International Realtor finds Money

International Realtor finds Money

Local Realtor Tracy Elman has extra education and training in grants and funding assistance for new home buyers and experienced home buyers up to 2.6 million dollar earning families, or rebates on homes as high as 10 million dollars. 

Elman assists many types of buyers and sellers who need additional money to buy the home of their choice. For instance, need more down payment? How about doubling it when you don’t have it. Veterans and active military have limits but have no out of pocket expenses when keeping within those limits. Elman says, "Yes, there are some grants available for veterans with 100% loans even with construction loans and other assistance money." Coming from another country? Certain circumstances allow for travel expense reimbursement. How about free money for your future HOA dues? Recent college graduate? Have school loans? Qualify for free down payment money assistance. 

The number of assistance programs are so massive that it is impossible to have a complete search of grants and programs. However, Elman is very knowledgeable on the subject. In fact more so than most people in the real estate business. The good thing is she loves to help others and she works as a team player. Most of her clients purchase from homes hand picked by Elman then emailed to the client after working with a lender if needed. Then in a session with Elman, she discusses possible free money to assist you in your home or investment purchases. 

Elman advises that although she can help people globally the requirements and funds are different in each area. Say a family comes from Japan or China to buy in California, there is a potential program for them. “Every situation is unique,” says Elman. “I really need to know more about the lives of the families to find money for them.” 

'Tracy Elman' Bennett

CIPS, MRP, Green, SRES®

Trusted REALTOR® Advisor

Century 21, Everest Realty

661-527-3777 

818-720-9851

805-581-3817  

tracy@TracyElman.com 

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How Teachers Can Turn Summer Side Gigs Into Year-Round Work

By Guest Blogger Joyce Wilson

While there is no doubt teachers are some of the hardest-working people around, the nature of their job affords them a significant amount of time off. A couple of months every summer, plus a couple of weeks at Christmas (along with various holidays and breaks) means they have time to pursue a side hustle to increase their income. Let’s take a look at a few summer side gigs for teachers that they can also work into their schedule during the school year.

Home Workspace

If you are going to pursue a side gig as a teacher, you should set up a dedicated workspace at home. Designating a specific area where you will work helps you focus and avoid the inevitable distractions that come with working at home. Setting consistent office hours will help with this as well. If your family knows you are working when they see in your workspace at a particular time everyday, they are less likely to interrupt you.

Make sure your workspace has all the equipment you need. Invest in a good laptop computer to start and add what you need as you get into your specific job.

Tutoring

Take advantage of your natural skills as a teacher and set up your own tutoring business during the summers and after school. You could focus on students in your own community who need extra help in your area of expertise; you’ll have a natural market with students at your school. You can also tutor students online through a service such as Wyzant, which matches tutors with students looking for help. Another hot area is test prep. If you have expertise in preparing students for the ACT or SAT, for example, your services will be in demand.

Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL)

There is no shortage of people who want to learn English. If you are good with languages, this may be a great opportunity for you. Local agencies in your community may offer classes, and you can also teach online. VIPKID is an industry leader in teaching English online, for example. You can set your own hours, and because you are teaching kids on the other side of the world, their schedules often match your off hours.

Selling Lesson Plans and Classes Online

As a teacher, you already have a stash of lesson plans you have put together for your classes. Guess what? Other teachers are looking for new lesson plan ideas. Why not package your plans and post them in an online marketplace for teachers?

You could also put your knowledge together into an online course and sell it on a platform like Udemy. The great thing about selling plans and classes online is that once you have put the information together, any income you make from it is passive (not directly tied to continuing time and effort from you).

Freelance Writing or Blogging

If you have writing skills, you can start your own freelance writing business. Whether your focus is magazine articles, website copy, business writing or more, there is boundless opportunity online. You can set up your own writing website or you can sign up for Upwork, which offers freelance services to a large audience.

Also consider starting a blog if you are passionate about a specific subject. While this won’t be an instant payoff in terms of income, consistent blogging over time will attract advertisers and build a loyal audience who will buy information products you create. Use a resource like Smart Blogger to get started.

Any of the ideas listed above can pay off for teachers who want to extend a summer side gig throughout the year. A little online research can turn up dozens of other ideas, including gigs like driving for Uber on nights and weekends or renting out an extra bedroom on Airbnb. You are only limited by your imagination.

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Local Doctor Cares for his Patients by Realtor Tracy Elman

Looking for a local specialist you can talk to? Dr. Sy Hassan will hear you and help you heal. How many doctors can you say will do that. This doctor gives a quick interview out of his busy schedule.

Tracy Elman:	Hi. This is Tracy Elman. I'm here with Dr. Hasan. He is going to give us a little capture of what he does throughout his day.
Dr. Hasan:	Hi there. I'm Sy Hasan. I'm really glad to shoot this video along with Tracy. Tracy has been a patient of ours for about two years now. Started my practice two years ago here in Santa Clarita. I inherited this practice from a Dr. Garcia, who had been here about five years. He brought it up to a very nice place. I'm proud to be one who took it over. Our practice is endocrine. We do all sorts of patients. We see little babies. I saw a baby who was about five days old just last week. We follow through to older age patients. We see people of all ages. We take care of diabetes, we take care of thyroid, we take care of hormone needs for women, we take care of people who have bone disease that's related to hormones.
	Everything that's possibly could be done for your hormones is what we do here in our office. Really happy to be here. Wanted to share with people our location. It's in Santa Clarita. It's on Lyons Avenue, on Peachland rather, for the Lyons. We have a ... Available to anybody with wheelchair access. Our website is Paenewhall ... I'm going to make sure I get this right. Paenewhall.weebley.com. Our phone number is 6612534420. Again, I'm really grateful to everybody out there, and encourage everyone to come and give us a visit. Thank you Tracy. I'll give it back to you.
Tracy Elman:	Thank you doctor. I love having you as my doctor. Yes, I give you permission to go talk about me. What do you do when you're not a doctor?
Dr. Hasan:	Okay. Being a doctor takes up a lot of my time here at the office. I go to the hospital, I serve on committees in the hospital. Outside of that, I go hiking a lot. We have our dog, [Deeba 00:02:58], who I wish that you all could see. [Deeba 00:03:02] is part Husky, part Shepherd. She's got a split personality. Anybody who's a dog lover, that Shepherds are very loyal and obedient. Huskies are everything opposite of that. They like to go running off. She doesn't like being on a leash. But we take hikes every day.
	I'll take about a 30-minute hike in the morning, about 20, 30-minute hike in the evening. We just enjoy spending time with him, my wife and I. On top of that, we have two ... Our great kids, 26 and 24, who are just the love of our lives, you could say. We enjoy spending time with them, go to the beach, play tennis, horseback riding. Our older son, he's a musician. We'll sit around either a camp fire or just around the dining table, and he can play us all sorts of music that he has helped compose. Our younger son enjoys doing everything there is, about stock market.
Tracy Elman:	Well, I enjoyed this talk. Thank you very much for taking the time out.
Dr. Hasan:	Thank you again, Tracy.
Tracy Elman:	You're welcome.
Dr. Hasan:	Bye.
Tracy Elman:	Tracy Elman is a realtor with HomeSmart NCG, in Valencia, California. For more blogs, Vlogs, and interviews, please visit Tracy-elman.blogspot.com and AskELMAN.com  To list or buy your next home call (661) 527-3777

Pediatric/Adult Endocrine

Sy Hasan, MD

(661) 253-4420

25078 Peachland Ave., Suite A

Newhall, CA

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