be mailed out with the property tax bills in 2010, 2011 and 2012 and they must be completed and returned by every homeowner who wishes to claim a homestead deduction on their property. Property owners have until January 1, 2013 to return the card. Why? These cards and the legislation requiring them are aimed at cracking down and preventing homestead fraud. This form has not been widely publicized and can easily be overlooked as bureaucratic paperwork so please pay extra attention when opening your property tax bills and inform your clients to do the same. A Few Commonly Asked Questions: I didn’t find the form in my property tax bill? Those some counties may choose to, they are only required to include the form to taxpayers already claiming the homestead deduction. If I don ’t fill out by January 1, 2013, will I automatically lose my deduction? If you don ’t complete the form by the deadline, you will receive a final notification letter from the county and your deduction could be removed on your 2012-pay-2013 property tax bill. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Unlimited Too Free Scanning from ANY fax Machine to ANY Email Address. Close deals faster with this complete FREE IAR member benefit. MongoFax empowers all IAR members to instantly fax paper-based documents (disclosure packages, signed contracts, etc.) directly to any email address in the world. It is instant and completely FREE. No Passwords, PINs, or Sign Ups. All you need is the MongoFax Cover Page. Visit www.indianarealtors.com for unlimited access to MongoFax. Haven’t Been to a General Membership Meeting Lately? Here is a good reason to start attending…...
While attendance during our CE nights is good, we would like to see a few more of you during our meetings. We only have 10 meetings a year and they normally will fall on the second Tuesday of the month. Hopefully we will see more of you at our meetings with our new promotion which will begin with our October Meeting. The promotion is as follows: Attend a general membership meeting and you will be eligible to place your business card in a drawing. You must attend the meeting in order to be eligible. CE only attendees are not eligible and members may not enter business cards for other members who are not in attendance. What is the prize???? Free association dues! Yes, you heard right! The promotion will begin October 2010 and ends September 2011. At the October 2011 meeting, one business card will be drawn and that person will have their Board Dues paid by the association. Both REALTOR members and Affiliate Members may participate in the promotion. So if you haven’t attended one of our meetings recently, it may be a good time to start. Remember, our meetings offer an opportunity to network with fellow REALTORS and affiliate members. Four times a year we also offer Continuing Education which is free of charge to our members. Hope to see more of you in the future!! (Don’t have a business card? No worries—there will be blank business cards available to those who do not have business cards!) There are no general membership meetings during the months of July and November! IAR Technology Helpline - 866-232-1833 With technology becoming an increasingly vital tool in the real estate industry, the Indiana Association of REALTORS® is offering an exclusive member service - the IAR Technology Helpline. You can call 1-866-232-1833 any time Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm and get a real live person able to answer all your technology questions-big or small. Calls to the Helpline are Free for all IAR members. Real, live people-are on hand to answer your questions. When a technology crisis hits, getting help quickly and easily can make a difference to your bottom line--the sooner the problem is resolved, the sooner you are back in business. Since the service comes from IAR, you know the experts offering technology advice are representing your best interests--not trying to push a specific product. And, as a IAR service, those operating the Technology Helpline understand the real estate business. There are no time limits to your calls, and you can call as often as you need to! You will be able to get answers to all your tech related questions through one service. Get answers to common operating systems such as Windows, MAC, and Palm; common Real Estate specific software such as Top Producer, WInforms, Zipforms, Lightning CMA Plus!, and many more! All common business related programs such as MS Office Suite, Goldmine; Wordperfect, Act!, web browsers such as Netscape, Internet Explorer, among others, major web editing software including MS Frontpage and Dreamweaver, all major hardware and peripherals such as scanners, printers, PDAs, all email programs and more! *The only tech-related issue you won't be able to get answers about is your local MLS. Looking for the Current LPCAR Monthly Newsletter? Look no further! Click here to access the very latest LPCAR Monthly newsletter now! Take Advantage of Special Member Pricing  Welcome to Our Web Site! Welcome to the online home of The LaPorte County Association of REALTORS! Our web site, designed, developed, and maintained by Catalyst Marketing Innovations LLC of Michigan City, www.catalyst-marketing.com, provides a plentitude of information for Association members and potential members alike! With complete information on membership, an overview of the Association, news, frequently asked questions, inquiry forms, and complete contact information, you're sure to find just what you are looking for. And, for our members, we feature a special members-only private section of the site, complete with access to ZipForms Online, Newsletters, a complete member directory, a special Members-only inquiry form, directory of online resources, and complete association calendar of events. We hope you find out site attractive, easy-to-use, and full of useful information. Welcome and enjoy! |
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