HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2011

Happy Thanksgiving to all of CFR's Agents, Brokers and Staff ... also to their families and friends and our daily working partners.

I, as President of Clients First Realty, LLC, feel very blessed to be surrounded by the professionals that call CFR their home.  We work hard and play hard in a time period that seems to encompass a tremendous amount of negative reiterate.

However I challenge you not only to find things that you are thankful for but to focus on them each day.  God has blessed you with a wonderful life with an occasional bump.  They're just bumps, not unclimbable mountains.

We would like to take this opportunity to say WELCOME to the following new people to our company: Lafayette Coleman, Monique Heatherly, Rosy Chavez, welcoming back Fred Ortiz and Armando Martinez, also, Ron Raper, Steve Kiner, Jayme Fernandes, Penn Black and Ruth Austin ...

There will be 10 more joining us in the next two weeks ... Clients First Realty, LLC has kicked off our Lead Generating Department, we have been chosen as a Educational Facility and Center for a 50 year old real estate school, we will soon open a corporate Property Management Division, the company (Ruth Austin) has revamped our eight week training and orientation course, the Virtual Office has been given a new look as has our in house AGENT SITES.

The enthusiasm being generated over the past few months is exciting and the anticipation for 2012 is at an all time high.

Remember, Clients First has their own home warranties ... Click Here to view all the benefits ...

GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU AND HAVE A WONDERFUL TURKEY DAY ....

A NEW LOOK IS COMING !!!

We have a new look coming.  You'll find it on your Virtual Office ... soon on our Main Corporate Website ... also available for agents sites ... plus it will be the main theme on the 16 New Lead Generating Sites ...

With a massive company branding campaign you as agent will see a tremendous increase in name recognition which will lead to increase credibility for each one of you.

Ruth Austin, Director of Agency is currently creating a eight week training curriculum for both new and current agents with Clients First Realty, LLC ... these classes, seminars, webinars, off premise courses, symposiums and mastermind mixers will be repeated every eight weeks from now on ... we are committed to enhance the training and education of our agency force as prescribed by the Arizona Department of Real Estate and all Associations of REALTORS (National, State, & Local) ... with our ever changing industry we as professionals must endeavor to stay current in our knowledge, market trends and statutes that protect our clients and ourselves.

Reading the electronic correspondence we send you plus attending training meetings will only be a benefit ... becoming familiar with your own 'Virtual Office', CFR Calendar of Events, ARMLS TRAINING, AAR Education and Events and 100's of more educational areas will only make you and your company stronger and better suited to assist the public ... please commit yourself to these ideas and goals ...

Newsletters and Daily Real Estate Updates can help keep you in the game ... just take a few minutes a week to glean the abundance of information that is at your figure tips ...

We've received over 20 transactions in the first 4 days of November ... great job, keep it up ... there are buyers and sales out there and you moving nearly 800 properties so far this year proves it ... when a large amount are closing their doors, merging or selling instead of closing down we continue to grow ... stay strong, stay focused and stay in the game ...

If you or your clients are looking for a great loan officer here is a direct link to Karen Moon ... Karen and her company are spending a tremendous amount of money and time promoting the professional relationship between AmeriFirst Financial, Inc. and Clients First Realty, LLC ... this joint efforts will prove to be a vital asset to you and your clients and could open avenues for additional sales in the future ... this is a good team to be on ...

Be Safe and God Bless ... Let's close out November with a bang ...

William M Slaughter, PC
President / CEO / Designated Broker
Clients First Realty, LLC 

Would You Like To Know ???

Here is just a few things that is going on with your company ... with the help of a lot of energetic people we a learning to soar with the Eagles instead of just hanging around with the Turkeys ...

Over the last 90 days Ruth Austin, Director of Agency has been extremely busy developing several new campaigns and has been working diligently on several different fronts at the same time ... she is a true believer in educating the agents and has worked tirelessly to bring different classes to you through our "Mastermind Mixer" program and our "Partners in CE Education" program ... both of these areas have experienced great acceptance ... please make an effort to join us for these learning classes ... this also will give you a chance to meet fellow agents, share idea and concepts ... REMEMBER, you never know where that next million dollar idea is coming from ...

