As you enjoy the second half of the Summer season please remember that the end of the licensing cycle is creeping upon us. There is still plenty of time to fulfill your education requirements before the April 30 deadline.
Do you have an idea for a class? The Professional Development Committee would love to hear it. Please shoot me an email to share with the committee.
Attention New Agents:
You receive New Salesperson Module 1 with New Member Orientation.
Knock out New Licensee Modules 2& 3 on August 3 and
Puerto Rico – Education Adventure: The week of October 15 SCAOR will be visiting Puerto Rico for the low price of $197 per person per night. This is an ALL INCLUSIVE opportunity. We will be offering NAR’s Resort, Second Home Property Specialist (RSPS) certification along with DE, MD and PA credits! Bonus tax write off! We only have a few rooms left, so give Dena a call at 302-678-5050 and book today.
Online Education: Yes, we do offer online education! Click here for more information and to receive a discount.
Brokers Course: Are you interested in becoming a Broker? Class begins August 29. Register today using “BROKER20” coupon code and receive 20% off until July 4. Did you know that taking the Brokers course satisfies ALL 7 MODULES?
Thanks, and as always, it’s a pleasure to serve, Angela Emerson
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Angela Emerson, RCE
Sussex County Association of REALTORS®
23407 Park Avenue
Welcome to the June edition of the SCAORcard. The most important information I can give the membership is a Lockbox Exchange update. First, the Exchange is July 24-28. Second, Sentrilock will commence programming lockboxes on Monday, July 24, with the first new lockboxes arriving at broker doorsteps in the afternoon and continuing throughout the week. SCAOR will be picking up lockboxes starting July 26 through July 28. Please take time to download the app. There are approximately 500 REALTORS that have downloaded the app, and we need many more before July 24. Third, the Finance Committee will meet on August 10 to review the FY 2018 (FY18) Operating Budget. The BOD will review/adopt the FY18 Budget no later than the November BOD meeting. Speaking of meetings, stay tuned for Bright MLS training workshops this fall. Meeting dates will be on the SCAOR calendar and published within Association communications (SCAORcard, At-A-Glance, etc.). On another note, I am happy to report that the capital improvements have been completed. The LED lighting was installed inside the facility and outside in the parking lot. Hopefully you will enjoy a safer experience when leaving SCAOR meetings in the evening hours.
Lastly, I would like to apologize for the association management software program problems. SCAOR transitioned to RAMCO (NAR supported) in late 2016, and we have had minor problems ever since. Management is researching alternatives to make your customer experience less cumbersome and more efficient. Please be patient with us as we work through this challenge.
As always, if you have questions or comments, I can be reached via email at merritt@scaor.com.
Each year contracts fall apart because either a listing agent or a selling agent failed to keep a contract in full force and effect by failing to get an appropriate addendum signed. There are a number of situations where a timely addendum can make the difference between a transaction going to settlement or falling apart. Let’s look at some examples:
Mortgage Commitment – A mortgage commitment is due by a certain date. You call the mortgage company and they assure you the commitment will be in your hands by the due date. So you tend to forget about it until the listing agent calls a day or so after the commitment date and asks, “where’s the commitment?” You have just put your buyer at risk because in Sussex County our contracts have a Time-Is-Of-The-Essence clause which means all dates MUST be met unless a written addendum has been signed by all parties.
Home Inspection Dates – As a result of a home inspection being done, both buyer and seller have options open to them, and dates are attached to each one of these options. For instance, a home inspection might state that a buyer must notify the seller within 3 days of the home inspection what repairs he wants to the seller to make. A seller may take a position that if he doesn’t receive this request for repairs or an addendum extending the date for the request for repairs that he is no longer responsible for making said repairs.
Review of HOA or Condominium Documents – When a contract is contingent upon review of HOA or Condo documents within a specified date, or contains a DUCIOA Addendum, it would be wise to prepare an addendum in which the buyer acknowledges that he has received and read the documents, that he approves of same, and that he removes that contingency from the contract. If a DUCIOA Addendum is part of your contract, then the buyer should sign the Resale Certificate to indicate acceptance of all the documents within the required time.
Settlement Date – You may have an occasion where the buyer finds it impossible to get to settlement as per the contract date. Prepare an addendum asking for an extension of time for settlement.
Other Addendums
Possession Before Settlement
Possession After Settlement
1031 Exchange
Rezoning
Special Financing
Clauses of the original contract that need to be changed
Must Sell
Property Must Appraise
The most important thing to remember on addendums is to get them signed in a timely manner. Mark your calendar a couple of days in advance of the required date; don’t wait until the actual date something is due to get an addendum signed. Failure to adhere to the dates specified in a contract puts your client at risk. Doing a good job and paying attention to our ratified contract will get us all to the settlement table. And that’s the ultimate goal!
