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Casino
Night August 5 • 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. • Texas & Pacific Ballroom (221 W. Lancaster) Cost: $30 per person  Place
your bets and see if you have
what it takes to be declared the
GFWAR Casino Night Champion! Get
ready for Lady Luck to smile on
you! The event, benefiting the
Texas Real Estate Political
Action Committee, will feature
gourmet hors d'oeuvres, beer and
wine while attendees play Craps,
Texas Hold 'em, Black Jack and
Roulette. In addition, a silent
auction benefiting the Texas
Real Estate Political Action
Committee will take place. Last
year, there were over 70 items
in the silent auction that
included gift certificates, gift
baskets, sporting tickets,
political and sports memorabilia
and much more. This is an
excellent chance to get
something for your TREPAC
pledge. Don't miss it!
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MCE:
Texas Tax Liens: The "Unknown"
Auction August 10 • 9 a.m. to Noon • GFWAR Auditorium (2650 Parkview Drive) Worth three hours of MCE (Course #: 03-00-050-6919; Provider #: 0414) Cost: $65 or $125 for this course and Texas Probate Investing  Texas
Tax Lien investing is one of the
single most powerful real estate
investment strategies in the
United States. Any investor that
is serious about the long term
accumulation of wealth needs to
have Texas Tax Liens as one of
their core strategies. With the
proper knowledge, data, and
prior research, the risks are
far less than most traditional
forms of real estate investing
and the long term returns are
absolutely phenomenal. The
instructor is George Roddy, Jr.,
a 15-year investor and trainer
of over 10,000 Texas investors.This class will teach attendees how to: • Lock in immediate guaranteed profits of at least 25 to 50 percent on your money • Understand the Texas tax code and when / where the best deals are • Research and analyze deals to identify hidden opportunities and challenges • Identify which liens are removed at auction and which survive • Acquire pre-auction certification and prepare for the auction • Avoid the 10 most common mistakes investors often make which cost them tens (or hundreds) of thousands of dollars To Register For More Information |
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MCE: Texas
Probate Investing August 10 • 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. • GFWAR Auditorium (2650 Parkview Drive) Worth three hours of MCE (Course #: 03-00-101-8725; Provider #: 0414) Cost: $65 or $125 for this course and Texas Tax Liens: The "Unknown" Auction What
happens to a property that is
owned by a person when they pass
away? What if they have no heirs
and have not left a will? What
happens to estate properties
when the heirs simply can't
agree? The property enters the
probate process, and this
workshop is geared to educate
you on three specific steps:1. Locating these types of properties 2. Communicating with the specific representatives 3. Writing an offer that presents a viable solution The instructor is George Roddy, Jr., a 15-year investor and trainer of over 10,000 Texas investors. Attendees will learn: • What is probate? - who has the authority to sell (liquidate) the real property • Why probate properties are so attractive • Ways to locate local probate information • Concerns of the probate technique • How to find the heirs that control probate properties • How to approach / contact the seller(s) • The "Introduction Letter" • "Smart Offer" program • Negotiating and writing win-win offers • Glossary of probate and real estate terms To Register For More Information |
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MCE: Foundation Repairs August 11 • 9 a.m. to Noon • GFWAR Auditorium (2650 Parkview Drive) Worth three hours of MCE (Course #: 03-00-040-6819; Provider #: 0576) Cost: free to all attendees  Learn
how to avoid closing pitfalls
while gaining a better
understanding of engineering and
plumbing reports with this
course instructed by Thomas M.
Kidd with Structured Foundation
Repairs. This course will teach
attendees how to:• Read engineer's reports • Understand plumbing tests • Determine how foundation issues can affect closings • Ascertain how foundations are evaluated To Register For More Information |
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August Starbucks Session:
Risk Reduction August 16 • 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. • GFWAR Auditorium (2650 Parkview Drive) Cost: free to all attendees  Stay
out of the hot seat! Don't miss
Attorney Blake Cox with Law,
Snakard and Gambill as he gives
recommendations on how to reduce
your risk in daily professional
activities. This seminar is not
to be missed! Cox's practice
centers primarily on civil
litigation involving the defense
of service providers such as
real estate agents, appraisers,
surveyors, title agents, home
inspectors, etc.In Addition: MLS Networking will be held at 3:15 p.m. in the GFWAR auditorium prior to the Starbucks Session. Attendees will have the opportunity to mingle, share MLS listings with peers in a casual setting, and then stay for the Starbucks Session at 4 p.m. Give your listings the exposure they deserve by attending the newly formatted MLS Networking Group at 3:15 p.m. on August 16 in the GFWAR Auditorium! Deals happen in the MLS Networking Group, so don’t miss it! To Register To Advertise For More Information |
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Lunch & Learn: Roofing 101 August 25 • 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. • GFWAR Auditorium (2650 Parkview Drive) Cost: free to all attendees  Learn
anything and everything you ever
wanted to know about roofing as
Jon Harrington with Joe Hall
Roofing, Inc. speaks at this
lunch and learn. Topics include:
shingle condition, bad design,
rubber boot flashings, valleys,
skylights, chimneys and wall
flashings. Agents must RSVP by
the end of business on August 23
to have lunch available.
