Book Writing Coach and Author Eddie Smith will give advice on how to write and publish a book at his upcoming seminar in Austin.

Austin, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/26/2010 -- While statistics show the 86 percent of the population wants to publish a book, Best-selling Author and Book Writing Coach Eddie Smith says the majority of those dreams get lost in translation from the head to paper.

Smith is offering individuals in the Austin area the help they need to move from writer's block to a published, full-length book with his seminar, "How to Write a Book and Get It Published," at the Keller Williams Lake Travis Market Center March 26–27. Smith says people often have trouble beginning the writing process and get lost when it comes to producing an entire manuscript.

"As a best-selling Christian writer and writer's coach, I constantly meet folks who want to write a book. People often confide, 'I'm going to write a book someday;' or 'I've been writing a book over the past several years;' or 'I tried writing a book once..,'" says Smith.

Smith says writing a book can boost an individual's credibility in the market and in turn increase their business in whatever market in which they work.

"Writing a book on your specialty moves you to a new level of respect—after all—you wrote the book," he says.Smith says he offers people the tools they need in order to write and publish a full-length book.

"With my system I wrote four, full-length books in one year alone," Smith says. "All were published by major publishers."
Topics covered at the seminar include how to produce a manuscript, how to work with a traditional publishing company, how to self-publish a book traditionally, new ways to self-publish a book and creative marketing.

On recent student of Smith's method had this to say: "Eddie is entertaining, enjoyable, and very knowledgeable.Thank you!"
Co-host of the seminar and President of Royal Press International Publishing Kenn Renner is the author of the soon to be published "First Time Home Buying Secrets Revealed."

"The overwhelming consensus is that people want to work with specialists – and what better way to establish yourself as the authority then to have your own nationally-published book. Whether you are in real estate, the mortgage industry, or any business where you want to go to the next level in your career – a book will further establish your credibility." Renner says.

The seminar will be held Friday night from 7 P.M. to 9 P.M. and Saturday from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. at Keller Williams Lake Travis Market Center, 1921 Lohmans Crossing, Ste. 100 in Austin, Texas. Cost is $197 and an additional family member gets in free. Registration includes a personal critique of a manuscript, 90 days of personal e-mail coaching and many additional writing resources.

"At the end of the day Saturday, if this seminar isn't everything I've said, and people aren't absolutely pleased, I'll refund their registration fee, no questions asked," Smith says.

Call 512-423-5626 or go to http://www.buyaustin.com/writing-a-book.asp for more information or to register.

Press Release written and submitted by Press Release Marketing Firm http://www.BestOnlineResults.com

About Eddie Smith:
An internationally known Christian speaker, best selling author, ministry consultant, and life coach. Eddie specializes in coaching writers. Eddie's strategic insights provide attendees a roadmap to getting their book published in less than 30 days.

Royal Press International Publishing:
At Royal Press International Publishing, we specialize in the marketing and promoting of your book, not just publishing it and sending you on your way. We have partnered with Intermedia Distribution who will support the teams' effort by providing the distribution arm to get your book properly distributed. We provide all the services, guidance, and ongoing support you need to successfully master every aspect of the publishing process. Learn more at our website at http://www.RoyalPressInternational.com.

Media Contact
Kenn Renner
Author/Speaker
Royal Press International
1921 Lohman's Crossing
Austin, TX 78734
512-423-5626 (Call/Text)
pressreleaser@bestonlineresults.com
http://www.RoyalPressInternational.com

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Austin-based Kenn Renner with Keller Williams Realty says the real estate market is picking up as people try to cash in on the First Time Homebuyer and Move Up Credit before it ends on April 30th.

Austin, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/17/2010 -- Nothing lasts forever, as the saying goes, and neither will the Federal Housing Home Buyer Tax Credit. Kenn Renner, top Austin real estate agent with Keller Williams Realty says, "I am urging interested first time homebuyers and move up buyers who qualify to take advantage of this credit now before the April 30th cutoff."

The Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act enacted in February of last year was extended and expanded in November of 2009.

"A further extension to the bill is highly unlikely, so homebuyers should act now to take advantage of the credit," Renner says. "This is an opportunity that homebuyers do not want to miss. If someone is planning to buy a house in the Austin area I would urge them to act before the April 30th deadline."

Most first time homebuyers (those that have not purchased a home in the past three years) should qualify for the $8,000 tax credit. A credit differs from a deduction.

"It means cash in your pocket," Renner says.

Current homeowners should remember they may also be eligible for up to $6,500 of tax credit if they purchase a new or existing home before the same deadline. Move-up homebuyers also have to beat the deadline by entering into a purchase contract by April 30th, even if they have not sold their current home. Homebuyers must close on their next home by June 30th.

"We are already seeing the rush of activity pick up in home buying just like we did last October and November when buyers thought the credit was coming to an end back then," Renner continues. "There is still time to get your home on the market and take advantage of the frenzy."

Many builders are gearing up for this last push of the government's home buying giveaway.

