NOTE:  all classes for November 2011 will be held unless there is a weather problem, then they will be rescheduled in early December.

To Register - email caroll@PropertyByReferral.com, or call me at 605-390-2338. To get early payment discount send check payable to Carol Lawhun. Mail to Carol Lawhun, 3301 Cambell Street, Rapid City SD 57701. Include list of classes taken & price for each based on pricing below (if paying in advance use early payment price). After adding all the classes together, apply any applicable volume discount from below. Call with questions, 605-390-2338.

-Pricing & Policies for classes both taught in classroom & sponsored by Carol Lawhun. Other classes priced as listed.:

• Pricing remains same as last two years :)
  • Three hour classes - $45
  • Four hour classes   - $55
  • Six hour classes     - $80
• Payments received at least three  full business days before start of class get $5 credit. Payments may be check (made out to Carol Lawhun) or cash (exact amount, please).

NEW this year - VOLUME Discount additional to early payment

• • 7-15 hours of classes - $10 credit off total
  • 16-21 hours of classes - $15 credit off total
  • 22+ hours of classes - $20 credit off total

- CANCELLATION policies

• Three business day or more to class - full refund
• Less than three business day - full credit (less $5) for future class. Good for 15 months and is fully transferable.
• Weather cancellation - call to work out (605-390-2338).

- Please  notify us in advance of needed special accomodations.

NEW this year! We are sponsoring some online classes!

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 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 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 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

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.