I read an article online the other day and it was said that Councilman Chris Chulakes-Leetz spoke of working with a group of citizens to present a proposal to construct a convention center in Cape Coral. Last week the group unveiled its plan to a group of citizens and business leaders at City Hall.

The brainchild of Cape Coral resident, Martin Brady, the group announced the idea of the Cape Coral housing a 16,000 to 18,000 convention center and entertainment complex in the city, “Anything you can do outdoors and anything that can be done outdoors can be done at the complex we are imagining,” said Chulakes-Leetz.

The group says the area of land in North Cape Coral known as Academic Village would be the perfect spot for such a venue. Academic Village is located on 170 acres of city owned property at the corner of Del Prado Boulevard and Kismet Parkway. The area was in the spotlight in 2010 as the proposed location for the failed Swim Center.

Brady, a retired firefighter from Philadelphia, moved to Cape Coral in 2005 and began working for the city’s Parks and Recreation Department. During this time he realized the city was missing something in his opinion, “As I drove around I realized this city has a lot of parks. Everything here was planned around children and young adults. There was nothing for adults.”

It wasn’t until Brady and a few friends attended a boat show at the Harborside Convention Center in Fort Myers that he realized what Cape Coral truly needed, “We went to the boat show and had to park a mile and a half away from the venue and had to be shuttled in, making numerous stops on the way. Another thing I noticed was they basically closed all the streets in downtown Fort Myers for the show and upsetting many local business owners doing so. I thought North Cape Coral has a vast amount of land and would be a perfect location to host these types of events and conventions.”

During this same time, the city began discussions with a private company regarding the idea of building a Swim Center in North Cape Coral. Brady said he decided to wait and see what happened with the swim center before moving ahead with presenting his idea of a convention center. Once the swim center was defeated, Brady began putting together his plan for the convention center.

Brady says he has spent the last 1.5 years working on the plan and feels the convention center would be a major economic boom to the city, “Do you know how many industries and companies have events and conventions throughout the year? The American Medical Association, the Boy Scouts, big trucking companies, any type of industry that is out there, anybody that sells anything, where do they go? They go to conventions.”

Brady also stated that when people attend conventions, it is not just the conventions they attend, but many of the surrounding businesses as well. Brady says because of this it would cause the need for such businesses as hotels, restaurants and other service oriented businesses.

Something Cape Coral resident Mike Kumbier, who has worked the last 27 years in the RV industry as a manufacturer’s representative completely agrees with, “A convention center like this would add a lot to the Cape. It would bring industry back into the Cape and put people to work. Really, that is what we need to see happen.”

According to a recent study conducted by the Convention Industry Council, the meetings industry was responsible for $263 billion in spending in 2009. The study also related 1.7 million jobs in the United States to the meetings industry.

Brady along with Chulakes-Leetz says the center will not only house conventions and other events, but it could also serve as an emergency evacuation center during times of disaster. Brady says school gyms are not made for housing people after a storm and the convention center could store ready to eat meals, have a 3,000 gallon water tanker available, air conditioning, first aid, cots, and everything else needed for creating a well equipped evacuation center. Brady also says by creating the evacuation center grants from state and federal government agencies could help offset the cost of construction on the convention center.

The city currently owns the land the proposed convention center would be built. Chulakes-Leetz says in order to finance the construction of the center it would have to be financed by bonds and hopefully federal and state funding, “This would be the citizens investing in their own city.”

Chulakes-Leetz said the city would retain ownership of both the center and the land and would outsource the running of the center to private companies. The revenue generated from events, souvenir and food sales would go back to paying the bonds off and once those are paid money generated from the center would become a revenue stream for the city.

In order to make the convention center a reality, Chulakes-Leetz says it would have to be something the citizens of Cape Coral actually want. Chulakes-Leetz said he would like to see a referendum on the initiative before 2013. The councilman says he has been in touch with the Lee County Elections office and said it would be possible to do a mail referendum to get a vote on the initiative.

