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RE/MAX Allegiance

4157 Chain Bridge Road

Fairfax, VA 22030

http://www.BengelBlog.com

New This Week

Offices Closed Monday

Offices will be closed Monday, September 5, in

observance of Labor Day.

Retainer Fees

Your broker recently emailed you regarding commission

and suggested charging a retainer fee if you wanted to

collect flat fee commission and thought your buyer may

want to see Fannie or Freddie listings. On the buy side, a retainer fee must be received

prior to a property being identified because once a property is identified, all financial

matters regarding the transaction must be shown on the HUD-1. Retainer fee checks should

be made payable to RE/MAX Allegiance and turned in with a case processing sheet.

Ethan Bortnick Concert

We are pleased to announce a concert by 9 year old piano prodigy Ethan Bortnick on

October 30 at the Waterford at Springfield. Doors open at 3 and the concert begins at 4.

This is a great event for the entire family and your clients with all proceeds to benefit

Children's Miracle Network. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students. Details on how

to purchase tickets are coming soon.

Got Feedback?

Have an idea, comment, compliment or complaint? We want to hear from you. Click here to

visit the Allegiance Feedback Box:

http://tinyurl.com/allegiancefeedback

Kudos Corner

Congratulations to the following individuals for placing in the top 25 RE/MAX Virginia

individuals for the first half of the year. Last week we had a list that combined multiple

jurisdictions instead of just VA. Here is the correct list of Top 25 Individuals in VA:

2 Willie Colston, Virginia Beach

4 Lisa Dubois Headley, Arlington

5 Kristin Kelly, Leesburg Pike

7 Jake Sullivan, McLean

11 Martina Burns, Franconia

Charlie Bengel, Jr.

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14 James Feagins, Burke

16 Michael Pugh, Arlington

19 Kevin Love, Arlington

21 Jo Ann Kennel, Burke

25 Pat Wallace, Old Town

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Congratulations to the following Associates celebrating anniversaries:

10 Years

Peter Principe, Capitol Hill

5 Years

Michelle Faz, Dale City

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Congratulations to Brandon Gray (Corp) and Chip Hulfish (Leesburg Pike) for recently

completing Ironman Triathlons! The triathlons are a 2.4mi swim, 112mi bike ride and a 26.2

mi (full marathon) run.

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Staff Spotlight: Deborah Forrest, VP of Associate Services

Forrest joined RE/MAX Allegiance in 2003 as a staff member and has held positions of

Operations Manager and Career Counselor in addition to her current position as Vice

President of Associate Services in Fredericksburg, Dale City and Lake Ridge.

Forrest has collective experience in management, strategic planning, extensive sales,

marketing and public relations positions. Her formal education is in Business Management.

Forrest won the Staff Member of the Year in 2005 and Distinguish Service Award in 2006.

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WOW Staff Member Moment of the Week:

Macrina Singelton (Corp) for having a plan in place to seamlessly meet Associate needs

when a family emergency necessitated her unplanned absence. Nominated by Susan

Mekenney (Leesburg Pike).

Experience a WOW moment? Share it with us by emailing it to WOW@rmxtalk.com.

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Welcome Our Newest Associates:

Oscar Busch, Burke

Remember, you can receive a bonus equal to two percent of a recruit's gross commission

income by referring them to us! See your office recruiter for details.

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Transactions

Last Week: 133

Month to Date: 520

Year to Date: 4237

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Corny Joke of the Week

Whats a bear called without teeth?

A gummy bear.

Have kudos to share? Email me at CharlesBengel@remax.net.

Upcoming Education & Social Events

Register for most classes at www.rmxallegiance.com. See your VP for Associate Services

should you have a question about any event or service.

9/8/2011 10:00 am

Mortgage Matters & Title Tips

Chesapeake Education Center

Lisa Saunders and Edwin Rucker

9/8/2011 10:00 am

MRIS/Matrix Hands on Training

Lee Highway Education Center

MRIS Trainers

9/8/2011 5:00 pm

Central Happy Hour

AJ Gators

Lisa Saunders and Edwin Rucker

9/9/2011 5:00 pm

Reston Happy Hour

Champp's Reston

Mark Griffin

9/9/2011 5:00 pm

Leesburg Pike/Old Town Happy Hour

Guapo's

Barbara Dill

9/13/2011 10:00 am

Beyond Social Media 101:Power Tools for Success

Franconia Education Center

Brian Block

9/13/2011 11:00 am

Property Management Forum

Chesapeake Education Center

Lisa Saunders and Edwin Rucker

9/14/2011 11:00 am

The Settlement Group Seminar

Lee Highway Education Center

Myrna Keplinger

9/15/2011 4:00 pm

Lee Highway Happy Hour

Thirsty Bernie's

Brian Block

9/16/2011 10:00 am

Realtor Management of 203K Transactions

Online

Alan Kroll

9/19/2011 4:00 pm

Burke/Fairfax Happy Hour

Fat Tuesday's

JW Grodt

9/20/2011 4:00 pm

Ashburn Happy Hour

Nick's Corner Grill

Alan Kroll

9/21/2011 10:30 am

Roundtable Discussion

Lee Highway Education Center

Brian Block

9/22/2011 2:00 pm

How to Market your Listings

Burke Education Center

Barbara Dill

9/22/2011 4:00 pm

Richmond Happy Hour

The Boathouse

Diane Becker

Got feedback? Send it to us here: http://tinyurl.com/allegiancefeedback RE/MAX Allegiance is Independently Owned and Operated, headquartered in Fairfax, VA and licensed in VA, MD, DC and NC. Charlie Bengel, Jr. is licensed to practice real estate in Virginia. ©2010 - 2012 Imprev, Inc.