Clients First Realty, LLC has a new home warranty, under written by Service One ... you can pick up brochures at your corporate office, plus we mailed each one of you a copy and a introduction letter ... these brochures will soon be available online through your virtual office in the miscellaneous forms ... you are not required to use Clients First Home Warranties, even though they are one of best you will find ... look at the comparison sheet we sent you and I believe you will be impressed at the coverage your clients will benefit from under this plan ... though this is not required, it is requested that you use this warranty ... it is a benefit to all ... the more we write through our under writing company the more leverage we create in taking care of our 'Clients' that do come 'First' ... please contact Ruth Austin or myself if and when you have any questions ... 

We are also developing a 'Lead Generation Division' within Clients First Realty, LLC that is being orchestrated by Ruth Austin ... her many years of experience in this area, operating as a Managing Broker, is invaluable ... this is a very involved and costly venture but we at 'Corporate' believe it will prove to be a tremendous benefit to the agents and company over the next decade ... we are partnering up with Karen Moon, Senior Loan Officer with AmeriFirst Financial ... Karen and her group has been a tremendous supporter of 'Clients First' and the CFR management, agents and staff ... Karen is an outstanding loan officer and her positive track record is unmatched in the industry ... her dedication to you, your clients and her professional career is hard to fine and should be appreciated by all of us ... I, as President of Clients First Realty, LLC consider Karen Moon as a 'Career Partner' in real estate and she is my preferred in house lender ... again, you are not required to use Karen or her team, but if a positive experience and results is what you want for your 'Clients' on your next transaction please consider using Karen and her team ... YOU WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS GROUP EFFORT ... WE ARE A TEAM ...

Click HERE to see a short video of Ruth Austin and Karen Moon talking about 'Career Day' @ the Arizona School of Real Estate and Business (ASREB) ... they had over 80 new agents registered at CFR's booth and Ruth talked so much, she nearly lost her voice ... I spend a lot of time with Ruth and I never experienced that happening (joke) ... A very SPECIAL THANK YOU to Ruth Austin , Karen Moon, Gina Corio, Leslie Gunnell and Omar Zavaleta for all their help in making this career day a true success.

In an effort to make the corporate team environment evolve over the next few months here are some of the different avenues that are being developed ... with having agents from Queen Creek to Surprise and Cave Creek to Maricopa we realize that agents traveling to a meeting or classes is not always possible, even though preferred ... we are going to implement webinars as well as make short training videos that you can view through 'Clients First Realty's You Tube Channel' ... we plan to use this for education, information, alerts and updates ...

In a branding campaign you will see more and more reference being made to Clients First Realty, LLC "Home of the Little Red Bag" ... we initiated this at ASREB's Career Day and it worked out great ... 100's of people were walking around the event room advertising Clients First Realty, LLC ... over the next few weeks we will make suggestions how you as agents can use the "Little Red Bag" to brand you and your company ... with your help this branding campaign will be one of the most positive real estate ideas that has happened in the valley for a long time ... best part, the bags are currently free to the agents to pass out and use with their clients ... get with Ruth Austin if you have any great thoughts to share along this corridor of branding ...

We mentioned the 'Lead Generation Program' earlier ... initially we are developing 16 to 20 mini websites known as 'landing pages' with 10 to 20 URL addresses ... these landing pages are for both sellers and buyers and will capture leads through internet search traffic ... using Google's paid per click ads and a daily monitored SEO program we will not only create leads but will bring branding of your company to a new level ... this is going to make 2012 very exciting ...

We have several more new projects in the fire that we hope to share with you very soon ... all of them are positive and will benefit our agents and clients ... for all the agents that have been with us over the past 6 years, I have but two words for you; 'THANK YOU' ... you are all my heroes ...

