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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While I realize that we’re in the middle of summer, it’s time to think about school again. Real Estate school that is. The Academy for Real Estate Education and Consulting is now enrolling for the Fall 2010 Real Estate PreLicense class set to start Monday, August 23. This course meets the Georgia Real Estate Commission’s requirement that any applicant seeking to take the Georgia salesperson’s license exam must take and successfully complete a 75-hour prelicense course.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Now is a great time to get licensed in real estate. Statistics show that the market this year is better than the same time frame last year, so improvement is being seen. Starting a career in real estate is really starting your own small business. It takes a lot more than passing the state licensing exam and finding a broker who will hold your license. Any successful business needs planning and solid foundations. Jumping in while the market is hot may sound like a good idea if you’re in it for a quick buck with no plans for success beyond that next payday. What happens when the business stops dropping into your lap like it did in 2005?
