Best Practices for Real Estate Professional "How To Stay Out Of Real Estate Jail" (3CE)

Description

Best practices will enable you to be proactive in your real estate transactions to prevent future problems with the law, ethics, clients, or the public. Take this course and learn ways to follow policies and procedures that ensure you are following the rules and regulations of the Real Estate Commission, while also learning to improve relationships with customers, clients and the public. The information in this course is based on best practices cited by the Real Estate Commission from audits, articles in professional trade magazines, and the experiences of real estate agents and brokers. Objectives: After taking this class students will be able to:•List the best practices for writing contracts. •Understand how to comply with license laws regarding Binder Deposits.• Name policies and procedures that create a more transparent relationship with the public.• List activities that will help reduce liability and risk.• Identify best practices in communications that lead to a reduction in consumer complaints.• Identify practices to help Brokers supervise their agents.• List resources available to licensees to further their education• List two procedures to eliminate risk when showing property. • Identify RESPA violations.

Instructor: Patricia Sherman

CANCELATION POLICY
A 48-HOUR written notice is needed to receive a refund of monies paid. A $10 cancelation fee and no refund for no-shows and short notice cancelations will be assessed.

ATTENDANCE POLICY

• FREC requires a licensee to attend 90% of each of the classroom hours. Physical attendance is required for the duration of class.
• Please allow adequate commute time. This policy is strictly enforced.
• You are required to sign-in/sign-out to be recorded as having attended and to earn CE credit.
• No exceptions will be made.
  

CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE 

• ALL MATERIALS ARE COPYRIGHTED AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN ANY WAY. VIOLATORS WILL HAVE TO LEAVE CLASS AND WILL NOT RECEIVE CREDIT OR A REFUND.
• Electronic note-taking is permitted on silent devices ONLY.
• Cell phone use is permitted ONLY outside of classroom during designated breaks. Please be sure your cell phone is silenced and put away.