As Always Have A Great Day and God Bless,

William M Slaughter PC
President / CEO / Designated Broker
Clients First Realty, LLC

ARMLS LEARN A THON OCTOBER 27

Hi CFR Agents,

The Learn A Thon sounds like a day full of all kinds of great training and under one roof with multiple classes through the day.  
Mark your calendar for this spectacular event!

  
Click Here to Learn More...

Ruth Austin 

Director of Agency 

602-315-1113

ANNOUNCING CAREER PARTNERSHIP WITH AZ ACADEMY OF REAL ESTATE

We are proud to announce our Career Partnership with Arizona Academy of Real Estate.  For our Agents this means a 50% discount on your renewal hours.  All you need to do is prove that you work at Clients First Realty by showing them a business card or name tag.

If you have any friends that are looking at a new career as a Realtor, have them call me (Ruth Austin)  or send me their information and they will receive a "Tuition Discount Certificate" entitling them to $100 off of their full tuition and... we have a program that may entitle them to the remaining balance paid by Clients First Realty. 

Let me know if you have any further questions…

Ruth Austin

Director of Agency

ruth@joincfrnow.com

Monthly Events and Master Mind Workshops

 

Things Are Better Than You Think

I'm sure you heard the rumors ... Realty Executives is in bankruptcy, John Hall sold out to AZ Realty One Group out of Nevada, Re/Max Professionals took over Re/Max Integrity for financial reason ... these are all true and could be considered a negative element in the real estate industry but most of this was caused by high salaries and brick and mortar expense ... not enough income for the massive overheads ...


At Clients First Realty, LLC we are matching last years production and currently jumping a little ahead of last year figures which was a record year with a forty plus percent increase ... we are focusing on our corporate family and ways to benefit each other ... we are educating, motivating and emphasizing the positive each and every day ... Attitude is always the first step to success and you will find that our people have  the right one ....


Karen Moon, Senior Loan Officer with Amerifirst Financial is coming to the office each Tuesday morning ... if you have loan questions or just need to find out about the many new programs available; I suggest you drop by and visit with Karen ... There's a lot going on right now and you need to stay up on all the changes ...


The Mastermind Mixers have been very successful and everyone attending seems to learning and enjoy the atmosphere that's created ... we will continue to do them each month ... we are trying to target the 2nd Thursday of each month, hope to see you at the next one ... attendees  will get something useful plus you may win a new iPad2 like Fred and Isabelle Ortiz did ...


We are currently working on developing lead generating websites tied into mobile websites using smart phones as well as developing extensive branding through social media avenues ... we will be pushing 'Get Back to Basics' training plus embracing the last modern technology to expand your productivity ... Can't find something to sell ???   Have you checked out auction avenues ... ???

There is business out there ... Clients First Realty, LLC is tracking this month for a 23% increase over the same month last year ... You are working with a very successful company and the majority of the credit goes to you ... keep selling, listing and leasing and we will continue to get bigger, better, brighter, bolder and shiner ...


If you can find us three new agents the company will get you a new iPad2 ... these computers really help and can make real estate work faster and easier ... these tech products can help jump start you to the next level in production ...

As always we appreciate all you do ... Keep up the good work ... God Bless you all ...

GUESS WHAT'S HAPPENING

Let me introduce Ruth Austin ... Associate Broker / Director of Agency ... Ruth was the Managing Broker for Realestate.com in Scottsdale and comes to us with tremendous credentials plus 20 years in the business.


Ruth will be helping the Designated Broker and his staff at Clients First Realty, LLC in training, recruiting and promoting the corporation.


Clients First Realty, LLC has increased it's size each year and continues to grow while other like companies are closing their doors or merging, just trying to exist.  We have been successful due to the high caliber of agents we have and a ever continuing effort to keep our overhead manageable.


