December Rebe Homes Newsletter

"Your Real Estate Consultants For Life"


January  2014 

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Beth & Allen Rebenstorf
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Beth@RebeHomes.com
480-236-8760
Allen@RebeHomes.com
602-418-4202

Featuring:

 

  1. New Year's Fun Facts
  2. Family-Based Resolutions 
  3. Top 5 Dog New Year's Resolutions 
  4. Powerhouse Advice To Consider This New Year
  5. Save Pennies To Bank Dollars 
  6. Establish A Sleep Routine 
  7. To Get What You Want...   

 

  

 

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From L to R: Allen Rebenstorf, Nancy Mankopf, Cindy Bostinelos, Beth Rebenstorf, Kortne Bongiorno, Eric Bongiorno, Shane Rebenstorf

 
 

 

  

 

  

 

 


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January Gift Card Quiz:

 

What is the most commonly spoken 

language in the world?

 

Text, call or email  Allen FIRST with your answer and receive a $10 Starbucks gift card.

 

Allen@RebeHomes.com

602-418-4202

 

December Quiz Question was: 

 

What is the coldest inhabited place on earth?

 

Answer:  Oymyakon a village in northeastern Russia. The lowest temperature  ever recorded was −67.7 �C  or −90 �F.

 

Congratulations to: Joy Woodmansee

 

for being the first to answer correctly!

  

 

 

 

Famous Quotes

 

 

- For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness. 

~Ralph W. Emerson 


- All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination. Imagination is the workshop of your mind, capable of turning mind energy into accomplishment and wealth. ~Napoleon Hill

 

- Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. 

~Carl Sagan

 

 

 

 

       

 

Save time and money. 

Need a recommendation for home care and repair specialists?

 

 

Mortgage Loans:

New American Financial

Lisa Amato  480-218-0245

Waterstone Mortgage

Mike Engelking 480-257-1014

 

Home Repairs/Remodeling:

Manuel Orellana 602-750-0256  

John Stoumbis 480-234-3285

 

Lawn Care/Maintenance

McGeough Landscape 

Patrick McGeough 480-993-8968

 

Pool Maintenace

Maddy's Pool Service 

480-840-6370

 

Plumbing Service

Brinkerhoff Plumbing, 

Clint Brinkerhoff  602-739-8727

 

Roofing

Ideal Roofing, 

Don Manion, 602-525-8603

 

 

 

 

 

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New Year's Fun Facts

  

The most common New Year's Resolution is to lose weight. Next is exercise, eating better, and spending quality time with a loved one. Following those are money and vacation commitments.

  • New Year is the oldest of all holidays, as it was first observed in ancient Babylon as many as 4000 years ago. 
  • The Time Square ball is made from Waterford Crystal. This beautiful ball weighs over one thousand pounds.
  • In Britain and the U.S., when the clock strikes midnight, everyone gathers around to sing 'Auld Lang Syne', a Scottish song. It was written by Robert Burns in the 1700's, literally meaning "old long ago," or simply, "the good old days," to remember old and new friends. 
  • It was once believed that the first visitor on New Year's Day would bring good luck or bad luck for the rest of the year, depending on who he/she was. 
  • Noisemaking and fireworks on New Year's Eve is believed to have originated in ancient times, when noise and fire were thought to dispel evil spirits and bring good luck.

Family-Based Resolutions

  

Don't just make New Year's resolutions for yourself-get your whole family involved. Consider collaborating on these resolutions for the year: 

  • Eat dinner as a family. Schedule a day or two each week where everyone knows you'll be sitting together for dinner.  
  • Resolve to pay more attention to the family first. Consider a 30-minute buffer where you talk about their day before you expect them to talk about your day. 
  • Hold regular family meetings. These times should be used to discuss schedules, goals, and even grievances. Family meetings can help everyone in the family reconnect and communicate. By formalizing family meetings, they don't seem strange or awkward. 
  • Help one another with your personal resolutions. Share your resolutions with each other and explain how you'd like the family to support you. 

Top 5 Dog New Year's Resolutions 

  • I will not suddenly stand straight up when I'm lying under the coffee table. 
  • I will no longer be beholden to the sound of the can opener. 
  • I resolve to get a bite in on that demon who gives me a shot every year. 
  • I will break into the pantry and decide for MYSELF how much food is 'too' much. 

And the Number 1 New Year's Resolution made by pets . . 

  • I will NOT chase the ball until I see it leave the hand! 

