News and Updates
February 16, 2018

In Observance of President's Day
The RBOR Office will be Closed
Monday, February 19th
Tips & Tools to Help Your Business
Live Video Chat The Way Modern Communication Is Supposed To Be...
Live, Fast and Convenient.
Technology has transformed the ways we communicate with clients.
Live chat has become a common form of customer service in real estate today. By switching over to live video chat, you can talk with clients as if you were face to face: listening to their tone and watching their facial expressions and body language for clues as to how they feel about a certain situation. Read More
Generate Leads With Your Facebook Cover Photo


Use your cover photo as a lead-generating tool, thereby creating an additional location where you can drive fans back to your landing page to help you capture their contact info.Your cover photo, just like any other photo you post on Facebook, is clickable. Read More
7 Types of
Real Estate Allowed in a
Self-Directed IRAading
Self-directed IRAs are the only retirement accounts that allow investors to pursue alternative investments. Among those alternatives, the most popular is real estate—a broad asset class that includes many different investment opportunities: Single-Family Home, Multi-Family Units, Commercial Property, Mortgage Notes, Undeveloped Land, Offshore Real Estate Investments and Real Estate-Owned Properties Read More
February / March 2018 CE Classes

February 15th , Thursday 1 - 4pm Ridgefield Library
Contracts ,  Larry Riefberg, Instructor

February 22nd , Thursday 10am - 1pm Ridgefield Library
Fair Housing  (Mandatory) ,  Terry Hastings, Instructor

February 28th , Wednesday 10am - 1pm Ridgefield Library
The Home from Top to Bottom ,   Bob Kneen,  Pilar to Post, Instructor

March 5th , Monday 10am - 1pm Ridgefield Library
The Un-Sick House ,   Bob Kneen,  Pilar to Post, Instructor

March 14th , Thursday 10am - 1pm Ridgefield Library
Fair Housing  (Mandatory) ,  Terry Hastings, Instructor

Reminder: If you are a dually licensed agent in NY & CT you must take CE that is CT specific and certified for CT. Make sure if you have taken a class in NY it gives CE credit in CT and you receive a certificate for CT.
Thanks to a New Ridgefield REALTOR
A special shout-out to New REALTOR, Mark Giumarra of Keller Williams, who graciously hung RBOR'S new TV just in time for Wednesday's New Member Orientation! He already has the REALTOR Spirit...and of course thank you to our Past President Kyle Neumann for bringing it into the office.
Local Events

Chamber of Commerce
Inaugural Breakfast
March 9th 7:30 - 10:00am
Silver Spring Country Club

State of the Town Address
by Rudy Marconi
Thank you for Making RBOR Your Association of Choice