Those in attendance seemed cautiously optimistic about the reality of Cape Coral getting its own convention center, “I think it is a great start. I would love to see something like a convention center come to the city of Cape Coral. Who wouldn’t? There is a long road to go, though,” said Cape Coral Construction Industry Association Executive Director Heather Mazurkiewicz.

Brady says the next steps will be to put together the framework and further define the overall vision of the project, “This is the shot in the arm this city needs. This will make Cape Coral a destination for thousands each year.”

The group says it plans to meet again at the end of October and the meeting will be open to the general public.

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Comments (0) Aug 30 2011

You may not know but since ever, I’ve always been  fast to check new marketing ideas as they come out. And since I own codytech.com, it’s always been a way to put those ideas online. That was the case when I heard about the QR codes about 2 years ago.

I read an article online about it and I know they are used for literally everything there. You walk in the street, pass by a restaurant and you can see a QR code on the wall, beside the door. You take a picture with you cellphone and you get the menu and pricing on your screen. It’s that simple.

Of course, sky’s the limit. You can find those code on T-shirt, coffee mugs, and any sales materials available, including  Real Estate flyers or business cards.

Let me give you some tips to use them in your Real Estate career.

1) First get that application for your smart phone. They are almost all free to download and free to use. They are all available to use on any smart phone. You’ll be able to find a dozen of them just by Googleling QR codes app

Then, create your own QR code for whatever you need, whatever it is a phone number, an email or a site. Personally, I use qrcode.kaywa.com to make them and print them, or copy the image from it.

2) Secondly, just insert them in every piece of marketing you want to have. Have your site URL QR code on your flyers and business cards. Print the URL of a particular listing you have and show it on your yard sign. That will allow potential buyer who pass by to have the pictures of the inside and your information on the spot!

3) And third, I have experienced a lot of interest about those QR codes from potential clients. They ask questions and when they get the full picture of it, it become a huge listing tool. They see you as an “tech savvy and advanced” Real Estate agent. You will get the attention of  higher end sellers, people who are more into new technologies. Those usually owns higher priced properties.

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Comments (3) Nov 26 2010

This is a list of addendum language that I use when needed.

1. ACCESS TO PUBLIC ROAD:
The Seller warrants that the subject property has the right of ingress and egress to and from_________________________ road without limitation by way of the existing driveway located at:____________________________________________
2. AGENT AS PRINCIPAL OR RELATIVE OF PRINCIPAL:
A. All parties acknowledge that___________________is a duly licensed Real Estate Agent under the law of
__________________ and is acting as the____________________________________.
B. All parties acknowledge that_____________________________is a duly licensed Real Estate Agent under the law of ____________________, and is the____________________of the____________________________and is acting as the agent of the ________________________________________.
(Buyer or Seller)

C. All parties acknowledge that the Buyer/Agent intends to sell the Property at a future date for a profit.

3.AMENITY PACKAGE RELEASE:
In the event that the Property is served by a recreational amenity package either now existing or to be constructed, Buyer acknowledges and represents that he has investigated the ownership and availability of such amenity package, and hereby releases Broker and Affiliated licensees from any responsibility or liability in regard thereto.
4. ASSESSMENTS OR LIENS:
The parties hereto are aware that there is a_______________assessment or lien against the within described Property in the amount of $________________________. Said assessment or lien shall be paid by/at the closing of this sale.
5. PROPERTY EXCHANGE:
This Agreement, and the Separate Agreement which is attached hereto, are intended to be Exchange Properties pursuant to Internal Revenue Code § 1031. The parties agree that they will perform all necessary acts and that they will execute all necessary documents to effectuate an Exchange of Properties under said Section. The parties anticipate that the closings upon the properties which are the subject of this Agreement and the attached Agreement will be simultaneous.