Ruth is currently on a blitz to hire as many agents as possible, both new and used (I meant experienced). She needs your help.  Just get her their names and numbers and she will contact them. Ruth will be calling on you individually to say hi but if you're in the office please stop by the storage room and say hi.

Ariella Rudolph our new Corporate Manager over Admin and Accounting has settled in and has her departments functioning at 98% in just a few weeks and the Designated Broker has been taken off of the suicide watch (the last part is a joke) (you can laugh now) ... She is extremely knowledgeable in Arizona real estate law and procedures and will be a great asset to our clients and agents ... The agents that have had the privilege to work with Ms. Rudolph are already telling the owners of Clients First Realty, LLC how impressed they are with her abilities ... Our gain was Prudential's loss ...

Two great places to keep up on the market is Arizona Real Estate Trends and The Cromford Report ... 


For all the July Birthdays I missed ... here's a Happy Birthday for you ...

I do appreciate all of you and all you do ... Thanks again, Bill

MASTERMIND MIXER - "The WOW in Training"

On Thursday the 9th of June we had our first training and happy hour ... we call it our "Mastermind Mixer" program ... we intend to continue this on a monthly basis on the 2nd Thursday of each month ... this joint venture is being sponsored by AmeriFirst Financial (Karen Moon), Chicago Title (Becky Erickson), Clients First Realty, LLC and Old Republic Home Warranty (Stacey Gross) ... 

The turnout for the 1st program was great and we feel very successful ... the door prize for attending this program was a NEW i Pad 2 computer ... CLICK TO VIEW  ... CONGRATULATION to Fred and Isabelle Ortiz as the GRAND PRIZE WINNERS ...

Besides being a terrific learning experience we enjoyed the after hour get to gather ... sharing good food and drink with team members ... the excitement was contagious and apparently enjoyed by all ... several people attending was amazed at the program and especially the professional manner the whole event was conducted ...

Want to make extra money in June ... bring us a new agent and if they sign up ... you get $100 instant cash plus you are enrolled in our next i Pad drawing ... 

CHECK OUT JOIN CFR NOW 

Plus an example of the New Agent Website that is available ...

CLICK HERE 

These site are very exciting and jam packed with information ... because we can set them up through our corporate account there is no set up cost to the agent and the monthly hosting fee is just $25 dollars ... please let us know if you want your own personal website ... it is fully maintained for you ... part of our "DONE FOR YOU" system that is currently being implemented for several of our aggressive agents ... even if you have an existing site, the new domain and additional branding will benefit your market presence ...

Below is a video done by Karen Moon, Senor Loan Officer with AmeriFirst ... videos and quick testimonials are easy to produce and really helps promote your image ... 

Not only is Karen a great asset to your team as a loan officer but she is always available to assist, promote and coach you ... put Karen on your team ... you and your clients will both appreciate the professional way she conducts business ...

 

Karen Moon

AmeriFirst Financial

Have A Great Holiday Weekend

Leslie Gunnell Testimonial 

Introduction to Clients First Realty, LLC

"4 Secrets to an Agents Success"

Clients First Realty, LLC will observe the Memorial Day Holiday Saturday thru Monday ... the Broker will be available by phone but Admin and Accounting will be gone til Tuesday ...

Social Media such as Facebook, You Tube and Blogs become the newest push in business branding ... to further your success, you may want to take a minute and investigate the potential that social media avenues offers you ...

Want to make extra money in June ... bring us a new agent and if they sign up ... you get $100 instant cash plus you are enrolled in our i-Pad drawing ... check out www.JoinCFRNow.com

We continue to have positive sales results for this year ... however one item of maintenance about paperwork ... please make an effort to get your required documents into admin in a timely manner ... it allows us to close the transactions and release commissions which I am sure will make you happy ... paperwork delays or non completed files cause additional work, jeopardize transaction integrity and in some cases can void E&O coverage ... with handling 1000 of transactions a year, we do need you to comply with company policies, federal and states laws, codes and regulations ... these efforts protect the public, you as the licensee and the company ...

