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Man convicted of crimes involving REALTORS® released from prison Robert E. Willett was charged and convicted of abduction in 2013 and was scheduled to be released on June 11, 2016. Robert E. Willett has used at least 2 aliases, Bill Parks, and Tim Ramsey when setting up meetings with various real estate agents for house showings in northern Ohio. He has been known to be at open houses as well, illegibly signing the guest book, and typically staying to the end, being the last to leave. Even though this happened in another part of the state, we thought you should be aware of this man. Extreme caution should be taken when scheduling appointments with unknown clients and open house showings. News story Akron/Cleveland AOR notice
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Franklin Co. Auditor – Mobile App 2.0 Released Franklin County Auditor Clarence Mingo announced today that the second generation of the auditor’s office mobile application is now available for download from the Google and Apple app stores.
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Crime Alert: Columbus REALTORS Member Murdered We are sad to report that Joseph P. Remlinger, a broker with Discovery Realty and member of Columbus REALTORS®, was shot and killed yesterday while trying to collect overdue rent from one of his tenants (per Columbus Dispatch article). The tenant and another man have been arrested and charged with murder and arson. We have members who are involved in all aspects of the business and are in and out of places that can jeopardize their safety. Please, please incorporate safety precautions in your daily activities. Click here for real estate safety information.
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RPR Training: 3 Sessions Available on Thursday, June 2 RPR (Realtors Property Resource) Training Click the times below to register (all 3 sessions cover the same material) Register for 9:30a-10:30a Columbus REALTORS® offered RPR training in March when it was first launched. Now, the training is being offered again on June 2 with 3 (1-hour) sessions. Sherry Courtney, REALTOR® and certified RPR trainer will instruct this course.
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Caution Alert: Agents E-mails Being Hacked In addition to wire fraud issues, REALTOR® e-mails are being hacked and bogus e-mails (with the subject line “contract”, “real estate offer”, “addendum”, “wire”, etc.) are being sent from the hacked e-mail account to other REALTORS® and to people outside of the Association. Once you click on the link in the e-mail, it will take you to another online service (i.e. google docs, etc.) that requests your login/password which the hacker will then use to gain access to your personal information. Please be cautious when opening e-mails! If your e-mail has been hacked, click here for information on how to report it to the FBI.
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In Memoriam – James A Walker, James Walker Real Estate Co. Read full obituary here:
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In Memoriam – Brian Donahue Read full obituary here
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In Memoriam: Jessica Hogg Read full obituary here: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dispatch/obituary.aspx?n=jessica-marie-hogg&pid=179496102&fhid=8647
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In Memoriam – Nancy D Sharp Past president Columbus REALTORS® (1990), an Honorary Member of the association and a member of the NAR RPAC Hall of fame (2007) Click below to view more details: Friends may visit on Monday, April 4 at the New Albany Presbyterian Church, 5220 Johnstown Road, New Albany from 4-7 p.m., where a funeral service will be held on Tuesday, April 5 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in honor of Nancy to The Lettuce Work Foundation at www.lettucework.org. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to SCHOEDINGER NORTHEAST. Please visit www.schoedinger.com to leave online condolences.
Published in The Columbus Dispatch on Apr. 2, 2016
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Caution Alert: Closing Scam involving wire fraud View the entire article by clicking here: http://www.columbusrealtors.com/NewsDetail/Closing-Scam-involving-wire-fraud
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