To Register - email caroll@PropertyByReferral.com, or call me at 605-390-2338. New pricing policy gives you flexibility for when that client shows up at the same time you had scheduled to attend a class. Buy a package & use any time during a two year period. (Can also pay at door - call ahead to make sure class has met minimum class size and is still being held).

-Pricing & Policies for classes both which are  taught in classroom with Carol Lawhun as only instructor & sponsored by Real Estate Education by Carol Lawhun. Other classes (such as the ones with SDSU/WRAC) priced as listed on schedule and are not included in packages. NEW PRICING PACKAGES FOR 2012. Choose how many hours you wish to buy - package hours are good for 2 years from date of purchase. Non refundable, but they are transferable with no fee:

• Step One - determine how many hours you would like to purchase
• Step Two - multiply # hours by hourly rate based on package
  • Package One:  One-Six hours purchased at once. Rate is $15 per hour
  • Package Two: Seven - Twenty hours purchased at once. Rate is $14 per hour.
  • Package Three:  Twenty-one plus hours purchased at once. Rate is $13 per hour.
  • Bonus Package: If you are getting all your CE  or Post-Licensing hours purchased in one package, you can take additional classes during the two year time frame for $10 each. 
• Step Three - mail check payable to Carol Lawhun to 3301 Cambell Street, Rapid City, SD  57701.
• Step Four - notify me by text, phone, or email of any class you would like to attend (or need to cancel attendance). Check day before class, please, to make sure we have met minimum class size & class is still being held.

- Please  notify us in advance of needed special accomodations.

Classes taught by SDSU/WRAC are not covered in package prices.

Online classes available (not covered by packages) - check the tab to left for online info.

If you have questions about anything please call Carol (605-390-2338)

To check what the state real estate commission has for classes you have taken, go to this link:

https://sdrec.sd.gov/registration/login.aspx

For agents licensed before July 1, 2009:

• Must have 24 continuing education hours for each renewal cycle. If licensed initially in 2008, will need to renew in 2009.
• At least 12 of the continuing education hours must be required. The remaining 12 can be either required or elective.
• If you received your initial license during the calendar year of 2008, your first renewal is November 30th, 2009.

For agents licensed after July 1, 2009:

• Need 60 hours of postlicensing education during the first two renewal cycles.
• The state is still looking at the continuing education courses to determine which courses fall into these areas.
• The first renewal cycle you will need a minimum of six hours in each of the following areas:
  • Agency
  • Contracts
  • Fiduciary duties / trust accounting / earnest money
  • Business planning / etiquette (setting up a corporation or llc, customer service, etc)
  • Ethics / professional liability (risk management, e&o insurance, etc)
• The second renewal cycle you will need a minimum of six hours in each of the following areas:
  • Negotiation
  • Real estate license law
  • Technology (website development, social media, email, etc)
  • Marketing / advertising (marketing strategies, fair housing as it applies to advertising, etc)
  • Property Issues (inspections, environmental issues, property disclosures, etc)

GENERAL info:

• No course can be used twice during the same renewal cycle
• To see what the state has for you, go to the real estate commission website, click on "Licensees Only", enter your username & password, then click blue hyperlink under your name to see courses taken
• Look at the calendar year for your renewal year and the previous year

Business Planning 2 (Color Your Lemonade Stand for the future) 3 hr ELECTIVE, Tue Nov 15 1-4pm, CENTURY 21 ClearView Realty

1-4pm Tue Nov 15, CENTURY 21 ClearView Realty, 3301 Cambell Street, Rapid City

3 hours ELECTIVE. (If first obtained license after July 1, 2009 counts as post licensing period 1- counts for 3 hour contracts). This is a look at being profitable through the eyes of a child-entrepreneur’s lemonade stand. Activities include This is a look at being profitable through the eyes of a child-entrepreneur’s lemonade stand. Activities include discussions of market challenges, customer conversion rates, activities to generate business in all markets, planning marketing campaign, and generating repeat business. Do not need to take part 1 before taking this course. No test.

In a bind? [Contracts 2] 3 hr required, Post License Period 1 - counts for 3 hours of contracts

3 hours required (If first obtained license after July 1, 2009 counts as post licensing period 1 3 hrs contracts) A review of a series of case studies involving contract disputes and how they could have been avoided. Designed for group discussion to get students talking about how they think a court would see the circumstances before revealing court’s finding. A cross-section of several types of contracts are included. No test.

Elementary Watson (Contracts 1) 3 hr required CE or Post License 1 - counts for 3 hr contracts

3 hour required (If first obtained license after July 1, 2009 counts for post licensing period 1 as 1 hour of agency and 2 hours of contracts). A study, Sherlock Holmes style, of basic contracts and how they terminate. Discussionlooks at roles of buyer agent and listing agent both writing agency agreements then coming together for a purchase agreement. Also looks at what happens if escalates with unexpected complications after acceptance. No test. Call Carol, 390-2338, to register or with questions.

Real Estate & Taxes: What Every Agent Should Know; 4 hours elective (no post licensing)

4 hours elective; no postlicensing. Students receive a basic background on tax issues, calculations, and formulas. Includes discussion on topics such as cancellation of debt, foreclosure, and reposession. Students receive book but no test.

Real Estate Finances - 4 hours electives; no post licensing

Four hours electives, Tuesday November 29 1-5pm. Covers residentail real estate financing basics & mortgage lending trends, recently available loan products, government influences on real estate finance & current issues like the economic crisis, the subprime market, and foreclosures. No test.

Risk Management

Six hours, Required

[If received license after July 1, 2009 - Postlicensing period 1: 1 hour of Agency, 5 hours of Ethics]

Explores the risk management essentials which every licensee needs to know to avoid legal problems. This must-have course helps agents develop an action plan for minimizing liability and establishing their plan for education, risk shifting, risk anticipation, and risk control. No test.

Property Disclosures

Six hours, Required

[If received license after July 1, 2009; Postlicensing period 2: Six hours of Property]

Course examines legal liability issues facing real estate agents. Includes misrepresentation, active & passive fraud, negligent misrepresentation, negligent nondisclosure, and negligent advice. Course helps real estate professionals reduce risk by knowing why, when, and how to dislcose. No test.