6.CONTINGENCIES:
A. Appraisal.
This Agreement is contingent upon_____________having Property appraised no later than_________________
and to pay for the appraisal. In the event the appraisal is not timely made, this contingency shall be deemed waived. The property must appraise for at least the amount set forth in the “Purchase Price” paragraph of the Agreement or the Buyer may, at his option, on or before_______________________, declare this Agreement null and void and all earnest money shall be refunded in full, in which event all parties agree to execute all necessary documentation. In the event Buyer fails to exercise this option, it shall be deemed waived.

B.Approval of Others.
This Agreement is contingent upon___________________viewing and approving the above described Property, and, if acceptable, notifying the Seller or Broker on or before________________________. Should the Property be unacceptable to_____________, this Agreement shall become null and void and all earnest money refunded in full, in which event all parties agree to execute all necessary documentation. In the event this contingency is not removed by the date set above, this contingency shall be deemed Waived and the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

C.Bankruptcy Pending.
The parties herein acknowledge that they have been informed of bankruptcy proceedings in the Federal District Court, and that this Agreement is contingent upon a final judgment and decree authorizing the sale of the Property. In the event that a final judgment sale authorization is not granted by_______________________, this Agreement shall become null and void with earnest money returned in full to Buyer, in which event all parties agree to execute all necessary documentation.

D.Court Permission to Sell.
Seller’s obligations under this Agreement are contingent upon approval or order of the appropriate court having jurisdiction over the sale of the Property on or before___________________________. Seller shall proceed diligently and in good faith, using all reasonable best efforts, at Seller’s expense, to obtain said approval. In the event said approval or order is not received by said date, the Agreement shall be null and void with earnest money returned in full to Buyer, in which event all parties agree to execute all necessary documentation.

E. Divorce.
The parties herein acknowledge that they have been informed that the Sellers are involved in a divorce proceeding and that this sale is contingent upon Sellers obtaining a final judgment and decree authorizing the sale of the Property. In the event that a final judgment sale authorization is not granted by___________________, this Agreement shall become null and void with earnest money returned in full to Buyer, in which event all parties agree to execute all necessary documentation.
F. Not Contingent on Sale of Property.
Buyer warrants that this Agreement is not contingent upon the sale of current residence or any other property and further states that failure to sell any of said properties will not be grounds for refund of earnest money in the event of loan denial.

G. Trade-in of Buyer’s Property.
This Agreement is contingent upon the Buyer and Seller reaching a mutually satisfactory trade-in agreement on the Buyer’s current Property located at_____________________________________________________________
on or before_____________________________. In the event a mutually satisfactory agreement is not reached within the time stated above, this Agreement shall become null and void with earnest money returned in full to Buyer, in which event all parties agree to execute all necessary documentation.

H. Release of Liability (Contingencies).
1) Conventional Loan.
This sale is contingent upon Buyer assuming Seller’s existing loan and Seller’s existing indebtedness for repayment of the loan and lender’s agreement to release Seller from liability thereon on Seller’s Property as described herein. Buyer agrees to immediately apply and submit necessary information to lender. If Buyer has not received such approval and agreement from the lender within________days after the date of acceptance of this Agreement, or should Buyer fail to qualify, the seller shall have the option of waiving this stipulation or declaring the Agreement null and void and all earnest money shall be refunded in full, in which event all parties agree to execute all necessary documentation.

2) FHA Loan.

This Agreement is contingent upon the Buyer’s ability to assume (a) the Seller’s existing FHA loan and (b) the Seller’sliability to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) for the repayment of the FHA loan. Buyer agrees to apply immediately to FHA and submit necessary information. If Buyer has not received such approval and agreement from FHA within______days from date this instrument becomes a binding agreement, or should Buyer fail to qualify to assume the seller’s liability, seller has the option to waive this contingency or to declare the Agreement null and void and earnest money shall be refunded in full, in which event all parties agree to execute all necessary documentation.

