I know most of you know about RPAC. And many of you have already invested for the year, so I thank you for doing the right thing for your profession.
Others of you, though, may be sitting out there with doubts about all this political stuff. Some of you simply don’t like politics. You find it unsavory and just prefer not to be involved. You prefer to pour your energies into other things.
I think that’s fine. It’s a free country.
But when they declare that puddle on your investment property a “wetland”…and increase proffers here locally…and raise the recordation tax yet again…and double the capital gains tax as we’ve heard discussed…and take away the mortgage interest deduction…and legislate all manner of bad policy that makes it difficult or impossible for REALTORS to be successful…
You’re going to call your local association of REALTORS or VAR and you’re going to ask, “How could this happen? Where were y’all?”
And we’re going to reply: “Where were YOU?”
Our Virginia REALTORS Political Action Committee is the best insurance policy we have to protect our business from bad legislation and regulation.
When I give to RPAC, I’m investing in our ability as a profession to SUPPORT and ELECT people who think like we do. I’m investing in our ability as a profession to create and maintain trust relationships with our elected officials.
It’s protection for my business at every level of government ¬– from City Hall, to Richmond, to Washington, DC. – because every dollar I invest in RPAC is put to work at all three levels: nationally, statewide, and even here locally. It gets the right candidates elected, and it gives us an open door when we need to share our perspective with elected officials.
I am serious about by real estate business, and so I invest my time in it every day. And because I’m serious about PROTECTING my business, I invest once a year in RPAC. I give what I consider to be MY fair share: $____. This business has been good to me, and because I want it to keep being good, I think that investment level is right for me. I know some of you do the same.
But not everyone has to invest at level. If you’re just starting out, your FAIR SHARE investment is $20. If you’re a broker, consider a $99 investment. And yes, some of you should write that check for $1000…because you’ve been at this long enough to be role models, and you know it’s the right thing to do.
Are you serious about your business? We must have YOUR investment in order to carry on the job of protecting our profession.
There are 37,000 of us in Virginia, and 1.2 million of us nationwide. We must stand together and let our voices be heard.
Help ensure your future profitability by making your 2007 investment in RPAC now.