Florida Real Estate Sales Associate Total Access Continuing Education Library

Some Houses Are Lumps of Coal and Others Are Diamonds in the Rough

Can you tell the difference? Learn how to evaluate renovation options to determine if a house will be a moneymaker or a “money-taker”.

Learn the process of buying a distressed property, fixing it up, and selling it for profit. You’ll first look at ways to structure the acquisition. Next, you’ll determine how to analyze the property’s needs and costs. Comparing the costs and returns from renovating bedrooms to baths to kitchens and more will help you put your money in the right place. Also learn how to put together pricing models, accurate construction timelines, and a profitable exit strategy. With a solid plan in place, you’ll lessen your risks and realize a potentially greater profit by avoiding coal and discovering diamonds in the rough.

Topics Include:

• Searching foreclosed and distressed properties
• Finding the right property
• Analyzing and evaluating a potential purchase
• How to structure the acquisition
• Renovation costs and returns
• Construction planning and scheduling
• Operations and exit strategies

Today's Homebuyers Demand That Agents Understand the Basics of Houses

There are many challenges to helping others find suitable housing. One of the biggest is to effectively answer simple questions about housing structure and condition. That’s why we’ve put together this special online video course. In it, you'll learn the language of houses and how they are built—plain and simple. Our dynamic instructors take you from the classroom right into the structural workings of a house. This highly visual instruction helps you gain the answers to the questions about the product you sell. From the foundation to the rooftop you will explore everything in-between.

Why Do Perfectly Good Houses Sometimes Go Bad?

This online video course features 8 hours of studio and onsite video learning objectives to help you understand the reasons housing systems may fail and how to prevent issues. We will take you on a building physics adventure, explaining in easy-to-understand terms how houses work and why perfectly good houses sometimes go bad. You will learn the critical role new construction materials play in reduced building tolerances and why that creates huge problems.

Helpful tips will enable you to communicate more intelligently and effectively with increasingly sophisticated homeowners. No more dealing with individualized parts of the house, this course provides the whole picture.

Topics Include:

• Overview of building physics
• New construction materials
• Owner usage created problems
• Heating/cooling consumption
• Insulation and siding
• Communication strategies
• Air quality and cleansing technology

Key Points:

• Learn the role of construction materials in reduced building tolerances.
• Understand the whole picture of how houses work.
• Watch video lectures and take quick quiz questions after each video as well as unit exams.
• Follow along with a downloadable workbook during the video lectures.
• Learn how to communicate more effectively with clients regarding the condition of a home.

Stay Up to Date on Real Estate Law with This Course

Many real estate professionals believe they understand real estate laws and think they’re in compliance, but the truth is that professionals across the United States continue to be disciplined for violating some of the most fundamental laws. This online real estate course takes a fresh look at old laws by reviewing the latest violations and providing real-life examples of what not to do. The topics are short and interesting, presenting content in text and video from a variety of real estate experts.

Key Points:

• Find out what you didn’t know; so often we make mistakes because we don’t know that we’re doing something wrong
• Learn from recent real-life cases about people just like you
• The topics are short, fun, and can be applied immediately to your real estate practice

Center Your Real Estate Career Around Upholding Ethical Principles

This online video real estate course will teach you how to cultivate success in real estate transactions by upholding ethical principles. It will help you better connect with, communicate to, and create loyal, long-term clients. The presenter, a national speaker and author, brings a one-of-a-kind, passionate delivery of this course through engaging stories and the practical application of course topics. This video course will keep you on the edge of your seat while learning techniques that you can put to use immediately and throughout your career.

Key Points:

• Take a unique, brand-new approach to ethics in real estate unlike other continuing education courses you’ve taken
• Learn real techniques to help you build relationships in both personal and professional paths
• Watch 20+ interesting video segments
• Understand the importance of maintaining ethical principles and how to apply them in your transactions

From Farmland to Innovative Living—Discover What’s Trending in Florida Real Estate

Real estate is a transformative field and always has been. Join us on a journey through history to understand the societal and environmental changes that agriculture and construction development have undergone and where they lead us to in housing today. You’ll take a look at the evolution of agriculture and modern-day agricultural trends, sustainable construction trends including passive and net-zero design, and alternative living spaces such as microliving. Stay in tune with the newest trends and find out where real estate development and construction are headed for the future.

Embark on the Errors Tour and Learn How to Prevent Crucial Real Estate Errors

This 4-hour online video course takes you inside real-world case studies to show how common mistakes can damage your business and reputation. Learn how enforcement actions unfold while strengthening your knowledge of agency relationships, disclosure requirements, fiduciary duties, representation agreements, and the everyday practice of real estate. Gain the insight you need to prevent errors, protect your license, and build lasting trust with your clients.

Dive Into New Legislation and Complete All of Your Florida Continuing Education with One Package

This 14-hour real estate CE course package fulfills your requirement for 3-hour core law, 3-hour ethics, and 8-hour specialty credits for Florida real estate sales associates. It discusses the most recent changes to Florida law and FREC rule changes, and it includes the ethics and core law content required for renewal. Engage in real case studies, and learn about relevant topics including the latest 2024 legislative updates, fair housing, compensation, and much more!

This Florida real estate continuing education course package includes:

• State-approved course*
• A completion slip issued to you after you’ve completed the course
• Electronic submission of your course completion to the state

*This course was designed to meet the code of ethics and fair housing training requirements for members of the National Association of REALTORS®. You must confirm that your local board or association of REALTORS® will accept this course, and you must provide proof of course completion to the board or association. A Proof of Course Content Document containing justification for how this course meets NAR requirements is included on the student dashboard.

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Complete Your NAR Fair Housing Training & Establish Smart Business Practices that Comply with Fair Housing Laws in Florida

Today’s real estate practitioner must establish business practices that comply with fair housing laws and offer equal professional service to all. Consistency, objectivity, and documentation are critical in accomplishing this objective. This 2-hour FL course includes the topics pertinent to fair housing in today's real estate world including law, and diversity and unconscious bias.

This course was designed to meet the fair housing training requirement for members of the National Association of REALTORS®. You must confirm that your local board or association of REALTORS® will accept this course, and you must provide proof of course completion to the board or association. A document containing justification for how our course meets NAR requirements is included on the student dashboard.

_{REALTORS® and REALTOR® are registered trademarks of the National Association of REALTORS®, which neither sponsors nor endorses this product/site.}