3) VA Loan.
This Agreement is contingent upon the Buyer’s ability to assume the Seller’s existing VA loan and to assume the Seller’s potential indemnity liability to the U.S. Government for the repayment of the loan and the VA’s agreement to release Seller from liability thereon. Buyer agrees to apply immediately to the VA and submit any necessary documents and information required by VA. If the Buyer has not received such approval and agreement from the VA within_______ business days from the date this Instrument becomes a binding Agreement, or should the Buyer fail to qualify to assume the Seller’s liability, Seller has the option to waive this contingency or to declare this Agreement null and void and earnest money shall be refunded in full, in which event all parties agree to execute all necessary documentation.

7 . EARNEST MONEY:
A. Additional Earnest Money Held by Broker/Holder.
Buyer agrees to pay Holder additional earnest money in the principal amount of $_____________________on or before _____________________, making a total earnest money deposit of $_____________________. In the event Buyer fails to pay additional earnest money by said date, then, at the option of Seller (this option to be exercised within seven days of said date), this Agreement may be declared null and void by written notification to Buyer and Broker.
B. Held until Specific Time.
All parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the earnest money will not be deposited until_________________.
8. RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
Receipt of this notice is hereby acknowledged this_________day of____________,______ at_____o’clock____.
By:_____________________________________________.
9. RENT PRORATION:
All prepaid rents on said Property shall be prorated at the closing of the sale. The Seller represents that the monthly rentals on said Property of $___________________will be current at the time of the closing, and that there will be no expenses chargeable to the Seller except the taxes on said Property. The Seller shall pay to the Buyer all security and damage deposits, if any, which have been paid to the seller by any of the tenants. Buyer shall enter into an agreement to hold the Seller harmless against such transfer of security or damage deposits. At the closing of the sale, the Seller shall execute an affidavit which will verify the number of leases and tenancies then outstanding on the Property, the prepaid rent as to each, and the amount of security deposits as to each.

10. SUPERSEDE PREVIOUS CONTRACT:
Upon signatures by all parties, this agreement supersedes and makes null and void previous agreement accepted
____________________________, by and between the parties hereto.
11. THIRD PARTY AGREEMENT:
Seller hereby reserves the right to assign this Agreement to________________________________ (3rd Party) for closing and payment of mission in accordance with the terms hereof.

12. ZONING:
A. Rezoning Contingency.
Buyer understands and agrees that Property is zoned_________________________________and that the improvements thereon may not meet zoning requirements. The Buyer’s obligation hereunder is conditioned upon the Property being rezoned to_____________________________by the appropriate______________________ (County/City) authorities by _____________________________. The_______________________(Buyer/Seller)
shall be responsible for pursuing such rezoning and paying all affiliated cost. In the event that said rezoning is not obtained by said date, then this Agreement shall become null and void and all earnest money shall be refunded to the Buyer. All rezoning applications shall be submitted to Seller for Seller’s approval prior to filing, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. All parties agree to cooperate, to sign the necessary documentation and to support the rezoning application.
B. Homes converted to multifamily use where zoning for multifamily use may be questioned.
This Agreement is contingent upon Seller providing a letter from the city or county zoning authority stating that the
Property is presently zoned for multifamily use. Seller shall have two (2) weeks from date of acceptance to present said letter to Buyer or Broker(s). Should the Seller not present the letter within the above-stated time period, Buyer must, within forty-eight (48) hours past the time period, declare this Agreement null and void or this contingency shall be removed as a condition of this Agreement. If Buyer elects to declare this Agreement null and void, said declaration shall be on a Termination and Release Agreement with all earnest money being promptly refunded to Buyer. All parties agree to sign promptly all documentation.

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Comments (0) Sep 18 2010

Ideal 4 cabins rental properties on 8 Acres for owners/operators and qualifying for E2 visa.

This business will qualify for foreign investors seeking an E2 investor Visa.

Grossing $75,000+/year and could be better if on site owner and if rented as overnight.

Possibility to built 2 more units and cottage on the creek side.

