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is your asking price. “If you want buyers to bid and pay a premium for the property…. the house should reflect that it has been well cared for, is move-in ready, fresh and priced at market value … not an escalated value.” says Horton. But she adds, “If you don’t want to do anything, that’s fine, too. “Most buyers will want to make some changes anyway.” However, you should be clear up front about what you did and didn’t do to spruce up your house when it went on the market, and price it accordingly. “Don’t slap lipstick on a pig and call it a golden goose. (And, yes, you can quote me!)” says Susan.

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Being a part of the TRLP is the perfect way to get involved in your industry, gain leadership skills, and develop core values and knowledge to grow as a professional. Graduates have an ongoing opportunity to meet other motivated leaders and to share an intensive learning experience that focuses on community issues and cultivating leadership habits. The program provides participants with lectures, seminars, guest speakers, group discussions, and leadership exercises that address vital issues affecting Texas REALTORS®. This dynamic format stimulates vigorous and animated discussions and involvement by all participants. As a TRLP participant, you will: • Experience a powerful learning community with the support of other aspiring leaders • Get to hear from inspiring community leaders, government officials, and business executives • Discover how you can contribute to the success of the REALTOR® organization • Develop the skills to make a significant impact in your professional, personal, and

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your voice and shape the future of our Association and MLS as an ABoR Board Director! We currently have five positions available, each serving a three-year term from 2023-2025. Applications are open now through May 31, 2022 at ABoR.com/Leadership. I hope you will consider applying if you are someone who wants to:

You’ll do all the above in eight modules that take an average commitment of one day per month to complete. Through this flexible format, you’ll gain in-depth training in inclusive decision making, spokesperson training, personal leadership development, and more.

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The program kicks off with an overnight retreat at Hyatt Lost Pines where the tone for the program is set, agendas are given, and the spirit of the program is presented by the program facilitators. After that, monthly classes begin, with a TRLP graduation in December. Will you be a Texas REALTOR® future leader?

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The Texas Real Estate Political Action Committee (TREPAC) is celebrating its 50th year in 2022, with the mission to raise and disburse funds to promote home ownership, protect real property rights, and increase political awareness. For the last 50 years, this non-partisan political action committee consisting of like-minded REALTORS® and other real estate professionals throughout the industry have ensured that the REALTOR® voice is heard in Congress and at the State Capitol. The struggles we face in the real estate industry, coupled with the constant legislative and regulatory proposals, can negatively impact our businesses. REALTOR® representation through TREPAC is monumental for fighting hurdles that could potentially create barriers and increase our cost of doing business. Without the continued grass root efforts, we would have a sales transfer tax, a sales tax on our commissions, and even a tax on our vehicles, to name a few. Think of TREPAC as insurance for your business. Getting involved by investing is the best way to be an advocate for your clients, while also insuring the success of your business. If you were able

to conduct your business MICHELE over the last SHERWOOD two years 2022 PRESIDENT you have TREPAC to thank. The REALTOR® voice was heard throughout Texas and REALTORS® were deemed essential during the pandemic when so many were not able to work. TREPAC has a long history of defending your earnings, preserving the health of the real estate industry, and advocating for property owners and real estate consumers over the last 50 years. It’s amazing to me how so many professionals in our industry do not know the first thing about TREPAC. I would like to take this opportunity to personally invite you to attend our TREPAC Advocacy & Education Day that we have planned at the Williamson County Association of REALTORS® on May 18th. This fun and educational day is everything that agents and industry professionals need in order to make an informed decision about getting involved in TREPAC. We will have an amazing lineup of speakers, workshops, and fun!

Austin Mortgage Banker’s Association was honored to have the Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending current Commissioner Hector Retta and three former commissioners present at our April Austin Mortgage Banker’s luncheon. William Purce, director of Mortgage Regulations gave attendees an update on

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Annual Convention to be held April 24 through 26 Texas Mortgage Banker’s 106th Annual convention will be taking place on April 24 -26 at The Fairmont Hotel. You are invited to attend the reception hosted by the TMBA Local Association on Sunday, April 24 at 5 p.m. at the Fairmont in downtown.

