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NEWS FLASH! Congress is arguing.

If the government does not pass stopgap spending measures by the end of this fiscal year on Saturday at midnight (9/30), beginning on Sunday, October 1, a government shutdown of "non-essential" services will begin. The United States has had 14 similar shutdowns since 1980 and the most recent was in 2018-2019, and it was the longest at 34 days. We have had 22 shutdowns in the last 50 years. At least we have survived these before, but there are some things us real estate warriors need to know:

1. FLOOD INSURANCE
   Regarding the National Flood Insurance Program, there are some SIGNIFICANT effects of a lapse in authority from Congress (aka "Government Shutdown") for NFIP issuance of flood policies, including renewals as detailed below (

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There's no need to calendar anything. I mean, you'll just do things as you remember! You know what you're doing. You're managing just fine. Ish. What if you schedule your week and then don't feel like doing any of the things? It's true that your business is down – fewer listings – fewer buyers – but hey – that's the fault of the market. It's a smidge slower and those interest rates! Ridiculous! No wonder your business isn't exactly in a meteoric rise right now . . .
 
UNLESS . . . there actually ARE things you could be doing differently.
 
PERHAPS . . . instead of despairing, you could try a different course of action.
 
Where to start? Start with your calendar! Jot a few things down and try some of the things top producers are already doing. Are you interested in knowing the secrets to their success?

Here you go:

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"There can be no change without action," is one of the truest statements ever said.

You must do something for your life to change. If you do not put action toward making a change, nothing happens. We could fast forward a year or two and your life would be the same.

Let's face it, we all only have 24 hours in a day. The only difference between some of us is our ability to focus in those 24 hours. For most modern humans, with more distractions than any other time in history, focusing can be the single hardest thing for us to do.

What is focus? It is the act of saying 'yes' to one thing while saying 'no' to everything else.

It is simply saying 'yes' to sitting down and working on your marketing (for example) for an allotted amount of time and saying 'no'...

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Interested in an extra $5K, $10K or $50K for NOT working on a deal? Read on...

My good friend and esteemed ESHO broker, David Horn, visited our weekly meeting this past Tuesday. Did he bring food, donuts, snacks or even shower beforehand? He did not. But, he did bring a great reminder and good information about our Referral and Relocation Program that he heads up thorough our affiliation with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LRE). Seriously - if you've never sent an outgoing referral to relocation@gobellator.com, then you are really foregoing a free European vacation, a boat, or college tuition every year. Let's fix that.

In real estate, even when you're doing everything right, you will encounter slow weeks, or months, throughout the year. T...

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Real estate professionals are some of the funniest people on the planet and THANK GOD, right? It's not that it's hard . . . except when it is. I do think we often make it harder than it has to be. What we do can be done well by those with integrity and intentionality. It can be done EXCELLENTLY by those who learn and grow and serve. It's an industry where you need both your head *and your heart. Some days, you probably consider quitting. I used to feel that way, too, then I discovered some of the easiest ways to grow personally and in my business.

We'll burn that bridge when we get to it…

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