I wrote another blog post telling you if you should get a real estate license, you can view that here Should I become a real estate agent
Should you decide to become an agent after reading that article and you wonder where to get your real estate license, you can go here: Kaplan Professional Schools www.kpsminnesota.com
You will need to take course I , II, III which at the time of this writing is $229 per course. You will have to pay for books also. It’s a total of 30 hours per course. Sometimes they offer weekend courses, but usually it’s a full time schedule during the week M-F. I went through this over 3 weeks. I did this about 5 years ago.
You also have a chance to go to 100+ Continuing education courses after you get your license. I go to a lot of them. I recommend Kaplan, they do a great job, and the books they provide are just as great.
Here is an example of classes I have taken for Continuing Ed over the last few years, most were through Kaplan (at the time named Prosource) . Some of these classes on the below list may not have been from Kaplan, but were CE.
| 1 day Mock Closing Workshop |
| 90 Hours Real Estate Training |
| Agent Training Audio 5 CD’s Prosource |
| ProSource Principles of Investing Book 1 |
| ProSource Principles of Investing Book 2 |
| Agent’s Guide to Real estate Investment for Retirement 2003 |
| Real Estate Investment for Fun and Profit 2005 |
| Recognizing Home Architecture Styles 3.75 hours |
| Ethics 2004 3.75 hours |
| Sold! The Auction Alternative Kaplan |
| Intro to Condo Conversions Kaplan |
| How to Originate Loans like a Pro Kaplan |
| Introduction to Mortgage and Investment Foreclosures |
| How to work with real estate investors |
| It’s not over ’til it’s closed |
| Credit -Scores and More |
| When bad things happen to good transactions |
| Understanding the Purchase Agreement |
| Houses: Buy, Fix, and Sell! Kaplan |
| Marketing 101: High Tech Marketing and Communication Tools |
| How to get land development approval |
| Real Estate Fraud Prevention |
| Negative Amortization |
| How to Process Loans like a Pro Kaplan |
| The Foreclosure Sale STCAR |
| Commercial Real Estate Leasing STCAR |
| GRI #2 Investment Taxation/Financial Planning 15Hrs. |
| Cracked and Broken Credit: How to Fix it Kaplan |
| Blueprint for Closing Title Closer Kaplan |
| Foreclosure and mn short sale process for agents |
I have a list of at least 20 more classes from Kaplan I am waiting to take. After you become and agent email me sometime ron@minnesotainvestors.com and let me know how you like the business. I look forward to your success!
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