"DR Horton is putting scores of new homes on the ground to meet the demand. Even if the home is not completely built a home buyer can put the home under contract by April 30th and as long as it closes by June 30th the credit applies," Kenn says. "I spoke with management at DR Horton, and they are really wanting to help home owners take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Another prominent Austin builder – Lennar Homes is an advocate of my 'Move Assistance Programs' (http://www.MoveAssistancePrograms.com), which can be used in conjunction with the tax credit to help with moving expenses."

New or resale, single family, condos and townhomes all qualify for the credit as long as they become primary residences.

With tax day fast approaching, homebuyers can either choose to either apply the credit to their 2009 tax return, filed on or before April 15th, 2010 or file an amended 2009 return. The other option is to apply the credit on the 2010 return, filed on or before April 15th, 2011, according National Association of Realtors.

Renner says he is available to answer any questions people may have about the Federal Housing Tax Credit, and he has released a new video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP4vLLEdMbw) to inform people as well.

About BuyAustin.Com
Kenn Renner of BuyAustin.Com has been helping people buy and sell real estate for over 25 years. For help buying or selling real estate in Austin, TX, call or text Kenn at 423-5626.

Kenn Renner moved to Austin, Texas in 1992, after visiting and finding Austin a bargain real estate area. Impressed with the people and the opportunity that existed in this area. Kenn Renner is an expert in the area of real estate. Since 1983, he has sold over $220 million in real estate. $90 million in the past five years. He has been a frequent guest on "House Hunters," an HGTV show that features buyers looking to purchase their dream home.

Renner is releasing his new book with Realty Press International as the publisher. Renner's book is appropriately titled "First Time Home Buying Secrets Revealed" (http://www.FirsttimeHomebuyingSecrets.com). To take advantage of this first time home buyer credit, contact Kenn Renner by visiting http://www.FirsttimeHomebuyingSecrets.com or call 512-218-1202.

Press Release edited and distributed by http://www.BestOnlineResults.com.

Contact:
Kenn Renner
Broker/Speaker
Keller Williams Realty, Lake Travis
1921 Lohmans Crossing
Austin, TX 78634
Phone: (512) 423-5626 (call or Text)
pressreleaser@bestonlineresults.com
http://www.FirsttimeHomebuyingSecrets.com

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Austin, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/26/2010 -- Austin Self Defense widely known for: Haganah, Krav Maga & Kick-Box and Conditioning, moves to a larger facility in the Lakeline Mall Area with expanded amenities and adds a new training program called, Israeli Tactical Knife (ITK)

Austin Self Defense (ASD) known for: Haganah(http://www.austinselfdefense.com/classes/haganah.html),Krav Maga (http://www.austinselfdefense.com/classes/krav_maga.html)& Kick-Box and Conditioning, has announced a move to a new, more accessible and much larger self defense training facility, which allows adequate expansion space for future training programs.

"We've been planning this move and expansion to provide more training options and convenient access," said Dan Kiser, President of ASD. "Our new location at the interchange of Highway 45, Highway 183, Highway 183-A and Highway 620 gives easy access to members and residents of Northwest Austin and surrounding areas."

ASD is conveniently located at Lakeline Mall in the Lakeline Village Shopping Center just west of Fuddruckers. The new training facility is comprised of 5800 sq. ft. and has two training areas so classes can run simultaneously. ASD also has enough additional space to add another even larger training area in the future.

Members have access to two bathroom/changing areas, day lockers, a pro shop and refreshment area.

ASD is introducing their new training programs, which compliment their ongoing and current programs: Israeli Tactical Knife (http://www.austinselfdefense.com) is a high level class that teaches the defender how to use a knife as a defensive weapon if the attacker deploys an edged weapon. The best strategic mindset in any survival situation is to at least even the odds if not better the odds. This co-ed class completely covers all skills needed to significantly improve one's odds of surviving and to dominate an encounter against a knife-wielding attacker.

Combat Fitness, a co-ed functional conditioning and fitness class, is an hour-long class of a very meticulous set of exercises. It is an intense workout put together to challenge endurance and build stamina to be able to endure a real fight.
The curriculum is a cultivation of Mike Lee Kanarek's (Founder of Haganah) entire combative career, both military and Martial Arts. This class is non-stop action; with its entire focus on functional strength.

The unique concept to Combat Fitness is the fact that a person competes only against him or herself...unlike other extreme workouts out there, ASD does not believe in its students competing against each other or against the clock. This breeds neglecting technique for competitive performance and may result in injury. (Coming - Summer 2010)

Press Release Edited and Distributed By http://www.BestOnlineResults.com

About Austin Self Defense:
Austin Self Defense is Austin's #1 reality based training facility offering classes in several types of Israeli Self Defense & Fighting Systems.

ASD caters to Military, Police and Civilians:

•Military – Provide hand-to-hand, open hand against weapons and knife-on-knife training, which compliments the military's weapons training to build a more versatile and well rounded soldier.

•Police – Provide realistic training to mimic actual potential engagements in order to build visual and physical stimuli which in turn helps officers to make the appropriate decisions with minimal hesitation.