Powerhouse Advice To Consider This New Year

The 2013 commencement season is long over, but some of the advice that this year's crop of commencement speakers gave new graduates will surely live on. Here's a small sample of the words of wisdom imparted this year to students and their families:

  • Fight the conventional wisdom. "Attackers are the people with bold, innovative ideas, who are trying to disrupt the status quo, and usher in a better way."(Steve Case, former CEO of AOL, at the University of North Carolina)
  • Embrace your inner Trekkie. "Being a Kirk, rather than a Spock, is the most important and hardest lesson I have learned in my life. As most, I had to practically lose everything I ever loved before I paid attention to this side of life." (Alex Kipman, inventor of Kinect for Xbox, at Golisano College) 
  • Focus on the now. "Not only can you not plan the impact that you're going to have, you often won't recognize it even while you're having it. The impact is what others frame for you and the world after it happens. The present is only what you're experiencing and focused on right now." (Dick Costolo, CEO of Twitter, at the University of Michigan) 
  • Meet people. "Humanity in the abstract will never inspire you the way meeting another human being will. Poverty is not going to inspire you to do something, but meeting people-that will inspire you." (Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, at Duke University) 
  • Welcome uncertainty. "Uncertainty means that the future is yours to shape-with the force of your will, the force of your intellect and the force of your compassion. Uncertainty is freedom. Take that freedom and run with it." (Jim Yong King, president of World Bank, at Northeastern University)

 

Save Pennies To Bank Dollars 

The old saying, "A penny saved is a penny earned," refers to the idea that by hanging on to our pennies, we gradually increase our wealth.  

 

A fun game to play this year might be to think of all the ways you can shave pennies off your expenses, then bank the pennies. At the end of the year, use the extra money to take a vacation or buy next year's holiday gifts.  

 

For instance, instead of ordering a latte, order regular coffee and bank the difference. Instead of driving every day to work, car-pool and estimate your savings. Then bank the difference. Instead of getting the full scope of cable offerings, down-grade a level and bank the difference. Your pennies could add up to hundreds of dollars. 

 

Establish A Sleep Routine 

 

  • Avoid Caffeine and Alcohol: Don't drink caffeine (found in coffee, tea, chocolate, cola, and pain relievers) for four to six hours before bedtime. Similarly, refrain from drinking. Alcohol may help bring on sleep, but after a few hours it acts as a stimulant.  
  • Turn Your Bedroom into a Sleep-Inducing Environment: A quiet, dark, and cool environment can promote sound slumber. Lower the volume of outside noise with earplugs or a "white noise" appliance, like a fan. Use heavy curtains or an eye mask to block light, which is a powerful cue that tells the brain that it's time to wake up. 
  • Establish a Soothing Pre-Sleep Routine: Take a bath (the rise, then fall in body temperature promotes drowsiness), read a book, watch television, or practice relaxation exercises. Avoid stressful, stimulating activities. 
  • Go to Sleep When You're Truly Tired: If you're not asleep after 20 minutes, get out of bed, go to another room, and do something relaxing, like reading or listening to music.
  • Keep a Consistent Sleep Schedule: Going to bed and waking up at the same time each day sets the body's "internal clock."
  • Exercise Early: Exercise can help you fall asleep, if done at the right time. Exercise stimulates the body to secrete the stress hormone cortisol, which helps activate the brain. This is fine, unless you're trying to fall asleep. Work out earlier in the day.

 

To Get What You Want... 

 

Whenever you want someone else to do something or approve something on your behalf, remember to present it to them in terms of their own motivations.  

 

For instance, take Michael Faraday, a 19th-century British scientist whose experiments led to the development of electricity as a practical source of energy. 

 

According to one story, he went to William Gladstone, the prime minister of England at the time, hoping for financial support for his research into electricity and magnetism. Gladstone's initial response after seeing one of Faraday's devices was negative.  

 

"Of what possible good is this?" he asked.  

 

Instead of going on and on about the practical uses of an electric motor, Faraday caught Gladstone's attention by saying, "This will be a great benefit to our country, because  someday you will be able to tax it!" 

 

Welcome Cindy Bostinelos, the newest member of the RebeHomes Group. I'm over-the-top excited to join and work with the skilled advisors at Rebe Homes and By Referral Only! After many years as a service sales consultant, I am thrilled to be able to apply the same attention to detail, expertise and care for my clients. I moved from Denver to the Valley in 2000 and love the fact I can enjoy outdoor activities all year round. In my spare time I enjoy mountain bike riding, cooking, travel and ballroom dancing. 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

What a year it's been! 2013 brought some healthy home value increases with further growth projected for 2014.

 

If you are contemplating a move in 2014, We are here to help!

Get a Free private consultation to find out what your next best steps may be.

 

 

 

Helping You Get Back Home Again

If you or anyone you care about has had a foreclosure, short sale or were fortunate enough to weather the storm. It may be a good time to look at some new options on the horizon.

Contact Rebe Homes for a No Hassle, No Obligation appointment.

 

Beth@RebeHomes.com 480-236-8760

Allen@RebeHomes.com 602-418-4202

Shane@RebeHomes.com  480-326-6589

 

 

 

 




 


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Beth & Allen Rebenstorf
___________________
 
Beth@RebeHomes.com
480-236-8760
Allen@RebeHomes.com
602-418-4202