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CENTURY 21 Award is a firm that is heavily dedicated to your success. We have to be. Not only do you depend on it but so does every single client you will be representing under our brand.

This is what we mean when we say Award Winning experience. It can't be great unless it's a win-win for everyone.c

What is FEAR?

Here is a quick video of Layne Rackley defining FEAR. Please let me know what you think.

Award Winning Experience - Smarter. Bolder. Faster.

The Power of Your Words

Finders Fee

In the United States, a finder's fee is the compensation given to an intermediary in a business transaction. Usually, there is a causal relationship between the one party and the intermediary (thefinder), another relationship between the finder and the second party, and the two parties of the transaction would not have met if it weren't for the work of the finder. Such compensation is common in business and is regulated by contractual agreements and law in the United States.^[1] A finder's fee can also be a gift from one party of the transaction, who feel morally obligated that the profits of the transaction be shared with the finder for making that transaction possible.

How well are you Telling your Story?

Lately, I had the opportunity to meet some realtors/independent brokers and discuss to them regarding some opportunities at Century 21 Award Mission Valley.

Tennis Club for Sale in San Diego, CA - Valerie Ziegenfuss

FEATURED PROPERTY LISTING!!!

Astiz Tennis Club

Lot Size: 2 acres
Sq. Ft: 2,400

Very nice property that with a little TLC could be a gem. Fantastic opportunity for new ownership to take over and build a very nice profitable Tennis Club. Property consists of 7 lighted Tennis Courts 40 Parking Spaces 2 acres on 2 parcels A nice club house and Pro Shop Small residential unit for on-site care taker Luscious Landscaping Swimming pool Great Freeway exposure and opportunity for Freeway signage/billboard for additional revenue.

Please contact :

Valerie Ziegenfuss, Realtor
Century 21 Award San Diego
619-392-6666

Stress is a Phenomenal Privilege

How stressed are  you right now? In this video, I am sharing my thoughts of how Stress can help us achieve our goals because Stress is a phenomenal privilege.

Go The Extra Mile!

Going the extra Mile will differentiate you from the rest.

Looking for an award winning experience? Come and Join Century 21 Award San Diego!

The Beauty of Mathematics

Here is an interesting and lovely way to look at the Beauty of Mathematics.

Can you have the greatest week of your life?

My name is Kurt Francis. I am the Branch Leader of Century 21 Award San Diego office. I am privileged to be part of the greatest real estate company in USA with the most incredible 1,200 sales associates in Southern California. 11 years ago I had the opportunity to move to the USA and in 2006 became a citizen of the most wonderful nation on this planet. What I feel about this nation is what I feel about the company I am part of. I will say, it may be Century 21 but it is not just Century 21 but Century 21 Award....Yes Award. What is the difference? At Award we believe that every experience needs to be an Award wining experience at every level allways!!! We strive for excellency and an experience that you will not easily get any where else. Besides my passion for what I do professionally, I am active and participate in triathlons and Ironman competitions and am involved in other community activities and organizations.

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Can you do me a favor? Can you have the greatest phenomenal week of your life?

Am I Relevant : 21 Ways of Using Google+ Hangout for Real Estate Clients

      Some might not be familiar with Google+ Hangout but it is the latest updated tool in Google+ that gives you the easy way to connect with people inside and outside of your company without spending time and money on travel. Meet face-to-face with up to 15 colleagues or clients from anywhere on your laptop, mobile phone or tablet. 

      And, you can share your screen or collaborate a file in Google Drive. Whether you’re talking to a new customer, working with a partner, interviewing a  candidate, or just hanging out  online, Google Hangouts are the next best thing to sitting in the same room.

      So what exactly can you do with Hangouts? 

      Here are 21 suggestions!!!

      1. Team Meetings/ Press     Conference

         With so many teams having members spread out in different locations or working from home, just scheduling an in-person team meeting can be a challenge. Traveling to attend meetings can be costly and more importantly, time consuming. Right?

     I can relate to this because as busy as I am, I’m meeting a lot people everyday and Google Hang Outs allow me to connect effectively without meeting others personally.

      Conference calls are the typical way of handling meetings when everyone cannot be present.  But phone communication leaves a lot to be desired. When you can’t see facial expressions, miscommunication can arise. In today’s world, We all multitask, so often telephonic conference calls allow team members on the call to succumb to distraction and start focusing on other activities instead of the team participants. When you can see one another, those issues are minimized. People tend to stay alert and engaged.

2. Share Your Screen 

Need to share a Web URL to the team, or share your screen to illustrate a spreadsheet, a picture or a document? With Hangouts you just push a button and you can do that.  

With Hangouts, the person who happens to “hold the floor” and is speaking at the moment, has his or her    video screen showing in the large view. Other participants’ screens are minimized until they speak.