•Civilian – Provide emotional and physical skills necessary to defend themselves and loved ones against the average street style attacks and threats

Contact Information:
Dan Kiser
Austin Self Defense
12617 Ridgeline Blvd. Suite C-105
Cedar Park, TX 78613
(512) 918-9999
pressreleaser@bestonlineresults.com
http://www.AustinSelfDefense.com

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Austin Real Estate Agent Kenn Renner helps his clients take advantage of the real estate market in Austin, Texas, helping his last 3 home buying clients save a total of $127,500 in the past 30 days.

Austin, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/28/2009 -- Austin home sales picked up 38% in 2009 over 2008 (as reported by the Austin American Statesman). "Homebuyers are obviously taking advantage of builder incentives and home sellers seeking to cash out and move-up," says Kenn Renner, Austin real estate agent with http://www.BuyAustin.com. With the recent extension and expansion of the Federal Tax Credit, now even more homebuyers are able to take advantage of Uncle Sam's free giveaway. Although the Austin area has been relatively sheltered from the recent economic housing downturn, there are still fantastic housing deals available to first time and move up homebuyers. Real estate broker Kenn Renner with Keller Williams Realty has been busy helping homebuyers cash in on not only the tax credit, but also builder discounts and seller concessions being offered in today's market.

Kenn explains, "It's a unique opportunity for homebuyers who are selling their first home and moving up to their next home. The reason being is that in the lower price ranges under $160,000 it is currently a seller's market. A well-priced and well-staged home will sell in a relatively short period of time – sometimes at or more than asking price. Those that are selling those homes will often times purchase a move up home in the $250,000 to $400,000 price range, which currently is a buyer's market in the Austin area. It has been my pleasure to help many clients in the last 30 days take advantage of U.S. tax credits and builder incentives."

Kenn recently sold a house in the Round Rock community of Paloma Lake that was a builder speculative inventory home that had been on the market for almost a year. The original price was $361,500 and Kenn's buyers were able to pick the home up for $277,000. Kenn explains, "This time of year can actually be one of the best times seasonally to purchase a home. It is normally a slower time of year because of the holidays, but also it is builder's fiscal year end and they will often take deep discounts to get certain homes off of their books before the end of the year." Kenn adds, "Volume home builders are large corporate entities and many times will take a deep discounts, especially on a close out or a speculative home that has been completed for a long period of time."

"Most home buyers who try to buy direct from the builder don't really know how builders work and often times are not capable of negotiating the super deep discounts that they could get if they had professional representation." Home builders have high regard for solid reputable real estate brokers because of the amount of past and future business that a top producing Realtor can generate. Kenn mentions, "I tell my clients that they may only buy one home from a builder in a lifetime whereas I may sell a dozen every year with that same builder - so it's important that the builder keeps my clients happy and keeps me happy so that I continue to bring them new clients."

Kenn was also recently able to get a large price reduction on a home that was already under contract and already sold to his client. "The builder reduced their price point in this particular neighborhood to generate sales. My client paid $161,000 for his property that was still under contract, which was a good deal. But when the builder reduced their prices, I was able to get the builder to reduce my client's purchase price by $18,000. Needless to say, my client was very happy to pay a substantially lower price on his first home. He put zero down and is now applying for his $8,000 tax credit which he plans to use to put in granite countertops and stainless steel appliances."

Similar to builders, resale home sellers have also been willing to discount their prices for a quick sale. Kenn explains "At this time of year, real estate sales have a tendency to slow down because of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. People are more focused on family and holiday activities. So those home buyers that are out actually looking are pretty serious and those that need to sell in this market will usually take notice - they know it's a slower time of year."

Kenn recently helped a homebuyer purchase a home in the Cedar Park community of Heritage Park. It is a 2,400 square foot home that his clients were able to purchase for $150,000. It appraised at $169,000. His client was ecstatic and also appreciated the fact that the property came with a brand new roof due to the recent hailstorms.

Another home Kenn recently sold was a waterfront creekside home in the Creeks of Round Rock that was listed for $205,000. His clients were able to pick up the home for $189,000 and were able to secure a 4.75% interest rate home loan. "This has just been a fantastic time of year to purchase a home where there's a convergence of what I call the 'Perfect Opportunity!' No other time in recent history have we had such low interest rates, government home buying incentives, combined with a buyer's market. It's unprecedented," says Kenn.

About Kenn Renner:
Kenn Renner, broker with Keller Williams, shares his 25 years of experience in home buying in his new book entitled "First Time Home Buying Secrets Revealed," which will be published nationally in January 2010. Kenn exclaims, "I'm really excited about this new book. It covers so many of the money saving secrets that I've learned over the past 25 years as a real estate professional. I am so confident about the book will a save readers money that I am offering a money back guarantee". You can read a few of the first chapters on his website, http://www.FirstTimeHomeBuyingSecrets.Com."

Learn about all the latest greatest real estate wisdom on Kenn's flagship website, http://www.BuyAustin.Com.

Press Release edited and distributed by http://www.BestOnlineResults.com

Contact Information:
Kenn Renner
BuyAustin.com
1921 Lohman's Crossing
Austin, TX 78734
512-423-5626
pressreleaser@bestonlineresults.com
http://www.BuyAustin.Com

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm