Inside this issue:

MTAR Calendar, Affiliate Spotlight, MTAR Leader-ship—Debbie Garvin

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Education Calendar, The CE Shop, TREC Core Class in Shelbyville, Maintenance & Inspections

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RPAC Bowling finals this Wednesday, TN REALTORS Hill Day Mar.5, RPAC 6 to $99 event March 11

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WCR meeting Tuesday,

MSO Green Tie event, Meals on Wheels donations

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Member Birthdays, NAR MVP Offer, A soldiers Child Handbag event

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Marijuana & Real Estate: A Budding Issue

Residential Real Estate Trends

NAR surveyed its membership regarding their interaction with marijuana and the real estate sector in states where marijuana is legal. This report is a summary of the findings. One percent of members were marijuana specialists in residential real estate. As marijuana intersects with real estate, the de-mand for both residential and commercial properties is a growing market. Currently, only one to two percent of residential respondents where marijuana is legal for medical or for medical and recrea-tional use were aware of their MLS containing a specific marijuana field.

The highest share of respondents reported they currently have residential inventory available in their market. Between 11 and 15 percent of respondents in states where marijuana is legal to some extent believe inventory was tight for multiple reasons, including all-cash purchases from the marijuana industry. More than three-quarters of members have not seen a change in residential property values near dispensaries. One-tenth have seen an increase and 12 to 14 percent have seen a decrease in resi-dential property values near dispensaries.

Approximately two-thirds of respondents said that homeowner associations often have rules and restrictions against smoking and growing in home or common areas. Six percent report that home-owner associations did allow growing or smoking in home or common areas.

Selling a Grow House

Approximately three-quarters of members in states where marijuana is legal had never tried selling a grow house. One in twenty of these residential members had sold a grow house in the past. Among residential members who have sold a grow house, 27 percent in states where medical marijuana is legal had a difficult time selling a grow house. Thirty-three percent of members in states where both medical and recreational marijuana is legal had difficulty selling a grow house.

Among members who had sold a grow house, seven in 10 did disclose the house was used as a grow house. Among those who sold a grow house in the past, nine in 10 had no title issues selling the grow house.

Three percent of members who had sold a grow house in states where medical marijuana is legal and one percent where medical and prescription use is legal used a specialized company for the title. Five percent of members who had sold a grow house in states where medical marijuana is legal and one percent where medical and prescription use is legal were not able to find a title company for the home sale.

Property Management

About one-third of members had seen addendums added to leases which restrict growing or smoking on properties. Forty-three percent of members in states where medical marijuana is legal and 36 percent of members in states where both medical and recreation marijuana is legal had no issues leasing a property after the growth or use of marijuana in a property. The most common issue was the smell, which nearly one in five members had encountered. Moisture issues were more common in areas where only prescription use is legal.

Some states allow growing on personal property. When a tenant is allowed to grow marijuana in their rental property, it was most common for the tenant to pay the utility costs. When tenants were allowed to grow marijuana in their rental units, nine percent of those in states with legal medical marijuana said self-contained machine/boxes were required. This was also the case among six per-cent of those in states where both medical and recreational marijuana is legal.

As marijuana is an all-cash business, earnings from those in the business were cash proceeds. About one-quarter of landlords were unwilling to take cash for rent. About one-quarter of those in states where prescription marijuana is legal would take cash for rent, and about one-fifth of those where marijuana is legal for both prescription and recreational use would take cash for rent.

Report provided by NAR Research Group, November 2018

March 4, 2019

MTAR Member News

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ca. They do this because it’s good for

the economic and social well-being of

all citizens. They do this because it’s

good for business.

2019 GOAL—$25 FOR

EVERY MTAR MEMBER !!

MTAR Calendar of Events

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FIRM: Parks YEARS IN REAL ESTATE: 29th year HOW DID YOU GET INTO THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS: Married my REALTOR husband, and after a year of marriage we decided I would leave Nissan and become a REALTOR. Born a builders daughter and loved going to work with Daddy. YOUR VOLUNTEER ROLE AT MTAR? AT OTHER ASSOCIATIONS? OTHER VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS? Board Member. Chaired Education 3 times that I remember, & on the 2019 Committee Prayer Breakfast Teach Ethic’s New Member Orientation Board member Feed America First Leadership Team Living Sent Ministries Work with Cherie Jobe Ministries New Beginnings Conference Teach Dotloop Information desk Team World Outreach Church WHY DO YOU VOLUNTEER WITH MTAR – what do you get for your commitment? All the members I serve along side with make me a better person . Love the relationships, and this has been the strength of my business. I always learn and take away more than I give. WORDS OF WISDOM FOR YOUR FELLOW MTAR REALTORS…. Get involved At MTAR. Step outside your company and get to know the Realtors you are working along side. When we serve together we learn or embrace. We are not competitors; we are fellow Realtors working towards a goal of what is best for our clients/customers and community. Set goals, set appointments and don’t miss out on major fami-

ly functions; put it on your calendar with no apology. Be safe; have a fellow REALTOR you can share with. Make it about the client or customer, not the money. Stay calm !!! Last, I will take from Bob Parks: Business is 3rd place (God, Family, Business)