Semi-annual Golf Tournament We will be hosting the Mike Carroll, Sr. Spring Classic Golf Tournament on Monday, May 9 at the Great Hill Country Club ay 5914 Lost Horizon Drive. Registration and checkin licks off at 10:30 a.m. and the shotgun start is at 12 p.m. We have a select number of sponsorships available. Don’t miss out on this fun event. Contact Michael Carroll (michael_carroll@mgic.com) at 512-934-8821 or Jim Sikes (jsikes@highlandsmortgage.com) at 512-965-0157 to learn more.

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contributors Riki Markowitz, Rachel Arterberry 2022 Presidents Cord Shiflet, Austin Board of REALTORS® Jim Sikes, Austin Mortgage Bankers Association® Lorrie Kennedy, Women’s Council of REALTORS® Michelle Sherwood, Williamson County Association of REALTORS®

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What is the Texas Real Estate Political Action Committee (TREPAC)? The function of a political action committee is to raise and spend money on behalf of a candidate for elected office at the local, state and federal levels. PACs are among the most common sources of funding for campaigns in the United States. The mission of TREPAC is to promote homeownership, protect real property rights and increase political awareness. These efforts protect homeownership most importantly, but also protect our profession and our bottom line.

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TREPAC backs at the National level, we support REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC). You can help decide where this money is directed! Williamson County Association of REALTORS and the Austin Board of REALTORS have Government Affairs committees in place to interview candidates and make recom-

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your clients. Not red. Not blue. Nor purple. Democratic and Republican Party affiliation carries no weight in TREPAC, perhaps the strongest Political Action Committee! How do you contribute? This is money that we must voluntarily invest in our profession. This is not part of our dues. Well, there is that little box that you can check when you pay your dues, for a mere $45. But that doesn’t go very far in a political campaign. If you REALLY want elected officials who will protect homeowners and our profession, it takes a greater commitment. Watch for fun events throughout the year, that give you the opportunity to contribute to TREPAC. Women’s Council of REALTORS Austin chapter proudly raised over $21,000 at its annual cake auction! Thus far, pickleball games, crab boils, and cook-offs have taken place. Many more events sup-

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By concentrating on helping agents, providing them with tools and resources to expand their reach and

and her team’s forward-thinking mindset helped them

enhance their relationships, Lorrie has ultimately doubled

remain a constant presence with their clients as others

homeowners purchase their dream home and helping every

the firm’s income while increasing the agents’ profits and

scrambled to create video tours, meeting home buying

agent achieve their dreams.

businesses. In other words, as Lorrie shares, “give a man

and selling clients’ needs during the pandemic.

Classic Realty is here for you. Lorrie Kennedy, broker/owner, is passionate about helping

Starting her career as a real estate law paralegal, she was

a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, and

The Classic Realty team is more than just a team

encouraged to follow what she now knows was her destiny. As

you feed him for a lifetime.” Her goal is to teach agents to

of agents and brokers. Classic Realty is recognized as

her previous employer closed up shop, choosing to retire from

create their business, no matter their goal or what success

a team of leaders in their local areas and respective

the profession, he enticed her to obtain her real estate license as

looks like to them. “I am very much about meeting agents

markets, building relationships of trust and loyalty to

part of her severance pay; little did she know, he was giving her

where they are and helping them accomplish their own

create the desired success. Classic Realty can help you

the push she needed to find her true calling.

goals,” Lorrie continues.

achieve it no matter what that success looks like.

