I got my books! (Day 2)

I opened the box from the real estate online class, and inside I found two big, 2" binders, one 1 ½" binder, and two books. There also was some information from the school, including a paper fingerprint card. You may be wondering why I received a fingerprint card; I'll explain.

There is a great website with information about the Colorado legal requirements for getting real estate broker license. It is the Colorado Division of Real Estate. When applying for a new real estate broker's license, there is an application form that has lots of information.

On that form, it states: "Before submitting an application for a real estate broker license, each applicant shall submit a set of fingerprints to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of conducting a state and national fingerprint-based criminal history record."

So I'll be submitting a set of fingerprints, being sure to turn them in so that Colorado Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, has enough time to process them.

My class starts Monday, October 4th. I'm looking forward to it. In the meantime, it's a beautiful fall. Time to go up to the Grand Mesa and look at the leaves changing color.

I got my books!

I've been busy lately - I had a great time at the radio station, fundraising for KAFM, and today along with dishes, washing clothes and exercise I got three errands accomplished. I got groceries at City Market, which was opened by the Prinster brothers as a small grocery store in the 1920s.

I got tickets for "The Drowsy Chaperone" which is being performed by the Mesa State College Theatre Department. I will see it in the William S. Robinson Theatre, which is in the Moss Performing Arts Center. I've never been in there, so that should be exciting. They're opening tonight.

And on my third errand, to Grand Junction's main post office, I got a big box addressed from the real estate online class. That's why I'm so excited. I haven't opened the box yet, but I'm guessing that it is the books I need to succeed in the online real estate class.

I'll be back soon to tell you if I was right!

First Steps

I have been answering phones at KAFM for their 2010 Fall Pledge Drive today. They had another open slot tomorrow, so I'm going back to answer phones again. KAFM is a wonderfully unique community radio station, one I'm glad to support.

I also want to support people in the processes of buying and selling their homes, although I really won't know how effective I'll be until I start doing it. I have been in a service industry, tutoring people about computers for many years in Oregon, but I don't know how my tutoring skills will transfer to real estate.

I think the thing that is going to make the difference is that I am lucky enough to be part of a mentoring program. In "Mentors and Mentoring: What is a mentor?" by F. John Reh, from the About.com Guide, it mentions: "The original Mentor is a character in Homer's epic poem The Odyssey. When Odysseus, King of Ithaca went to fight in the Trojan War, he entrusted the care of his kingdom to Mentor. Mentor served as the teacher and overseer of Odysseus's son, Telemachus."

In Merriam-Webster Online, a mentor is defined as a trusted counselor, guide, tutor, or coach. No matter the origin or meaning, I like having someone with experience and the ability to do a reality check that will keep me headed in the right direction.

I'm now signed up for my online real estate class; as soon as my materials arrive, I'll be able to begin.

Introductions

Hello. My name is Davienne Jacobson. I'm named after my dad, Davie, and my name is pronounced "day-veen."

My husband and I moved to Grand Junction in May 2010, just four months ago. I love it here and I have a lot of faith that Grand Junction is going to continue to grow. After all, the U.S. Census Bureau that tracks "Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area population and estimated components of change: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009" put this area's population at 146,093 in 2009. That's 15,000 more people since the year 2005. And if you go to Sperling's Best Places, choose Grand Junction Metro area, click on the economy section and scroll to the bottom, it says: "Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 19.42%." That's all quite encouraging for Grand Junction, and for my future career as a Colorado real estate broker.
The next thing for me to do is to sign up online at a Colorado real estate institute that offers a class on how to get my associate broker license. Eventually I'll be a Grand Junction Broker, just as the title of this blog suggests.