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Real Estate Symposium
Hosted by Julie Varon & Ian Porter in Bellevue, Washington
Type: Business Mixer
When: Thursday, September 25 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Fee: Free
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Event description
This event has been designed for those Bizniks who work in or are interested in the real estate industry.
Come join Biznik experts in their field to learn how to be proactive in getting houses sold in this changing market. Our feature speaker will be Ian Porter of Principal Appraisal who will talk about current market conditions and what he thinks the future holds.
In addition you will have a chance to share thoughts and ideas with other house organizers, stagers, photographers, inspectors, appraisers, title & escrow representatives, mortagage brokers & realtors. If you are amongst these, or interested in this topic, please attend. All members of this great Biznik community are welcome.
This is a no host happy hour at a wonderful Mexican Restaurant in the Loehmann's Plaza by T-Mobile.
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Posted by Grover Naslund, Bellevue, Washington | Sep 11, 2008
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Posted by Christy Rice, Bellevue, Washington | Sep 13, 2008
I look forward to learning about our Real Estate Market for my investment owners. They always ask me whether or not they should buy more or sell their rental. I have no idea since I don't do that! Should I renew their tenants lease, should I refer them to a Sales Agent...no clue. This event is great! Thanks Julie!
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Posted by Julie Varon, Bellevue, Washington | Sep 13, 2008
Christy, So glad you'll be joining us. I hope you can share info on the current rental market.
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Posted by Allen Cooper, Seattle, Washington | Sep 14, 2008
Hi Julie, This sounds great and I would love to attend. Unfortunately it just won't fit into the schedule that week. Please let me know if you do this again. Have an awesome week, Allen
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Posted by Julie Varon, Bellevue, Washington | Sep 15, 2008
Allen, Thanks for checking in. It is my hope that we make this an ongoing event featuring a different Biznik member each time. There are so many aspects of real estate that make this educational/networking opportunity worthwhile. I look forward to meeting you another time.
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Posted by Nina Durfee, ACC, Sammamish, Washington | Sep 15, 2008
This hit me on the wrong day. I look forward to your hosting it again, and love the location! Have fun with it.
Nina
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Posted by Julie Varon, Bellevue, Washington | Sep 16, 2008
Nina, I'm glad you think the location is a good choice. If it goes as planned you can look for another opportunity to join us again. Sorry it didn't work out this time.
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Posted by Tonya Kirkland, Mill Creek, Washington | Sep 16, 2008
I would love to attend but the time frame is just too hard for me. Thank you for the invite :)
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Posted by Patricia Wangsness, Bellevue, Washington | Sep 16, 2008
Sorry the date doesn't work for me. Good luck and I'd love to hear an update.
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Posted by Kristy Rorie, Newcastle, Washington | Sep 19, 2008
I am really looking forward to this event! Networking with Margaritas in hand always sounds like a great idea to me!
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Posted by Caroline Strittmatter , Snohomish, Washington | Sep 19, 2008
Rats, I have a table at the Company Picnic that day. I would love to be able to share a new program I signed up for called www.miles4realestate.com It is just a little something extra sellers can offer buyers. Will you be having this again? Thank you for offering such a great event.
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Posted by Barry Hurd, Seattle, Washington | Sep 22, 2008
I've been pretty entrenched in the real estate social media space for the past few years- did a site redesign for Real Estate Magazine (RISmedia), working with the Master Builders Association in Bellevue and also being on the adviser board for SageListings (think Zillow, but for commercial real estate and way cooler)
It will be interesting to hear what everyone thinks about real estate and the shifting market conditions with the latest weekly financial changes.
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Posted by Julie Varon, Bellevue, Washington | Sep 22, 2008
Barry,
Glad you can make it.
Looking forward to meeting you and hearing your take on what's going on in our marketplace. I just spent an afternoon at Zillow learning about all the tools they offer. I'll be interested in learning more about SageLisitngs.
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Posted by Jane Basson, Newcastle, Washington | Sep 22, 2008
Looking forward to meeting everyone and networking.
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Posted by Kevin Caskey, Bellevue, Washington | Sep 22, 2008
Hi Julie,
I look forward to this event and hope I can learn some new ideas or skills to help me sell more real estate. I also look forward to sharing information about my www.eSiteTours.com professional photography and virtual tour web site creation company. Professional photography and excellent web presence has never been more important than it is now.
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Posted by Julie Varon, Bellevue, Washington | Sep 22, 2008
Kevin, Any and all new inovative ideas are exactly what we're all looking for. See you Thursday.
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Posted by Jesse Longman, Bothell, Washington | Sep 23, 2008
I look forward to hear about the latest buzz in the real estate market! There are some great people coming!
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Posted by Laurie McQueen, Issaquah, Washington | Sep 23, 2008
Julie, Thank you for inviting me to participate in this event with you. I see from the list we have some fabulous and respected agents and industry people attending. I will look forward to gaining some pearls to share with all the real estate agents I work with. See you there! Laurie
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Posted by Steven Matsumoto, Renton, Washington | Sep 23, 2008
I'll be there.
