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Professional Development
By: Janet Sowers, Professional Development Manager
Leap ahead of your competitors this month with any (or all!) of our outstanding education opportunities. Attorney Steve Greenberg will walk you through the top 10 legal errors Realtors® make in their transactions so you can avoid liability, and be most effective for your customers.
KICK OFF TO BOOST
The Professional Development Committee has created an amazing New Agent program: BOOSTBuilding Ourselves and Others through Strategic Training. This four-part course was created to give new agents a foundation they can build on, enabling them to be successful right from the start and to equip them with tools that will increase their longevity in the business.
RASM welcomes Shay Hata to launch our BOOST program on February 5. Shay will detail how she went from selling one property her first year to becoming a multi-million-dollar rock-star in her second.
VIRTUAL CLASSROOM SERIES
RASM participates in the Florida REALTORS® Virtual Classroom Series, where we stream a live education session from Orlando, FL. Each month, an expert presenter walks you through a different real estate topic and you earn CE credits. On February 7, Cynthia DeLuca will teach Property Management for the Real Estate Practitioner. This class is designed for those who have no experience in property management, or those needing a refresher.
CANADIAN REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION The GBC is welcoming the Canadian Real Estate Association on February 20 for a workshop on our closest neighbors and most prolific clients. A cross border tax attorney, banker and real estate practitioner will give up-to-date information on legal issues, financing and trends that affect our Canadian snowbirds and investors.
RENE CERTIFICATION
Knowing how to negotiate deals on behalf of your customers makes you a valued asset to home buyers and sellers. Considered one third of NAR’s Trifecta of Education, the RENE certification course will cover negotiation tactics and strategies that will assist you in landing a deal for your customer. RENE is being offered for $60 on February 24-25, 2020. To complete the triad of knowledge, register for ABR, held on June 1-2, 2020, and SRS held on October 5-6, 2020. Each of these designations are $60 and the RENE serves as an elective, which is required to earn both SRS and ABR.
FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY
Craig Grant of RETI rounds out the month with two classes focused on technology. Consumers have access to mountains of information via the internet that makes them feel as if they are an expert in the home buying process. Craig will teach you how to economically market yourself to these customers so they see your value. •
NEW DESIGNATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS: Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) Daniel Freed, Michael Saunders & Company Cheryl L. White, Keller Williams On The Water Resort & Second Home Property Specialist Adrian Peter Johnson, Dalton Wade Inc. Brian Woods, Team Realty and Investment Sol e-PRO® Brian Woods, Team Realty and Investment Sol Short Sale & Foreclosure Resource Kevin Bostrom, Keller Williams Realty Select
