A Merry Heart Does Good Like Medicine....

We went to Jeffrey Gitomer's seminar last Friday. He speaks to sales people about winning techniques. Two things I picked up on - using laughter and humor, and the sending of an email newsletter or "ezine". So I came back to the office and googled Des Moines ezine. You'll never guess what the top result of that search was... Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor! Did you know there was such a group? Does anybody read ezines? I'm curious about both. There are links on the ezine to different articles. One is laughing more to burn calories, also pace while you're on the phone and gesture wildly while you talk! Isn't it good to know by spending more time on the phone you could loose weight? Now lower the thermostat and drink cold water and you're burning even more calories!

How many blondes does it take to change a light bulb? Blonde says, "Change it into what? Just buy a new lamp, silly"

The blonde woke up to find her house on fire...she dialed 911 and said "come quick my house is on fire"...the 911 operator said "how do we get there?"...the blonde said "on the red fire truck, duh...."

When you're in need of a Realtor, call the Eisenlauer Team. Bill at 770-2455 or Bob at 979-2883 They love to laugh. And....Bill's a blonde.. if there's any doubt we will tell you Blonde Bill real life stories!

April Fool's Day Pranks...

Did you get tricked yesterday?? I love April Fool's Day, but some people let it slide by un-noticed and un-celebrated. Are you one of those? Or did you "punk" someone? I'd love to hear some good safe pranks. We sent out 400 letters about our new endeavor of raising rattlesnakes for fun and profit. We included an envelope of sample rattlesnake eggs. (Actually a very simple trick - a piece of wire,holding 2 rubberbands and a metal washer. The washer gets wound around, twisting the rubber band, when the envelope is opened the washer unwinds making a rattling sound against the paper envelope.) Seems innocent . We got one call from a very nervous person who had hurriedly put the "eggs" in her garbage tote, and was hopeful that the weather was cold enought that they wouldn't hatch before next Tue. when the garbage truck comes! My least favorite trick is when my boys put a rubberband around the sprayer hose in the kitchen sink. Of course - I'm the only one that uses it and gets a surprise shot of cold water front and center. I HATE it - and they think it's hysterical! What's your favorite prank?

NO JOKE - The Eisenlauer Team is easy to work with...hard to beat!

Bill at 770-2455 or Bob 979-2883.

Your Next Assignment...

Your next assignment if you decide to accept it...Go to WHO radio website, there is a horizontal row of links toward the top. Click on Contests, then click on Best Realty Agent. Or you can just click here. This will take you to the first page of the contest. You enter your email address, then it gives you 10 choices of Realtors. Of course you choose Bob Eisenlauer. Then it will ask for name, blood type, fingerprints etc and eventually accept your vote. What do we win if Bob is selected? Nothing but recognition and free press - which is something we covet! So please follow the instructions and help us out.

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Rant about new S.E. Polk High School

A computer guru told me I need to do online "rants". So here's my rant. About a month ago the Pleasant Hill Chamber members were offered a tour of the new South East Polk High School currently under construction. The place is Huge and Amazing! Top of the line, cutting edge everywhere. There is an automotive workshop, metal woking lab, woodworking shop all with the latest technology available. Each classroom is wired for the newest form of teaching gadgets - laptop can be projected on screen for the class, whole school announcements in each classroom, no blackboards, all white boards. The Cafeteria will have different "cafe" areas so you can get a plate lunch, salad bar, a la carte, whatever suits your current mood. The gym is outstanding! It can accomodate 6 basketball games at once, or house all the fans for one big play-off. Swimming pool for the ducky - everything state of the art. Except the lockers! These are high school kids, not grade school kids and the lockers are 4' x 12"x 12". I get the 4 foot height- they want adults to be able to see over the lockers to moniter a whole block of kids at once. But why 12" wide? The top ( and only shelf) is 12" x 12". The rest is open with a couple of hooks. I know what kids take to school - books, change of clothes, not to metion the stuff they left there yesterday, last week and the week before....how is all this going to fit into 12" x 12"x 4' hole???? It is inane that this provision is so inadequate. The other thing I would question is the very luxuriously and tastefully tiled bathrooms. I think bathrooms for teenagers should be stainless steel with a power hose and a drain in the floor. When they vacate, you can spray the whole thing down from top to bottom and let the dirt swirl down the drain. The tour guide's remark was "The theory is if we give them something nice, they'll take care of it". Wasn't that the theory of all the public housing projects all over the country?? And look how well they've been tended to.

So that's What's Bugging M.E....let me know what you think.

And remember my opinion does not reflect the opinion of the management.

Bill -770-2455 and Bob - 979-2883 just want to help with your real estate needs!

Best Realtors in 2008 - WE WON!

Every year the City View newspaper publishes their "Best Of" edition. There are tons of categories, all voted on by the public. New this year was Realtor category. Here's our write-up from their current edition.

Winner of Best Realtor, The Eisenlauer Team. In these troubled times, a good realtor can be hard to find. Being a new category this year, we assumed the winner would be a single person, but we soon found out there is an "I in team," as the Eisenlauer Team took the top honors. With more than 30 years of experience, this family knows how to sell houses. But according to the votes, experience isn't everything, as the youthful, dynamic duo of Dave Welch and Seth Walker almost took the top spot.

Thanks to all of you who visited City View's site and logged a vote of confidence in the Eisenlauer Team. We appreciate you!

Bill 770-2455 Bob 979-2883

Tax Credit First Time Home Buyers

There are a lot of questions concerning the Tax Credit for first-time home buyers - signed into law 2/17/09. Here are some basic rules.
1.Buyer has to be a "first time" Buyer.

2.Buyers may not have owned a home for the past three years

3. Home was purchased by 01/01/09 thru 11/30/09.

4.Income limit restrictions are: $75,000 Singles and $150,000 Couples. Higher incomes will receive a partial credit.

5. Must live in the home for three years, or Buyer will be obligated to pay it back.

6.Credit is 10% of the home value or $8,000, whichever is less. Any purchase over $80,000 will be the $8,000 tax credit.

7.Buyers will claim the credit on their tax return

Any questions regarding the Tax Credit should be directed to the your CPA or Tax Accountant.

Any questions regarding real estate should be directed to your local Real Estate Experts - Bill Eisenlauer 770-2455 or Bob Eisenlauer 979-2883.