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Pre-License Course Descriptions
Salesperson License - two (2)
45 hour courses are required to obtain a real estate license in Idaho:
Module 1 - 45 classroom hours & Module 2 - 45 classroom hours
Real Estate Module 1: PR001 A solid core of fundamental
concepts will be studied. This course partially fulfills the
educational requirements for a salesperson's license.
Real Estate Module 2: PR002 A study of the
knowledge and applied skills involved in the listing, selling,
buying and closing of residential property. The intent is to prepare
students to perform satisfactorily as a beginner in the real estate
business. Completion of both Modules 1 & 2 will satisfy the
educational requirements for a salesperson's license.
Idaho Real Estate Exam Prep Course: This 6
hour course is designed to prepare you to pass the Idaho Salesperson or
Broker exam. This course is not approved for CE credit.
(Not available for
class? You may purchase the outline for $50 plus tax)
Idaho Real Estate School offers a continual
calendar of both daytime and evening classes of Modules 1 & 2.
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Continuing Education Course
Descriptions
Commission Core Course: C2010
(4 Hours required CE Credit) This is the only required course every
licensee must take every license cycle.
This course is intended to keep the licensee abreast of changes in
the real estate profession. Covering an array of current real
estate issues, this course looks at items like current court decisions
affecting real estate, legislative changes licensees must be aware of
and other "Hot Topics" the Idaho Real Estate Commission wishes to make
you aware of.
Business Conduct and Office Operations
(BCOO): BC001:
(4 Hours CE Credit) This
course covers the items necessary to keep your office and agent
files complete and accurate. Also includes detailed explanations of
Trust Account operation from proper ledger records, deposit book and
checkbook maintenance and the three way reconciliation process.
Additionally, important topics such as Brokerage agreements, Agency
Blue Brochure, offer to Purchase contracts and other disclosure and
their requirements are discussed. All Brokers and Office Managers
are now required to take this course.
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Real Estate Purchase and Sales Agreements – Structuring
Deals That Make Sense: Part 1: E0605, Part 2: E0606 (4 Hours CE Credit
each) This course is an
in-depth analysis of the REALTOR RE-21 Purchase and Sales Agreement
form, using easy, moderate and difficult transactional scenarios. We
will also practice using the most commonly used attachments: RE-10
Inspection Contingency Release form, RE-11 Addendums, Re-13
Counter-offers, RE-17 Financing Addendum and the RE-27 Bump Clause form.
This class is for agents who have a basic understanding of the RE-21
Purchase and Sales Agreement so that we can focus on the most
troublesome areas of the form and how to use it properly to get your
buyers and sellers objectives met and keep you and them out of legal
problems.****You may still purchase the course as an 8 hour/credit
course for $90.****
Risky Business (Reducing Your Risk) E0463 (8 Hours CE
Credit) A recently approved course intended to clarify how to avoid the
top trouble traps for both the novice and experienced agent. Reduce your
risk through applied knowledge and clear understanding of the laws,
policies and practices that govern real estate activities. *Funding for the development of this course has
been provided by the Idaho Real Estate Commission through an award of
Education Funds collected from the civil penalty fine money pursuant to
Idaho Code 54-2059(4).
***NEW***Distressed
Properties - Dilemmas & Solutions for Sellers & Agents: E0752 (4
Hours CE Credit) Help your sellers of distressed properties make the
best decision. Concepts and ramifications of forbearance, short sale,
deed in lieu and foreclosure are discussed.
***NEW***The Road Ahead:
The Future of Real Estate: E0756 (4 Hours CE Credit) A forward
look into industry changes, demographic shifts and consumer demands that
continue to shape the modern brokerage industry.
***NEW***Fair Housing:
E0780 (4 Hours CE Credit) Todays real estate practitioner must
establish business practices that are in compliance with the fair
housing laws and still offer professional service to all clients. This
course draws upon the perspective of the real estate licensee in an
effort to help agents in best serving their clients needs while staying
away from potential legal trouble. This course is designed to guide real
estate professionals in the development, adoption and implementation of
specific fair housing procedures and strategies.
