by Midi on February 27, 2012
Why not now? Things are slow, sure… but if I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a hundred times… Now is a great time to get into real estate.
Anyone new to this business will tell you… there’s a heck of a lot to learn when starting a real estate career. Little do people realize that real estate licensees are literally small business owners. And being a small business owner, it is up to each owner to develop and grow their business. That takes time. Establishing and building one’s reputation is a slow process. Gaining the knowledge and expertise to succeed requires hands-on experience out in the industry.
So why not get started while the market is slow and the some of the competition is wandering about in semi-shock without focus, still wondering what happened.
To that end… I’d like to announce that we are officially enrolling for our next real estate prelicense course!
Classes start Monday, April 2 and we will meet Monday and Thursday nights with 2 full Saturdays. Final exam is currently scheduled for the week of June 12. Tuition is $525 which includes textbooks and a full weekend study cram session (other schools often charge extra for this).
This course fulfills the Georgia Real Estate Commission’s requirement for anyone wishing to get licensed to practice real estate in the state of Georgia.
Click here for to view the schedule and see more information. Contact me for more information and take the first step to starting your new career!
See you in April!!!
by Midi on March 16, 2011
After last fall, I really told myself I would not hold another real estate prelicense course for a while. I thought I’d take a break in 2011 to focus on other things. But, when people start asking me when my next class is going to be… and folks are kind enough to let me use their conference room for free, thus eliminating the need to drive all the way out the Toyota dealership by I-95… it’s hard to say no.
So we’re about to start another class. Still not the sixty plus people who would sign up for the class back during the real estate boom, but it’s a handful of what appears to be very professional and eager individuals.
Trying something new this term as well. I created a website for my students where they can see the schedule, review the school policy, start a discussion, view their progress and most importantly, download and print all the supplemental material for the class. I can’t tell you how many hours I would spend printing material for the class… and how expensive it got. With student numbers down, there’s little money to be made in teaching this course so we have to get creative with ways to delivering the course material effectively. I even found a cool ‘school’ theme template with WordPress!
So, class starts officially March 21 at 6pm. Still not too late to get in on this class and start the process of getting into real estate. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Real estate is not a get rich quick scheme. It is a business – you’re own small business. Starting while the market is down gives you time to get licensed and start your business off on the right foot, laying down the foundations for future success.
by Midi on February 2, 2011
Usually by this time of the year, our Prelicense course is about to begin. This year, I had to delay things a bit, knowing the beginning of the year would be a bit busier than normal. I was also waiting to find a new location to hold the prelicense course. Given the smaller size of our classes, I have been forced to find ways to make this class profitable. The costs and time involved in preparing for the class had to be re-considered.
Well, last week, I happened to mention my location issue to one of our local brokers and they kindly offered us use of their conference room on St. Simons Island. I’ve checked it out and I think it will suit us perfectly! So we are in the process of working out the kinks in our schedule, get some marketing in place and hopefully, I will have another prelicense class going beginning in Mid-March.
So if you know someone who needs or wants to take the real estate prelicense course, let me know! Remember, this is the course required by the Georgia Real Estate Commission in order to sit for the state real estate exam. It is a 75 hour course, meets two nights a week plus two full Saturdays and as of right now, looks like it will begin mid-March – and end in Mid-June.
Will post more when everything gets finalized!
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