A large part of the real estate business today is based on someone's financial disaster--the more you know about that aspect of the housing market, the more business you can do.

This course is designed for the real estate licensee to have a better understanding of green building concepts. It addresses sustainable building concepts, energy audits, incentives for green building, agencies and key organizations involved. It also addresses appraising, financing and selling green buildings.

This course will help the participant understand various investment analysis systems; understand the benefits and risks of property analysis; properly value investment properties and compare real estate with other investment options.

This course will help the participants understand agency responsibilities under various agency options; avoid overpriced and underpriced listings; increase marketing success for sellers and prepare the seller for the marketing process.

This module focuses on issues applicable to all salespersons and serves as the foundation for material presented in each of the two additional modules which focus on specific areas of pracice--residential and commercial.

7 Hour - Elective

This module is designed to help develop appropriate skills to enable the salesperson licensee to provide the highest level of professional services to consumers in residential brokerage transactions.

7 Hour - Elective

This course is designed to help the real estate licensee recognize red flags and what causes them. It addresses distressed properties, vacant properties and first signs. Exterior problems, plumbing and electrical and structural red flags are discussed. In addition, environmental hazards are also addressed.

This course is designed to inform real estate salespeople about renovation mortgages. It addresses how these mortgages can be used as listing tool; how to qualify customers; helping your client to find a contractor to walk through and give estimates; types of improvements that are possible; maximum LTV.

This course is designed for the Realtor to understand security issues, problems and remedies for themselves and their clients including the client's real property while being marketed. It will require that students perform some basic techniques of self defense such as using automobile keys as a defensive weapon etc.

This course is designed to help the real estate licensee understand the advantages of staging in the marketing process. It explains what staging is: its components i.e. decluttering, cleaning, depersonalization, improvements, enhancements. It addresses the benefits to agents and sellers and convincing sellers to use it.

This course will provide basic tax knowledge for the real estate licensee regarding tax advantages associated with home ownership and tax requirements for the real estate practitioner.

This course addresses the different types of title policies, the title examination process, curing title defects, the quiet title action, unsatisfied mortgages, federal tax liens, and much more. It is taught by a title attorney.

This course, taught by an interior designer, addresses many issues which impact "a healthy house." Examples: insulation; pre-fabrications; adhesives and sealants, wood, laminates, carpet, padding. It covers healthy air, mold, carbon dioxide and radon. It also addresses HVAC, lighting, thermal comfort and fire safety.