While sharing your screen with a group of others, you will be able to collaborate on a file in Google Drive and have open discussions with other members.

3. While on the Hangout, you may all at the same time watch YouTube Video clip together.

     How amazing is that right?

4. You can restrict Hangouts to make them private.

5. You can mute yourself and so can others mute themselves

6. As a real estate professional, you can reach out to your network or Sphere  of Influence and share some expertise and make it available online.

7. You can establish yourself as an expert in your local market through Google Hangouts.

8. You could  hold a webinar series as part of your real estate marketing strategy?.

9. You could hold other webinars on subjects that your clients may want to discuss such as Interest rates, The Escrow Process,  Foreclsoure steps, Buyer Costs, Seller costs, Costs...

10 You could provide a question and answer session for customers or prospects, about the specific listings or properties.

11. You can use Google  Hangout in your farming areas to discuss issues.

12. Using Hang outs to go through disclosures and contracts  with your Clients

13. You can involve your clients in Crowd sourcing and finding out what their views are and have discussing and invite them as a meeting or social hang out.

14. You may want to have an Initial Buyer Consultation on a Hang Out

15. Your Seller may be living in another state and you could do a listing presentation on Hang Out.

16. You could introduce Your Escrow Officer to your clients on the HangOut.

17. You could introduce a Lender to your client

18. You could handle a difficult situation or issue with another broker over a Hang Out.

19. You could call in experts such as Inspectors with your clients while all being in different parts of the city

20.  You can meet a new client from out of town and see how they look before they arrive

21.    You can have Google Hangout On Air where you can record the entire discussion and Hangout and publicly broadcast it on YouTube so that others may re-visit your Hangout. You can edit that recording, Tag it, Use annotations and use that for others in future.

How amazing is Google+ Hangout right?

Am I Relevant: “Digital/Social Media Marketing”

The world we live in has changed and is changing dramatically even as we read this article. The way we communicate and market ourselves is radically changing. We have to change with the culture we live in or we will not be effective. If I use words that we used 50 years ago i would not be relevant. For example, if I said to you, you are the most awful person I have ever had.  

Recently our office experienced a transaction where an agent on the other side had no concept of whether he was relevant to the industry today.

He said to our agent, I have an email address and I can give it to you but I have never used it.  I am not going to focus on this level of relevance in this series.  Lets focus on Am I Relevant in terms of  “Digital Marketing” as a Real Estate Practitioner Agent.

No matter what industry you are in,  the need to market ourselves Digitally has become vital for our success. The majority of  Real Estate agents and practitioners do not use Social Media as source of lead generation or an effective way to network.  Most agents and Real Estate practitioners do not have a Digital Marketing Philosophy nor a Digital Marketing Strategy and this why they are not effective using digital formats to market themselves.

Remember the Yellow pages..  . When last have you used a yellow pages book to search for a company?..... What was Yellow pages’s biggest competitor challenge?.... Google? Asked a young person what is the yellow pages?... they said it is a website.... lol.... What is one  of Google’s biggest challenge? The social media. In SD, there was a couple who were expecting their kids to visit and they were bringing their first grandchild to visit. They needed to get a child seat for their vehicle.  What did they do? did they Google? no.   

They went on Facebook and asked the question, what child seat should we buy for our grandchild visiting?... Within an hour they had 26 comments.

The social media has become a search engine by referral. that is why facebook has even changed their

“Whats on your mind” bar and now is more of a Search bar.. it now says “search for people , places and things”, pics, restaurants etc. 

Google has another challenge, their own little baby they bought for $1,65 billion...Youtube. We all multi task so much that we hardly have time to read...so when searching a receipe, many go on Youtube.. for example, I wanted to make Banana bread, I can search on YouTube and search it there.   

Most Realtors do have a facebook account, twitter account, a You tube channels or even Yelp accounts.  The question is not if they have one, but what do they do with it. Any agent who does not have a Digital strategy and philosophy will unfortunately just be squandering time on Social Media platforms.  So lets look at Digital Marketing Philosophy.

#1. Do you even believe that digital Social platforms are effective in a marketing?

If you don’t even believe it then there is no use of even having a strategy. No matter if you believe it, or do not believe it, you are right. If you do believe it, you will be successful. 

#2. Our culture in 2013 expects that  customers and consumers want greater participation in the way business’s run their Operation. Do you believe that?  Let me give you an example.  The company GAP decided to change their Logo. GAP spent hundreds and thousands of dollars in changing this logo.      

GAP changed it.  Within days of doing this, there was an outcry from thousands of people on Facebook disliking the new logo. 

What Can you Say about the New Facebook Interface?

