Real Estate CE 3 Hrs. Contract Law By Course Creators 520.360.0280

Short sales are easier when you know what to say and do!

Learn how to:

• Manage your sellers’ expectations
• Determine a fair and reasonable offer price with your buyer
• Negotiate with loss mitigation departments
• Put it all together using appropriate procedures, forms and checklists
• BONUS:  Learn scripts that will help you protect your commissions!

Negotiating Short Sale Contracts


Sponsored By: Stewart Title and Trust

Held At: 3939 E. Broadway,  Tucson, AZ

1:00 PM to 4:00 PM – Thursday, May 17, 2012

Real Estate CE 3 Hours Broker Management Clinic Commissioner's Standards Course Creators 520.360.0280

The world of real estate has changed drastically. Spend your time in a Broker Management class with a focus on what gaps have been left in your policy and procedures manual that need updated. We’ll discuss the changes in our industry, what you need to do to address them and give you sample policy and procedure language that you can modify to fit your practice. Get up to date today!



Protocol – Broker Policies & Procedures


Sponsored By: Metro Title

Held At: 2502 E. River Rd., Tucson, AZ

1:00 PM To 4:00 PM – Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Real Estate CE 3 Hrs. Commissioner Standards by Course Creators 520.360.0280

Property photos:  The key to generating buyer interest!  The power to showcase your clients listings! Learn how to cash in on the secrets a professional photographer will share with you so that you can realistically:

Through The Lens

Sponsored By: Stewart Title and Trust

Held At: 3939 E. Broadway

1:00 PM to 4:00 PM – Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Real Estate CE 3 Hrs. Legal Issues By Course Creators 520.360.0280

We live in a rapidly expanding sharing social media world. Everyday the debates rage about copyright, fair use, the public domain and the use and spread of information on the internet.  Let’s start with some basic facts that lie at the heart of the debate and dispel some of the most common myths so that you can adequately represent your clients best interests while protecting yourself,  your advertisements and your broker.


Copyright Safety: Protecting Your Client

Sponsored By: Tucson Association of REALTORS®

Held At: 2445 North Tucson Blvd, Tucson, AZ

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM – Thursday, March 22, 2012

Real Estate CE 3 Hrs Agency By Course Creators 520-360-0280

Communicating the Importance of Agency   Per NAR, clients hire a real estate professional on the simple issue of whether they know you, like you and trust you. Because of the internet and technology, the way that consumers judge you as a professional has changed.  Learn how to effectively communicate the relationship role you play and the services you provide that get results so that consumers select you to represent their best interests in a real estate transaction!

Agency Gems- Getting Clients to Know You, Like You, Trust You

Sponsored By: Metro Title

Held At: 2502 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM – Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Real Estate CE 3 Hrs Contract Law by Course Creators 520.360.0280

We negotiate for a living!!

Every real estate transaction, whether that be a Buyer Broker Agreement, Listing Agreement or Purchase Contract, is a series of negotiations.

One of the key elements we bring to our fiduciary duty is the ability to negotiate on behalf of our clients.

This class explores the negotiation cycles of transactions and how you can improve your negotiating skill level and effectively communicate throughout.

The Contract – A Series of Non-Stop Negotiations

Sponsored By: Stewart Title

Held At: 3939 East Broadway, Tucson AZ

1:00 PM to 4:00 PM – Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Real Estate CE 3 Hrs. Disclosure By Course Creators 520.360.0280

Do you know what your clients know? Do you know where they are getting their information? Find out where the best information is, how your clients are using it and how you can use it to maintain your credibility and your expertise.

This is a real world disclosure class with tools you can use. Understand the wealth of information at your fingertips and how easy it is to disseminate it to your clients and customers. By learning how to use links to internet disclosure information, you will be able to increase your productivity and business!

Disclosure In An Internet World

Sponsored By:  Course Creators University

Held At: The Conference Room at Kolb La Playa, 1849 N. Kolb Rd., #135, Tucson, AZ

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM – Thursday, February 2, 2012

Real Estate CE 3 Hrs. General By Course Creators 520.360.0280

What does FHA look like today? FHA loans are on the rise so it is critical to know the current requirements for these products. Determine how you can use them to help your clients and close more transactions in the months ahead?

In a distressed market, buyers are looking for ways to be able to make the repairs and rehab a property. Enter the FHA 203(K) program! Learning what it is and how it works add to the information you need in your arsenal.

Innovative and Renovative Lending

Sponsored By: Title Security

Held At: 6390 E. Tanque Verde Rd., Tucson, AZ

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM – Friday, December 16, 2011

Once again Course Creators has been invited by the South Dakota Real Estate Commission to be part of their Fall Educational Caravan. The Caravan is hosted by the Commission and is taught across a ten day period in the cities of Spearfish, Rapid City, Pierre, Sioux Falls, Watertown and Aberdeen. For all of you in the past who have attended our South Dakota sessions, we thank you and are looking so forward to seeing you again in November.

For more information about this year’s South Dakota Fall Caravan Tour contact the South Dakota Real Estate Commission (675) 773-3600.

QR (Quick Response) Codes are rapidly becoming all the rage and we get asked questions about them all of the time. The use of QR codes by real estate agents is being discussed lots of places in articles like one entitled “More Real Estate Agents Using QR Codes to Share Information,” recently published in the Southwest Missourian. A QR Code is a type of matrix barcode or two dimensional code designed to be read by smartphones (such as a Droid or iPhone). The codes consist of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background. They are simply an easy way to direct an end user to a specific URL (website location) more easily. Previously, for example in the world of real estate, we would have just put our website (Go to www.BuyAHouse) on a FOR SALE sign. Today we have the ability to put a QR code on the sign and when smart phone users scan the image they can be directly to that site automatically. Because the QR code can take the user to any URL that exists on the internet, we could have chosen to redirect the user to just the listing, a virtual tour, a YouTube video or additional homes for sale (any specific page or URL). A video has even been created regarding how to creatively use QR codes. Here is what we need to know:

1. You can generate a QR code for FREE. Use Google’s URL Shortener. On this site for those with a FREE Google account, you simply cut and paste the URL that you would like the QR code to be linked to. The Google tool will generate a shortened URL and if you click on “Details” it wil provide you with a QR code to that site. Simply copy and paste the QR code into any printed material.

2.The other benefit of utilizing a QR code is that it can be tracked. For example, you can return to Google’s URL Shortener site where you created the code and bey clicking on “Details” you will know how many times and on what dates your QR code was scanned by someone. Free sites like Google’s URL Shortener will track the number of scans, but it will not capture the user’s contact information.

3. In order to have a QR code which when scanned captures the user’s information (such as their email or phone number you will have to choose a proprietary system that enables you to do that. Like most free QR codes, Google’s system does not include that feature. If you would like to know more about what those types of services are and how they work, one of the most successful ones is found at ReadMyRear.Com.

4. To use your smartphone to scan a QR code you will have to download an application for your phone that reads these codes. Which one will work for you will depend on the type of phone that you have. Search the code reader for your phone and download the application.

QR codes are being used in a lot of creative and interesting ways. It will benefit all of us to know more about them and the ways people are using them to create more busines.