PLEASE HELP US PROTECT THE CLIENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS

We are continuing to work on our education programs, develop new agent websites and create a program where we combine a educational class followed by a social mixer ... these programs will be sponsored by "Clients First", Karen Moon with AmeriFirst Mortgage, Becky Erickson with Chicago Title and Stacey Gross with Old Republic Home Protection Co., Inc ... these will be RSVP events and open to all agents throughout the valley ... the first one is being planned for in June ... watch for the email flyers announcing it ...

Thank all of you for all that you do each day ... Clients First Realty, LLC is very fortunate to have the caliber of agents that we have ... I am extremely proud of each and everyone of you ...  

Have a GREAT Weekend !!!

If You Have a Agent That Wants To Switch ??? - Show Them This ...

Hi, I'm Bill Slaughter with Clients First Realty, LLC. CFR is a multi-million dollar real estate firm conducting business in its 6th year. "Clients First" is approaching the $400,000,000.00 dollar mark in residential real estate sales and have paid $1.5+ million in commission each year to their agents for the past two years.

The company has increased sales volume each year since its conception. In 2010 we had a 43% increase over the preceding year. Even in the existing economy, CFR has found a way to be bigger, better, bolder, brighter and shiner each year.

The organization was built to maintain and flourish by its low overhead and high volume policies. Our biggest expenses have been directed to what we offer our agency force in support, branding, technology, education and return on THEIR investment of energy and time. We've built a system that requires a fewer number of administrative and accounting personnel, thus reducing high salaries and unnecessary overhead which has always been a pass through expense to any agency force.

I'm asking that you consider Clients First Realty, LLC as an organization that you could be part of and continue to grow your real estate career with. Let me share with you why I believe we have a lot to offer you and reasons you would be proud to be associated with us.

First you can go to www.JoinCFRNow.com and view our three basic commission plans. There is also a company video with a tremendous amount of information. This video is done by Steve Harper, our Director of Education and Agent Acquisitions. I truly hope the opportunity avails itself for you to meet 'Steve'. His knowledge, experience and training make him one of the most sought after individuals around. He is constantly increasing his knowledge to pass on to our agents and brokers and as you know in our fast changing industry we must continue to learn or get left behind.

The next thing you may want to look at on the 'Join CFR Now' site is the interactive excel spreadsheet that allow you to compare any pay plan to all three of our current ones. I think you may be very surprised at what you find. We also have people standing by to assist you in this process; if you need it. Call Steve Harper @ 480-452-2613 or Bill Slaughter @ 602-413-6567 if you have any questions.

If you are a silver or gold member you will also receive a individual self sustaining website that is updated automatically for you each month. This is not a web page but a complete site with over 600 links and items of value to share with your clients. This site will display your excellence and expertise as a local real estate agent or broker. To see an example of this site go to www.BillSlaughterREALTOR.com ... I am sure you will be impressed at the magnitude and depth of this product and it comes as part of your silver and gold plan. Even if you have an existing site this will only enhance you social and web presence.

There is so much more we would like to share with you; our training, education and mastermind group sessions as well as your potential social media growth plus what you yourself could add to the organization.

Please, when it is convenient for you, call us and send your friends by for a visit ... let this be their new business home ... they won't be disappointed ... "We Are Committed To Your Success!"

Very Sincerely,

William M Slaughter PC
President / CEO / Designated Broker
Clients First Realty, LLC
(24/7 Exec Ans Service) 623-455-3644
(Direct Cell) 602-413-6567

Sarita "Sara" Ortega
Corporate Manager - Admin and Accounting Departments
Clients First Realty, LLC
602-455-3656

What's Happening This Year ???

We've started this year very strong ... a lot of our agents have found new life and really have started developing their old clientele which created new transactions for them ...

Omar Zavaleta, Guadalupe Sosa, Isabelle Ortiz, Marco Da Silva and several others have had an impressive start to 2011 ... it appears that we will have another record year ... 