20 minutes from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with 11 millions visitors/year!

This property has huge potential. I strongly suggest to use the basements and garage as home theater and game room/entertainment area with big flat screen TVs. With the 2 other cabins built, this property will have 6 cabins in total. The potential rent for those completed cabins could be as follow:

1 X 4 bedrooms cabin: $45K/year

2 X 2 bedrooms cabin: $64K/year (2 X $32K)

3 X 1 bedroom cabin: $75K/year (3 X $25K)

Cottage/camping site/RV space could go from $25/night to $60/night with a potential of $$36K/year

So the total potential gross could reach the $220,000 mark per year.

The 2 cabins that can be built would cost a roughly $160K for both.

The cottage are smaller studio like cabin that can be extremely competitive if priced below $60/night because that will be a cheaper alternative to hotel room while bigger,more private and located in a better environment.

Asking: £590 000/$945,000/725,000 Euros | 70% financing in place already | £180,000/$315,000/225,000 Euros down (30%)

Claude THOMAS

1-865-237-5043
www.isellsevier.com/156868

Sevierville cabin E2 investor visa business for sale

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Comments (0) Feb 08 2010

I have thought about a to-do-list for all of us that are new or those who have a hard time to bring a commission during these tough times. I believe that if you stick to these tips, you’ll be able to survive through this Real Estate downturn.

1. Make that phone call

For some reasons, Real Estate agents have a hard time to make that call. The fear to hear another no is there but that’s the worst case scenario. And that scenario will bring the same consequences than no call at all. You could also get a yes! So, make the call to that lead.

2. Follow up

The lead you just got from your website, that contact yesterday at the gas station, the phone call you received from your postcard campaign, make sure to follow up and assess their needs and explain how you can help. If you don;t follow up with them, they will contact another agent that will eventually.

3. No lead is a waste of time

A lead is somewhat hard to get, or at least, needs a certain amount of work to be generated in a way or another. Once you have it, don’t let it go. We know they are not all good, but it’s a number game, the more you have, the more you’ll close.

4. Do what works

Try a little bit of everything to generate leads. From open house to knocking on door and everything in between, try to see what’s best for you to get leads. Once you have been able to assess what’s generate to most leads, just put your time and/or money there. Don’t forget to keep doing it though. Consistency is key, that’s the next point.

5. Be consistent

Yes, be consistent. What ever you do to build those leads, you will need to be consistent for success. The day you stop, you just ruined all past time effort and/or marketing dollars.

6. Learn the value of time

We all have heard this quote: “Time is money”. It is very true. So know to value your time and put a dollar value on it. You will be able to value it with a business plan, stick to it and see the results. Re-read #4 and know what’s important in your business, what’s more valuable to do for your time.

7. Stop fearing failure

Fear the fear itself. It’s well known and very true. Instead of thinking what’s better, go for it, work it, try it and see where it goes. If you fail, learn from that but chances are you can succeed as well. Edison used to say that each failure brings him closer to success. That’s the way to think of it!

8. Be available

I have read that some agents work from 9:00am to 5:00pm. If it’s working for them, ok. But we know that we have to be available when our clients are available. That can be Saturdays and Sundays as well. Be available and answer your phone at all time.

9. Don’t second guess yourself

If you make a decision, then stick with it and move on. Second guessing yourself gets you no where and it helps no one. It’s the rest of the world’s job to second guess you and why with unemployment so high would you want to put others out of a job. Let them do their Job and you keep doing yours.

10. Get over rejection

Rejection is everywhere in this world even if it’s not funny. But our business is especially made with lots of rejections. Get over it and replace rejections with other tools. With experience, you’ll see you’ll be able to replace a rejection by a way to help clients and let them understand you may help. Let me give you an example: if you are a brand new agent and disclose it because your client asked you how long you have been in business during a listing presentation, you may face a no, but you may also tell them that you will have all the time of the day to sell their home, your unique listing, arguing that a “top producer” cannot take care of his/her 40 listings, including theirs, the same way you could.