***NEW***Successful Property Management Techniques: E0694 (4 Hours
CE Credit) Collecting rents and paying bills account for about two
percent of the property manager's responsibilities. In this class, you
will learn what these other tasks are and what duties they include, what
the risks are, and how to create procedures and clauses in your rental
and management agreements to reduce or eliminate those risks. Many forms
will be reviewed including rental agreements, management agreements,
vendor contracts, applications, tenant screening checklists, and many
more. We will also focus on streamlining, professionalism, and ethical
practices.
***NEW***The Foreclosure Process in Idaho: A Guide for Real Estate
Professionals and Investors: E0497 (4 Hours CE
Credit) This informative, attorney-led seminar, is designed for
professionals in the title, real estate and banking industries or for
individual investors who wish to become familiar with the foreclosure
process. Covered topics will include: property loan basics, how a loan
gets to foreclosure, judicial and non-judicial foreclosure process,
bidding and buying foreclosures, post-foreclosure issues, bankruptcy &
foreclosure, short sale and Deed-in-Lieu procedure and "Rescue"
companies and potential pitfalls.
Commercial Forms 1 (FOR SALES): E0706 (4 Hours CE Credit)
This course will cover all of the forms used when dealing with a
commercial sales transaction. We will cover all the forms that can be
used in commercial sales transactions and the important parts that are
necessary. It will provide an agent with forms that they will be able to
use and explain in detail to a customer or client. Forms covered:
Purchase & Sales Agreement; Exclusive Seller & Buyer Representation
Agreements; Addendum/Amendment; Notice to Terminate Contract & Release
Earnest Money; Release of Earnest Money; Counter offer; Compensation
Agreement with sellers and buyers.
Commercial Forms 2 (FOR LEASING): E0708 (4 Hours CE
Credit) This course will cover all of the forms used when dealing with a
commercial leasing transaction. We will cover all the forms that can be
used in commercial leasing transactions and the important parts that are
necessary. It will provide an agent with forms that they will be able to
use and explain in detail to a customer or client. Forms covered:
Exclusive Authorization to Lease; Compensation Agreement with Landlord;
Exclusive Tenant Representation Agreement; Compensation Agreement with
outside Brokerage Firm; Notice of Investigation & Prospective Tenant
Authorization for credit and letter of intent to lease.
***NEW***Can We Do That?
Idaho's Agency Laws for Real Estate Professionals: E0818
(4 Hours CE Credit) A review of Idaho's agency laws for customers,
clients and dual agency. Refresh yourself on what licensees may or may
not say or do in a transaction.
***NEW***Forms 'R' Us -
How the REALTOR Form Set Has Changed: E0816 (2 Hours CE Credit)
Stay informed of all the changes to the REALTOR form set. This
fast-paced, quick overview of the language and format changes made
annually to the form set will keep you up to date.
***NEW***Real Estate
Negotiations - Techniques for Today's Real Estate Market: E0817
(4 Hours CE Credit) Learn classic and new tips to help in your
negotiations with sellers, buyers, and other licensees. Put more deals
together by using techniques that help everybody get to a "win-win"
solution.
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Brokerage Management:
BM001 Required course for broker's license. Intended
to help a person understand how to set up and run a real estate
brokerage office and emphasizes the application of management
techniques required for the brokerage operation.
Real Estate Finance: FI001
Elective course for a broker's license. Designed as an introduction
to real estate financing and includes a study of the sources and
application of funds, the financial instruments commonly used,
institutional structures and policies, and loan processing. Each
student must be familiar with a financial calculator prior to
enrolling.
Real Estate Law: LW001 Required course for broker's license. Designed for the real estate
professional as a course in the general principles of law governing
the interest in real estate, and to acquaint the student with how
the law works, but is not intended to be a substitute for competent
legal counsel.
Valuation & Analysis: VA001
Elective course for a broker's license. This course covers the
appraisal profession, the appraisal process, building construction,
site valuation, and the 3 approaches to value (cost approach, sales
comparison approach, and income capitalization approach).
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Online Continuing Education Courses