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Posted by Caroline Strittmatter , Snohomish, Washington | Sep 24, 2008
So are you all coming to the company picnic AFTER the symposium? Someone needs to take notes and fill me in.
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Posted by Bonnie Abbott, Seattle, Washington | Sep 24, 2008
Unfortuately a sick dog prevents me from attending. Sorry I will be missing it. Bonnie
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Posted by Julie Varon, Bellevue, Washington | Sep 24, 2008
Bonnie, Sorry to hear about your dog. If anything changes please come on by. Maybe we'll catch you next time. Julie
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Posted by Rick Hubbert, Bellevue, Washington | Sep 25, 2008
Hi Julie,
I'm looking forward to meeting you and friends in our field. I have been fortunate to lately guide a number of difficult purchase transactions to a successful close, so I'll be happy to share my thoughts on what it takes to get a deal done in this challenging lending environment
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Posted by Ryan Maxwell, Seattle, Washington | Sep 25, 2008
Wow -- this event looks fantastic and I'd love to attend, but I just can't make it today. (Ian, stoked to hear that you're the featured speaker!) Please keep me posted about future events.
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Posted by Tracie Mason Holton, Seattle, Washington | Sep 25, 2008
This sounds like an awesome event and the turnout looks like it will be fantastic. I had hoped to be able to attend, but with my mother-in-law is in town from Ohio and I just can’t get away.
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Posted by Steven Matsumoto, Renton, Washington | Sep 25, 2008
Darn it I lost track of my day, next time....
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Posted by Tom Gurney, Bellingham, Washington | Sep 26, 2008
I must say it was worth driving from Bellingham to meet all of you. I would recommend other Biznik members from Bellingham to come down and meet and talk to all of you next time. Thank you. I look forward meeting again.
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Posted by Jesse Longman, Bothell, Washington | Sep 26, 2008
This was the first Biznik event I had been to. What a great turnout! I got to meet a bunch of great new people and exchange some good ideas. The food was awesome too!
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Posted by Ben Varon, Newcastle, Washington | Sep 26, 2008
It was great to see everyone that joined us today. Alot of good information! Thanks to Ian for your insight from the appraisal side and to all the others who spoke. I enjoyed meeting everyone and sharing ideas. Thanks Julie for putting on a great event.
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Posted by Laurie McQueen, Issaquah, Washington | Sep 26, 2008
What a turn out! Like Jesse this was my first Biznik event and Ian's presentation on Appraisals was fabulous and inspired some great group discussion. I met many people that I will certainly refer business to and also call to assist me in my own. Julie, thank you for inviting me to join and giving me the opportunity to gain more insight on our industry and meet some wonderful people! I look forward to the next event.
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Posted by Bliss Gurney, Bellingham, Washington | Sep 26, 2008
Gas to get to Bellevue and back ~ $30 Snack and drinks at event location ~ $20 Meeting great people, networking, listening to great information from well spoken presenters= priceless. Ok so that was a little cheesy but honestly I am so impressed by the Biznik events I have attended and how well the "Biznik model" really works! This was great thought out event and I came away with quite a few takeaways including an idea for a article for Tom and I to write. Thank you again to the hosts and speakers. - bliss
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Posted by Paul McFadden, Bellevue, Washington | Sep 26, 2008
Thanks, Julie and crew for hosting. I thought it was one of the better Biznik events I've attended. I look forward to the next one!
Paul
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Posted by Rick Hubbert, Bellevue, Washington | Sep 26, 2008
Julie, What a success. Congratulations on hosting your first event. It is obvious that many Biznik's have an interest and connection to what is happening in the real estate industry. I enjoyed hearing positive comments and suggestions from many as to what we can do to weather the storm. I think we should continue to meet and encourage each other to find workable solutions to our shared challenges. Continued Success, Rick
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Posted by Susan Gold , Seattle, Washington | Sep 26, 2008
Thanks Julie for this really great event. The insight into the appraisal procedure and the many things that influence it has always intrigued me. As a frequent home seller and buyer it's impact has always been felt, but it's mechanics always somewhat obscure. Ian presentation and Q & A were most enlightening. You could actually feel the dynamics in the room with everyone in the industry wondering where this market will take us in the coming year. Who won the free home staging consult? I'd like to follow up with them and see they are taken care of. Thanks Susan
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Posted by Grover Naslund, Bellevue, Washington | Sep 26, 2008
I want to thank to all who attended and made this such a great event but especially I’d like to thank my friend and partner, Julie Varon. The same energy and enthusiasm she puts into her real estate business, she put into this event and it shows. I meet a lot of great people and look forward to many more events. There are a lot of networking groups out there but the biznik community is a breath of fresh air and a cut above the rest. Thanks Grover
Event Location
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3720 Factoria Blvd. SE
Bellevue, Washington 98006
Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:00 PM
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