Lorrie first began as a residential agent in the real estate

As the name suggests, Classic Realty has proven

This philosophy has clearly worked for the team

industry, getting familiar with commercial property, farms, and

at Classic Realty, setting the company apart from other

over time to be of the highest quality. The goal is to

ranches. She learned in the small, rural community that she

organizations, helping it to become Austin’s go-to when home

develop agents who care about their clients, motivating

craved the excitement and market of a more diverse community,

buyers and sellers are looking for “Classic” appeal. At the

them to work in their best interests to find that home,

foundation of the brokerage lies a focus on education, training

farm/ranch, or commercial property that meets their

and mentorship.

needs throughout the Greater Austin area. Reach out

[Spring Sale continued from Front page] The truth, obviously, is that you don’t have to do a lot to make your home appealing in Austin’s red-hod residential real estate market. But here are some very easy things you can do so that potential buyers can still experience the thrill of imagining what it will be like when they start moving in their personal items. This one is really easy. Remove clutter. Go through each room and pick up the kids’ toys, stack the video games, newspapers, magazines, or whatever detritus you usually have lying around. And this is a biggie: pick up your dirty laundry in the bedrooms and coats, boots, and other outdoor wear that usually ends up on the floor by the front door. It’s best to put your clothes in laundry baskets instead of just stashing yesterday’s work outfit and last night’s jammies in the closet, since potential buyers definitely want to see those. Specifically, they’re checking out the size and roominess, which piles of clothing can definitely interfere with. The reason this is a spring tip is that as it gets warmer here in Central Texas (like it is now), we tend to have more wash-and-wear items lying around laundry rooms, bedrooms and bathroom floors, unlike in the wintertime when we have more suits, sweaters and formal wear that are on a dry cleaner rotation and don’t spend much time hogging floor space in the closet. Camille Ullmann, a REALTOR at RE/MAX Austin Skyline and team leader for Your Austin Area Home Team for 26 years, has been in this business long enough to know that something as easy as power washing the driveway, side-

Classic Realty operates in a hybrid model, with some

to the team of professionals to learn more about The

agents working virtually while others may be in-person.

Classic Difference at www.myclassicrealty.com. They

As Lorrie explains, “we’ve been hybrid since before hybrid

are always looking to create leaders who are willing to

was cool,” bringing a uniqueness to the real estate industry.

learn and grow. If that is you, find out how to “Become a

Classic allows agents to either join in-person meetings,

Classic” by reaching out.

increase your risk for an even more serious injury.

walks, porch and patios makes a huge difference, especially in photos before potential buyers even agree to see your house. So this tip has nothing to do with a competitive, low-inventory market for buyers. But rather, the buyer that has the offer you’re hoping to get could take a pass on even looking at your house because your photos don’t match-up to the competition. If your photos depict a home that looks unloved and uncared for, according to Ulmann’s, you may get fewer serious buyers to come out and see it.

Another area of the property that stands out — especially in the Spring when blossoms are either just blooming or already in full bloom — is the front of the house. Imagine driving up to a home for sale and seeing overgrown shrubs and tree limbs that obstruct the view of the home’s facade. Ulmann, who was voted a RE/MAX Hall of Famer, suggests

Now, if you’re thinking there’s no way you’re going to spend money on a power washer (plus someone to do the work), then there’s some good news. According to Consumer Reports, renting a pressure washer from a home-supplies store like Lowe’s can cost anywhere from $40 to $100 per day. For an electric or gas washer, you’re looking at around $100 to $600 for the day. Of course, you should still call around and see what prices are like in your area. Using a pressure or power washer can turn a full-day deck-cleaning job into a one-to-two hour task. Just be sure to ask the clerk at the shop for a quick lesson. As its name implies, those devices shoot water at very high, intense speeds. If you’re not ready for it, you can lose your grip on the hose — at best, or, at worst, lose your footing and twist an ankle or

that the least you can do is wash the windows and store front-facing screens in the garage. Buyers in the Austin-Metropolitan area have gotten a little, well, spoiled over the past few years, according to some of the agents we spoke to — all of whom were too polite to want to be quoted. Since inventory has been so low and churn has been so high for so many years, a lot of buyers don’t go out of their way to spruce up their homes for potential buyers. The way we see it is that Spring is the time of year when these instincts seem to kick in naturally. For a seller, instead of seeing a spring-cleaning session as an arduous chore, they can look at it as a way to possibly up their asking price. And there’s nothing bad about getting a little extra for your hard work.

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