| Letters of Recommendation | | | | memory enough to go get those testimonials. You |
| Letters of recommendations can be from a bank, a | | | | should kind of use this as a reminder. |
| lawyer, an accountant, or any professional that you've | | | | Professional Licenses |
| dealt with. Many professionals will be happy to send | | | | If you have any professional real estate licenses, |
| something to you on their letterhead. Sometimes | | | | obviously you would include a copy of that license. If |
| they're a little uncomfortable with it but that's fine. They | | | | you're an agent, a broker, or if you're any sort of real |
| might say something relatively generic. | | | | estate sales person and you're licensed in your local |
| Banks will do it. You can certainly get a letters of | | | | state, clearly you need to put that in there. |
| recommendation from a bank. They will just basically | | | | If you are licensed as a title clerk or any of that type |
| say, "Your account is in good standing." It doesn't really | | | | of thing, you'd put that in there also or really any other |
| say very much, but it clearly is something that you can | | | | license that you might have. Again, it doesn't |
| put as the process. It shows that you have a | | | | necessarily have to be real estate. Obviously it's better |
| relationship with a local bank and your account is in | | | | but it's not necessary. |
| good standing. | | | | If you are licensed as a professional accountant or a |
| You can do the same thing with your corporation. In | | | | professional this or a professional that, put that in there. |
| the state of Pennsylvania where I do business you can | | | | It shows professionalism. It shows that you've risen |
| get what's called a Letter of Good Standing. In fact, | | | | through the ranks of whatever field you're in. These |
| you can order it online and probably can at most | | | | are all things that show that you are an expert and |
| states. You can get what's called a Letter of Good | | | | you've got to some distinction in some areas and |
| Standing for your company, too. I would clearly do that | | | | clearly show some skill sets. |
| also. I would get as many of these as you can. | | | | You want to bring out any license that you might have, |
| Again, just keep in your mind part of this process is the | | | | any professional designation that have. Don't put silly |
| learning process. You know we've talked about this | | | | ones from some seminar you got. Some of them are |
| extensively tonight. The next time you're at your local | | | | a little bit silly. Some of them you may have to explain |
| bank think back on, "Mike said go get testimonials and | | | | what they are, that's fine, but again it just shows some |
| letters of recommendation," and it will just jar your | | | | level professional expertise. |