We’ve got a lot of exciting updates for our education section this month: Broker’s Courses, New Salesperson Mods, and the Education Adventure all await!
Each year contracts fall apart because either a listing agent or a selling agent failed to keep a contract in full force and effect by failing to get an appropriate addendum signed. How can you help?
This is a weekly email “mini-series” proactively educating you on all the great features of SentriLock and it’s accompanying mobile app (Click here for iOS Store | Click here for Google Play Store), SentriSmart, as we lead up to the lockbox exchange on July 24th-28th.
The SentriSmart App will be the required method for accessing the new lockboxes.
Week #04 – Scheduling Infographic:
SentriLock will be holding training/exchange on July 24-25 at Keller Williams in Rehoboth Beach, and the remainder of that week at SCAOR.
Week #02 Recap – Lockbox Audit:
In preparation for the Lockbox Exchange the week of July 24, we will run a new and improved lockbox audit to make the exchange process smoother. The deadline for completing this audit will be July 1st. As with every lockbox audit, failure to complete the audit by the deadline could result in an invoice for the total number of boxes allotted to your office.
select your office and enter your broker information and
select the serials you can locate within your inventory.
After the audit is complete you will receive an email with the number of boxes that are in your inventory, the missing boxes, the allotted boxes based on market share, and the amount of boxes that should be returned to SCAOR within 14 days of filling out this form.
To print out a list of lockboxes assigned to your office, simply log into sentrilock at http://lb.sentrilock.com and select reports. then select lockboxes to view the currently assigned boxes or download a csv file. To ease the exchange process, the cost for replacing a missing box has been lowered. A Generation 2 box (all silver) will cost $50 per replacement. The Generation 3 and 4 boxes (blue and white) will be $100. If there is any sort of discretion, we will be happy to work with you on a solution. Simply email us at support@scaor.com after filling out the audit.
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Thank You,
Benjamin Kunde
Network Administrator
Sussex County Association of REALTORS www.scaor.com
This is your ultra-fast, easy dose of the latest tech that can help your life as a REALTOR®. Whether it’s using the MLS, Mobile Apps, or surfing around, we’ll give you the tools you need each Tuesday.
Tech Tip Tuesday – #066 – Replacing Batteries in the New SentriLock Lockboxes
Today’s Tip:
Today, we’re talking about how to replace batteries in the all-new lockboxes that we’ll be exchanging in July.
All REALTORS® – Join us for the ROTY & Good Neighbor Awards!
We wanted to officially invite you to our REALTOR® of the Year & Good Neighbor Awards Lunch on Thursday, June 22nd at 11:30AM.
With each ticket, you get:
– An awesome lunch
– Celebration as we find out the ROTY & Good Neighbors for 2017, Will Rob Harman, Bob McVey or Donna Whiteside be our 2017 ROTY? Will Susie Bond, Julie Gritton or Kathy Newcomb be our 2017 Good Neighbor? Join us to find out….
– Updates on SentriLock
– Bright MLS
– Communications, Education, Technology & Public Policy updates
Interested in joining the 2018 SCAOR® Board of Directors? Click here to sign up!
Lockbox Audit in Progress Now:
In preparation for the Lockbox Exchange the week of July 24, we’re running a new and improved lockbox audit to make the exchange process smoother. The deadline for completing this audit will be July 1st. As with every lockbox audit, failure to complete the audit by the deadline could result in an invoice for the total number of boxes allotted to your office.
select your office and enter your broker information and
select the serials you can locate within your inventory.
After the audit is complete you will receive an email with the number of boxes that are in your inventory, the missing boxes, the allotted boxes based on market share, and the amount of boxes that should be returned to SCAOR within 14 days of filling out this form.
To print out a list of lockboxes assigned to your office, simply log into sentrilock at http://lb.sentrilock.com and select reports. then select lockboxes to view the currently assigned boxes or download a csv file. To ease the exchange process, the cost of replacing a missing box has been lowered. A Generation 2 box (all silver) will cost $50 per replacement. The Generation 3 and 4 boxes (blue and white) will be $100. If there is any sort of discretion, we will be happy to work with you on a solution. Simply email us at support@scaor.com after filling out the audit.
Thank you for your help, and we look forward to a successful audit and smooth exchange process in July!
SCAOR® would like our Diamond & Platinum Affiliate Members for Sponsoring AAG:
This is a weekly email “mini-series” proactively educating you on all the great features of SentriLock and it’s accompanying mobile app (Click here for iOS Store | Click here for Google Play Store), SentriSmart, as we lead up to the lockbox exchange on July 24th-28th.
The SentriSmart App will be the required method for accessing the new lockboxes.
Week #03 – Transfer Scheduling Details:
SentriLock has just informed SCAOR that they’ll soon begin the scheduling process for July’s Lockbox Exchange. Stay tuned early next week for your office’s opportunity to schedule your exchange window during July’s lockbox exchange week.