Facebook has changed its interface every now and then. I could not really remember when was the first one but the latest and the newest changes were observed yesterday. I don't know if that changes applies to every users of Facebook. The left hand portion is replaced by a small inverted Facebook logo, it's a blue "f" with white background. This is in contrast with the white "f" and blue background. The right hand portion is where the Friend's Request is found, the Inbox, the "Notifications", the direct name of your profile, the "Home" the "Privacy Shortcut" and the "Settings". I am not shock about the changes because I know everyday technology is changing and so with social media sites just to update their tools and navigation that includes interface and applications.

You might be confused at first but soon you'll get used to it. It happened to me. How do you deal with these changes? Does it matter? Yes, it does! 

Welcome to my YouTube Channel

My name is Kurt Francis. I am the Branch Leader of Century 21 Award San Diego office. I am privileged to be part of the greatest real estate company in USA with the most incredible 1,200 sales associates in Southern California. 11 years ago I had the opportunity to move to the USA and in 2006 became a citizen of the most wonderful nation on this planet. What I feel about this nation is what I feel about the company I am part of. I will say, it may be Century 21 but it is not just Century 21 but Century 21 Award....Yes Award. What is the difference? At Award we believe that every experience needs to be an Award wining experience at every level allways!!! We strive for excellency and an experience that you will not easily get any where else. Besides my passion for what I do professionally, I am active and participate in triathlons and Ironman competitions and am involved in other community activities and organizations.

Before Success Comes...

Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do. -Napoleon Hill-

How Success People Talk

How successful people talk (via Pando Daily)

By Francisco Dao On June 27, 2013I imagine it’s a byproduct of the confidence that often comes with success, but I’ve noticed a difference in the way successful people carry on conversations as opposed to those who are less accomplished. In a nutshell…

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Take Your Trash Stinking Thinking Back Where it Came From

Kurt Francis TEA, Thoughts, Emotions and Activity by Design

Thoughts, Emotions, and Activity by Design

I just have some thoughts this morning and thinking about the whole thing of living in a default, living by design as what Tom Ferry is sharing with us.

There is no real design. We lack someone design in our lives. We just live with a default and we need design to give us goals and to give us a map and take us on the place we need to go or things we wanna do on a daily basis.

Check this video of mine.

6 Steps to getting your Dream to "Materialize" by Kurt Francis

Part 1 of 6

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Why Become a Century 21 Award Agent

An Award Winning experience extends to our agents too...
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CENTURY 21 Award is changing the very nature of how brokerages work with and relate to their agents.

We believe that if you create an extraordinary, professional atmosphere, provide your people with the best tools available, and top it off with the brightest managers, not only will you love your job, that sentiment will extend out beyond our four walls and into the community where what we all do matters most.

CENTURY 21 Award is a firm that is heavily dedicated to your success. We have to be. Not only do you depend on it but so does every single client you will be representing under our brand.

This is what we mean when we say Award Winning experience. It can't be great unless it's a win-win for everyone.

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FEATURED PROPERTY LISTING FOR THE WEEK ( CENTURY 21 AWARD AGENT: RUTH PUGH )

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Home for sale in San Diego, CA 299,900 USD

5293 San Jacinto Pl  
 Brokered And Advertised By: Century 21 Award Listing Agent: Ruth Pugh
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This over sized corner lot home is screaming FAMILY!!! Recently remodeled, this home features stainless steel appliances, granite counter tops, laminate flooring, fresh paint and new carpet. Talk about turn key. The HUGE backyard gives plenty of room for entertaining. This will be a dream purchase for anyone of your buyers!

Listing Info for 5293 San Jacinto Pl

Information last updated on 06/16/2013 10:39 PM:

• Price: $299,900
• 3 Bedrooms
• 2 Bathrooms
• Single-Family Home

• Status: For Sale
• Parking: Attached
• Built in 1958
• Neighborhood: Valencia Park

• MLS/Source ID: 130030948
• Zip: 92114
• 1,026 sqft

School Info for 5293 San Jacinto Pl

• School Districts: San Diego Unified School District
• Schools: Horton Elementary School, O'farrell Community School, Tabernacle Christian Academy

Public Records for 5293 San Jacinto Pl

Official property, sales, and tax information from county (public) records as of 09/2012:

• Single Family Residential
• 3 Bedrooms
• 1 Bathroom
• 1,026 sqft
• Lot Size: 7,900 sqft
• Built In 1958
• Parking
• Parking Spaces: 2
• 1 Unit
• Subdivision: VALENCIA PARK UNIT #1
• County: San Diego
• Tax Rate Code Area: 8-001

Property Taxes for 5293 San Jacinto Pl

Year	Value	Land		Improvements		Total	Tax
2012	Assessed	$55,060	+	$77,086	=	$132,146	$1,499

Source: Public Records

Price History for 5293 San Jacinto Pl

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Date	Event	Price	Source	Agents
03/26/2013	Soldview details	$215,000	Public records
12/24/2012	Soldview details	$304,462	Public records
10/08/2003	Soldview details	$295,000	Public records

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How-To Video: Using Facebook Tools

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CENTURY 21 Social Media Video Series: Facebook Tools You Can Use. This is the third video in the Facebook portion of our Social Media How-To Series. In this video, you will learn how to take your Facebook Business Page even further with the use of some of the best applications and tools.