Walk-ins will NOT be provided
lunch.To Register For More Information |
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GRI: Real
Estate Brokerage Course Sept. 1-2 & Sept. 8-9 • 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. • GFWAR Auditorium Worth 30 hours of SAE credit and 9 hours of MCE credit Cost: $250 by August 23 & $275 thereafter • (Course #: 0777; Provider #: 0001)  Through
comprehensive course material,
interactive discussions, group
learning, and practical tips,
GRI helps prepare REALTORS® to
better serve and protect
clients. This course will be
taught by Betty Dickens and
Peggy Santmyer and will focus on
topics such as: brokerage
relationships, professional
standards, environment and green
building, and business
development. After successfully
completing all three GRI
courses, REALTORS® are awarded
the prestigious GRI designation.To Register For More Information |
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Property Management Forum September 17 • 10 a.m. to Noon • GFWAR Auditorium (2650 Parkview Drive) Cost: free to all attendees  The
practice of selling or leasing
homes in condominium or HOA
communities requires expertise
and a basic knowledge of the
manner in which associations
operate. It is essential for
REALTORS® to understand the
dynamics of this ever-growing
segment of the housing industry
to better educate clients and
provide more efficient services.
Don’t miss this Property
Management Forum featuring Paul
D. Grucza, Executive Vice
President with Classic Property
Management, AAMC. His
professional experience includes
conventional and subsidized
apartment management,
association management,
commercial financial management,
mortgage banking, asset
management and training.To Register For More Information |
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TREPAC /
SCR Golf Classic Sept. 27 • The Golf Club at Fossil Creek (3401 Clubgate Drive in North Fort Worth) Cost: $115 per player  Tee
off with Fort Worth REALTORS® at
the TREPAC / SCR Golf Classic.
The $115 entry fee goes toward
players' TREPAC pledges, and
players receive green and cart
fees, two drink tickets, dinner,
goodie bags and door prizes.
Mulligans and an entry into the
putting contest may be purchased
for $20 at the door, which will
go toward the Society of
Commercial REALTORS® Scholarship
Fund.Registration: 12:30 p.m. • Shotgun Start: 1:30 p.m. • Dinner: 6:30 p.m.
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MCE:
Spanish for Real Estate Agents Oct. 7, Oct. 14, Oct. 19 & Oct. 26 • 9 a.m. to Noon • GFWAR Auditorium Worth 12 hours of MCE credit (Course #: 12-00-042-9115; Provider #: 0390) Cost: $129  Increase
your marketability and
profitability with this course,
which will cover Spanish
pronunciation, greetings and
goodbyes, etiquette and
introductions, numbers,
receiving customers and
prospects, interview for housing
needs and preferences, financial
issues, follow-up interview
after prequalification, property
descriptions, preparing for the
property visits, at an Open
House, sales talk and visiting
properties, making an offer and
sellers response, executing the
purchase and sales agreement
before and during the closing.
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CRS 206:
Technologies to Advance Your
Business Oct. 11 & 12 • 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. • GFWAR Auditorium Worth 15 hours of MCE credit (Course #: 15-00-071-7896; Provider #: 0390) Cost: $275 by Sept. 24 and $325 thereafter  The
Technologies to Advance your
Business Course (CRS 206) from
the Council of Residential
Specialists will help you get a
handle on technology and the tools
needed for success.
Mark
Porter will be instructing this
course, presented by the Texas
Lone Star Chapter - Fort Worth
Region.• Learn about technologies to streamline your contacts and follow-up systems • Access the technologies that keep you from wasting time / money on gimmicks • Discover how to market yourself via Web sites, blogs and other communication tools • Create effective multimedia technologies and develop enhanced presentations CRS two-day courses provide credit toward the Certified Residential Specialist Designation. To learn more about this designation, visit www.crs.com. To Register For More Information |
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MLS Rules
& Regulations Oct. 20 • 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. • GFWAR Auditorium Worth 2 hours of MCE credit (Course #: 02-00-091-8448; Provider #: 0390) Cost: $15 Learn
the ins-and-outs of NTREIS Rules
and Regulations and how to avoid
MLS fines. Taught by GFWAR’s own
Theresa Diaz, Director of
Billing and MLS Compliance, the
course will focus on the
following:• Why we need MLS rules • Purpose of MLS • Definition of MLS terms • Listing procedures • Selling procedures • Compliance with the rules • Enforcement of the rules • Confidentiality of the data • Internet Data Exchange and downloading • Virtual Office Website and rules To Register For More Information |
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