Wed-Thur, Mar 6-7

10:00-2:30—RealTracs training classes, regis-

ter online at www.realtracs.net Wed, March 6

10:15-12:00—RPAC Bowling Finals at Lanes,

Trains, & Automobiles 1:00-2:00—RPAC Committee meeting

Sunday, March 10

Daylight Savings Time Begins Today!

Monday, March 11

9:00-4:00—TREC Core Class, First Comm. Bank, Shelbyville, 6

CE, $45 5:00-7:00—RPAC “6

to $99” social at Mil-ler’s Ale House, $25

Wed., March 13 9:00-10:30—MTAR

Board of Directors mtg, location TBA Mon-Tue, Mar. 18-19

TN REALTORS Excel

Summit, Cool Springs

Tuesday, March 5

TN REALTORS Day on the Hill, Nashville 11:30-1:00—WCR

presentation with Edsel Charles, MTAR

1:00-2:00—Member Services Cte. Mtg.

Wed-Fri, Mar. 6-8 8:00-4:00—New

Member Orientation classes

Wed., March 20

2:00-3:00—Gov’t Af-fairs Cte. Meeting

Thursday, March 21 2:00-3:00—Commun-

ity Relations Cte. Mtg March 25-29

Spring Break Week For many schools in

our membership

Meet Your 2019

Leadership Team!

Debbie Garvin

Training & Educational Choices for MTAR Members!

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MARCH CE CLASSES March 6-7—RealTracs training at MTAR; RT Basic, Advanced RT and Real-Tracs Mobile, register at https://www.realtracs.net/Help/ClassSchedule March 6-8—New Member Orientation, 11 CE for new licensees March 11—TREC Core Course, First Community Bank, Shelbyville, 6 CE,

9:00-4:00, $45 March 14—Rescheduled from February dates! “Spotlight on Decks” and “Older Homes” - 2 CE each, $15 or both classes for $25.

Enroll today: http://mtar.theceshop.com/ Promotion expires March 31, 2019

MTAR EDUCATION CANCELLATION POLICY

MTAR follows the Murfreesboro City Schools weather policy. If the City Schools are closed for inclement weather

conditions, classes are cancelled and a make-up date will be announced at a later date, schedule and instructor time

permitting. Check the MTAR website and Facebook page for updates and notices.

Sponsored by:

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Wednesday, March 6 is the finals of our RPAC

bowling tournament at Lanes, Trains and Auto-

mobiles in Murfreesboro. Please feel free to

drop by and cheer on your favorite teams.

10:15 a.m.

From Tullahoma: From Murfreesboro:

Weichert REALTORS - Parks, Smyrna

Joe Orr & Associates Parks, Smyrna #2

Exit Realty Partners Coldwell Banker-Snow

Coffee County REALTORS- & Wall

Manchester

Our appreciation to our trophy

sponsor for this event.

Be sure and make plans to join

us at this year’s 2nd RPAC

6 to $99 event at

Miller’s Ale House,

March 11, at 5 pm.

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Can your

office help fill senior

care bags?

Again this fall, MTAR is providing sen-

ior care bags for our Meals on Wheels

project! We will be filling 100 bags with

the items listed below, so we need 100

of each item. If you would like to add

some of these items to the care bags

(doesn’t have to be all 100), please

drop it off at MTAR by April 10th.

THANK YOU!

Hand sanitizer Hand wipes Kleenex (travel size) Baby Powder (travel size) Lip balm Deodorant Toothbrush Q-tips (travel size) Mouthwash (travel size) Note pad & pen Hand Soap (pump bottle) Vicks Vap-o-rub Toothpaste Eye glass cleaner (packets) Mints (sugar-free)

Card games or Puzzle books Hand warmers Socks (shoe top/no show)

Economic Housing Predictions with Edsel Charles

Tuesday March 5 11:30- 1:00

Middle Tennessee Association of

REALTORS®

Hosted by the Women's Council of REALTORS®

rsvp to wcrmidtn@gmail.com

$15 for WCR member $20 non member, lunch provided

tickets available at www.eventbrite.com

M i d d l e T e n n e s s e e

A s s o c i a t i o n o f

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