If you have a Business Page on Facebook, it's about time we help you take that Page to a whole new level.

As you probably know by now, the most important part of your Page is the information you post on it.

If you ever struggle with your posts, consider sourcing content from the Century 21 Facebook Page, Century 21 Facebook Learning Page, or our blog, @C21 Home Matters.

As you will see, we mix corporate news with pop culture...and decorating advice with DIY tips...all in an effort to inform as well as engage...our followers.

With the appropriate tools, you can ensure potential customers have all the real estate resources they need.

A great example is our "Buyer/Seller" tab,...a tool we created for Century 21 Brokers that quickly connects buyers and sellers in your area with your CENTURY 21 Office through your Facebook Business Page...
...and drives traffic to your website through search and contact information.

Your listings are what move real estate. So why not make them available to your Facebook community?

To add the "See My Listings" tool, go to realtor.com/seemylistings
and click "Add My Listings."

You'll need your MLS ID to access your listings and to successfully get it up and running.

Remember, your Business Page is an ongoing responsibility...so keep it up! Be sure to follow the Century 21 Page for new advice and tools to keep your Page current.

The success stories are already pouring in from Century 21 sales professionals who are using Facebook Business Pages to connect with consumers and create lasting relationships.


If you have a Business Page on Facebook,
it's about time we help you take that Page to
a whole new level.
As you probably know by now, the most
important part of your Page is the information
you post on it.
If you ever struggle with your posts, consider sourcing content from the Century 21 Facebook Page, Century 21 Facebook Learning Page, or our blog, @C21 Home Matters.
As you will see, we mix corporate news with
pop culture...and decorating advice with DIY tips...all in an effort to inform as well as engage...our followers.
With the appropriate tools, you can ensure
potential customers have all the real estate resources they need.
A great example is our "Buyer/Seller" tab,...a tool we created for Century 21 Brokers that quickly connects buyers and sellers in your area with your CENTURY 21 Office through your Facebook Business Page...
...and drives traffic to your website through
search and contact information.
Your listings are what move real estate. So
why not make them available to your Facebook community?
To add the "See My Listings" tool, go to realtor.com/seemylistings
and click "Add My Listings."
You'll need your MLS ID to access your listings
and to successfully get it up and running.

Remember, your Business Page is an ongoing responsibility...so keep it up! Be sure to follow the Century 21 Page for new advice and tools to keep your Page current.
The success stories are already pouring in from
Century 21 sales professionals who are using Facebook Business Pages to connect with consumers and create lasting relationships.



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Century 21 Award 1st Annual Loser's Raffle for Easter Seals SoCal

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Century 21 Award is holding its 1st Annual Loser's Raffle for the benefit of Easter Seal  Southern California. The raffle tickets are available at 100$. Let us make a difference and help these kids and adults with disability by buying a ticket. Please think about this and share this video!

Century 21 1st Annual Loser's Raffle

Let's all spread this and be part of helping these kids and adults with disabilities atEaster Seals. Your 100$ is a big help to them and you can have the chance to win 10,000$ for the last ticket pulled.

See the details and contact me for the ticket!

Kurt Francis Welcomes Twitter Friends

Being On Top!

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

What's Up for June 2013. Check this out!

Building a Career in Real Estate

Splendid Jop Opening Another Transaction

Consumer Spending in U.S. Unexpectedly Falls as Incomes Stagnate (San Diego Daily Transcript)

Consumer Spending in U.S. Unexpectedly Falls as Incomes Stagnate (San Diego Daily Transcript): May 31 (Bloomberg) -- Consumer spending in the U.S. unexpectedly declined in April as incomes stagnated, putting the biggest part of the U.S. economy on shaky ground at the start of the second quarter.

CENTURY 21 : SMARTER, BOLDER, FASTER

An Award Winning experience extends to our agents too...

CENTURY 21 Award is changing the very nature of how brokerages work with and relate to their agents.

We believe that if you create an extraordinary, professional atmosphere, provide your people with the best tools available, and top it off with the brightest managers, not only will you love your job, that sentiment will extend out beyond our four walls and into the community where what we all do matters most.

CENTURY 21 Award is a firm that is heavily dedicated to your success. We have to be. Not only do you depend on it but so does every single client you will be representing under our brand.

This is what we mean when we say Award Winning experience. It can't be great unless it's a win-win for everyone.