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Comments (0) Jan 30 2010

Years ago, I was using a letter to target FSBOs. This letter had several updates time to time, making it better every time.
Now, I don’t use it anymore since I have been better, in a “on-the-spot” situation, to list FSBOs. I now list 4 on every 5 FSBOs out there without any material. You can learn that here.
But I think it can be very useful for other agent looking to hit FSBOs.

Greetings Mrs. & Mr. Jones, (check owner’s name in tax roll and make it personal)

My name is you name and I am a REALTOR® with your firm and I specialize in the listing and selling of homes in neighborhood name.

Your name, REALTOR®,

We want to keep inviting them to call. “Call to action” phrases need to be in everything you do.

1. We let them know we are active in their neighborhood.

2. We offered them free stuff.

3. We let them know we understand the decision they have made, to go it alone, no push.

4. We made ourselves available, to help with info, if they find a buyer.

5. We let them know that we have connections in the business.

6. We told them we would be staying in touch and sending them more info.

7. We invited them to call us, again.

8. We will put pictures and.or virtual tour of their home in our site (with permission).

Notice I’m not trying to sell them. One of the keys, with FSBOS, is to remember that they are going to sell alone because they probably don’t like agents or they may have had a bad experience in the past that has clouded their thinking. Or they just don’t want to pay us. Whatever their reason I have found that just offering to help them is a very non confrontational way to start with building trust.

Your goal with the letter is to get them to call. Once they call, you want to make the appointment.

Then when you are in front of them you can “sell” them. It sounds simple but a lot of Realtor® make this mistake. They are selling when they should just be making an appointment. There is a time and a place for everything.

This is a way to list FSBOs but slower than what I teach in my eBook.

Good luck!

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Comments (1) Jan 17 2010

This is the short payoff offer I use when I need to present the offer and the short sale package to the lender.
You can copy/paste it and use it as you wish.

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Comments (2) Jan 05 2010

Last week, I answered a question that doesn’t just apply to short sales, but really to any type of property for sale right now…The question is, “What is your percentage closing on your short sales listings?”…

We all know that here in Cape Coral, the short sales are a big part of our business. So I think it is important to understand how to to better with short sales.
My answer to this question is always the same…

“It all depends on how good of an offer you have on the property”. You see, if you have a good offer, then it’s likely your deal will get closed…If you have a crappy offer, then it’s likely your deal will not get closed…

I know there should be more to it, but it really is that simple, money rules here.
The question then is how do you get more activity, and generate more solid offers on your short sales listings?…
I’m about to give you a tip that may have a HUGE impact…
This tip has to do with the remark area in your MLS sheet…
I am often amazed when I see what some short sale Realtors® put in their remarks, like this one for example:

“Subject to lender approval, allow 60 days for lender to respond, commission may be reduced, no reps, warranties, if I were you I would stay away from this property and not show it…”

Okay, I’m a bit pushy about the last part but when you see remarks like that as a buyers agent, are you going to put that
property at the top of your pile or at the bottom?…

Think about it, take a look at your M.L.S. remarks and ask yourself, if I was a buyers agent, would I want to show this property?
Then think about how you can improve it, even ask other Realtors for their opinion…
What if making the slightest change could result in 2 extra showings for your property, which today could be the difference between your property selling or not.

Think of your MLS remarks as the best free advertising you will ever get. Having the right remarks may generate more activity then any marketing $$$ that you spend…If you have short sale listings right now, try a variation of these remarks…Make sure to show your are here to help in anyway, that you are available for anything.

“Offer and commission subject to lender approval, we always submit our short sales for full 6% commission, BPO already completed, can close FAST. Experienced short sale agent, I get them closed, call me for any question you may have, I’m here to help you to close this baby and to get you paid…”

You’ll become more successful in the short sales field, it will be noticed and it will bring you more business…

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