We've hired Steve Harper, Director of Education and Agent Acquisitions ... Steve, not only is a great mentor but has proven to be super in developing media information .... websites, social media, videos, etc. ...


Tara Stall has joined our office staff, working both admin and recruiting ... Sara was very happy about this considering the high amount of transactions that all of you are producing ...


We have several advertising projects and programs going on currently to bring about a higher degree of brand awareness ... if you have any suggestions, please let us know ...


The agents of Clients First Realty, LLC have closed over $26,000,000.00 dollars in residential transactions this year ... puts us tracking to the $400,000,000.00 mark in total volume by the end of the year ... you have already produced 300 + sales transactions and 100 + new listings ... there is a tremendous amount of real estate activity currently moving in the Phoenix Metro area with the smallest active agent numbers we have seen in twenty years ...


'Clients First' is currently trying to increase our agent numbers ... if you know of any agents that you feel would be of your caliber and would benefit your company please send them to us ...

We have a great agency force that truly anyone would be proud of ... keep up the good work ... things are getting better each day ...

What's New Today

 Meet Steve Harper, our new Director of Education ... Associate Broker, ABR, CRS, GRI, MRE

Steve was born in San Francisco and moved to Phoenix in 1957. Steve's first career was teaching ballroom dancing at Arthur Murray's & Fred Astaire Dance Studios, instructing in Tucson AZ, Muncie, IN & Raleigh, NC.

Steve started working in real estate in 1997 during a seven year visit back to San Francisco. There he worked with the Real Estate Rent & Arbitration Board witch handled disputes between landlords and tenants. In 2003 Steve returned to Phoenix and joined RE/MAX and continued to receive top sales honors including the Executives Club and the 100% Club putting him in the top 3% of REALTORS nationwide.

In 2011 Steve joined CLIENTS FIRST REALTY, LLC and took on the role of Director of Education and Agent Acquisitions  where he could live his passion, which is to teach others, and help real estate professionals learn how they could better serve their clients, achieve their goals and live a successful life as REALTORS. 

Designations & Affiliations:

Director of Education and Agent Aquisitions CLIENTS FIRST REALTY, LLC
Associate Broker
Accredited Buyer Representative
At Home With Diversity Designation
Arizona Certified Residential Specialist
Certified New Home Specialist
Certified Distress Property Expert
Member Council of Residential Specialists
Graduate of REALTORS Institute
Residential Construction Certified
Master of Real Estate Society
Member of South East Valley Regional
Association of REALTORS
Member of AZ Assoc. of REALTORS
Member National Assoc. of REALTORS
Member Chandler Chamber of Commerce
Member Gilbert Chamber of Commerce

Favorite Things in Life:

Helping others achieve their goals
Spending time with my family and
Playing w/the Dogs
Hiking Arizona
Biking
Ballroom Dancing
SyFy & Fantasy Fan
Sports Cars
Computers and Tech stuff.
Reading Motivational Books

As a certified Mentor and Trainer for Buffini and Company, Steve brings a tremendous amount of knowledge and enthusiasm to this company ... for the past 3 weeks he has been developing websites, advertising flyers, social media projects, mastermind training curriculum, developing new recruiting brochures and videos ... some of his projects you can view on this blog ... on the left side look for "Link Avenue" ... check out the new recruiting website and Clients First Realty's You Tube Channel ...


We will continue to add videos to this channel related to real estate and social media development to help our agents and clients ... there are also some legal brief videos that answer a lot of commonly asked questions ...


We have started this year very positive and this month is really exceptional ... we are very fortunate to have as many great agents as we have ... however the future for all of us is growth ... May 1st starts our 6th year and we intend to push forward aggressively and continue to grow, prosper and be a local company in the forefront of our industry ... this is where all of you can help ... if each one of you could find us just one agent this year it would allow a growth rate that no existing company is even trying to accomplish ... we have new programs, contests, training and much more planned for the up coming months ... this is your company, please help make it as great as you are !!!