Thank you for your help, and we look forward to a successful and smooth exchange process in July!
Week #02 Recap – Lockbox Audit:
In preparation for the Lockbox Exchange the week of July 24, we will run a new and improved lockbox audit to make the exchange process smoother. The deadline for completing this audit will be July 1st. As with every lockbox audit, failure to complete the audit by the deadline could result in an invoice for the total number of boxes allotted to your office.
select your office and enter your broker information and
select the serials you can locate within your inventory.
After the audit is complete you will receive an email with the number of boxes that are in your inventory, the missing boxes, the allotted boxes based on market share, and the amount of boxes that should be returned to SCAOR within 14 days of filling out this form.
To print out a list of lockboxes assigned to your office, simply log into sentrilock at http://lb.sentrilock.com and select reports. then select lockboxes to view the currently assigned boxes or download a csv file. To ease the exchange process, the cost for replacing a missing box has been lowered. A Generation 2 box (all silver) will cost $50 per replacement. The Generation 3 and 4 boxes (blue and white) will be $100. If there is any sort of discretion, we will be happy to work with you on a solution. Simply email us at support@scaor.com after filling out the audit.
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Thank You,
Benjamin Kunde
Network Administrator
Sussex County Association of REALTORS www.scaor.com
All REALTORS® – Join us for the ROTY & Good Neighbor Awards!
We wanted to officially invite you to our REALTOR® of the Year & Good Neighbor Awards Lunch on Thursday, June 22nd at 11:30AM.
With each ticket, you get:
– An awesome lunch
– Celebration as we find out the ROTY & Good Neighbors for 2017 Will Rob Harman, Bob McVey or Donna Whiteside be our 2017 ROTY? Will Susie Bond, Julie Gritton or Kathy Newcomb be our 2017 Good Neighbor? Join us to find out….
– Updates on SentriLock
– Bright MLS
– Communications, Education, Technology & Public Policy updates
Interested in joining the 2018 SCAOR® Board of Directors? Click here to sign up!
Lockbox Audit in Progress Now:
In preparation for the Lockbox Exchange the week of July 24, we’re running a new and improved lockbox audit to make the exchange process smoother. The deadline for completing this audit will be July 1st. As with every lockbox audit, failure to complete the audit by the deadline could result in an invoice for the total number of boxes allotted to your office.
select your office and enter your broker information and
select the serials you can locate within your inventory.
After the audit is complete you will receive an email with the number of boxes that are in your inventory, the missing boxes, the allotted boxes based on market share, and the amount of boxes that should be returned to SCAOR within 14 days of filling out this form.
To print out a list of lockboxes assigned to your office, simply log into sentrilock at http://lb.sentrilock.com and select reports. then select lockboxes to view the currently assigned boxes or download a csv file. To ease the exchange process, the cost of replacing a missing box has been lowered. A Generation 2 box (all silver) will cost $50 per replacement. The Generation 3 and 4 boxes (blue and white) will be $100. If there is any sort of discretion, we will be happy to work with you on a solution. Simply email us at support@scaor.com after filling out the audit.
Thank you for your help, and we look forward to a successful audit and smooth exchange process in July!
SCAOR® would like our Diamond & Platinum Affiliate Members for Sponsoring AAG:
This is a weekly email “mini-series” proactively educating you on all the great features of SentriLock and it’s accompanying mobile app ( Click here for iOS Store | Click here for Google Play Store ), SentriSmart, as we lead up to the lockbox exchange on July 24th-28th.
The SentriSmart App will be the required method for accessing the new lockboxes.
Week #02 – Lockbox Audit:
In preparation for the Lockbox Exchange the week of July 24, we will run a new and improved lockbox audit to make the exchange process smoother. The deadline for completing this audit will be July 1st. As with every lockbox audit, failure to complete the audit by the deadline could result in an invoice for the total number of boxes allotted to your office.
select your office and enter your broker information and
select the serials you can locate within your inventory.
After the audit is complete you will receive an email with the number of boxes that are in your inventory, the missing boxes, the allotted boxes based on market share, and the amount of boxes that should be returned to SCAOR within 14 days of filling out this form.
To print out a list of lockboxes assigned to your office, simply log into sentrilock at http://lb.sentrilock.com and select reports. then select lockboxes to view the currently assigned boxes or download a csv file. To ease the exchange process, the cost for replacing a missing box has been lowered. A Generation 2 box (all silver) will cost $50 per replacement. The Generation 3 and 4 boxes (blue and white) will be $100. If there is any sort of discretion, we will be happy to work with you on a solution. Simply email us at support@scaor.com after filling out the audit.
Thank you for your help, and we look forward to a successful audit and smooth exchange process in July!
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Thank You,
Benjamin Kunde
Network Administrator
Sussex County Association of REALTORS www.scaor.com
