Online Course Synopsis
Last week I had the opportunity to take my real estate exams in Falls Church, Virginia. If you would have told me two months ago that I was going to do so last week instead of months down the road, I would have thought you a fool.
Kelly Nesbitt at the office
Not too long ago, I made the decision to change career paths and venture into the world of real estate. Reaching this decision, I was sure that it would take me every bit of six months for my online training and studying to be complete. The online course that I took allowed six months to complete training. When this training is complete, two exams are given. Both of these must be passed in order to be successfully allowed to enroll in the proctored real estate licensing examinations.
A little more than a week after making the decision to change career paths, I began the online course. This course is basically page after page of 'slides' as they call them, of information explaining definitions and other terms to prepare one for the up coming exams. Including practice tests, at the end of chapters, there are 41 sections in this course.
Three weeks later, I reached the end of the training part and was ready for the exams at the end of the course, or so I thought. What I learned quickly was that the course does not prepare one for the exams, it has flaws in its method of preparation. Otherwise, I would have been confident taking the exams at the end of the course.
I decided to do my own homework and began taking practice tests from all over the internet, wherever I could dig up them. When I completed one, I found and took another. Each time I took a different practice test, I saw new questions. In the course I took, I never saw new questions. After a week of practice tests, I successfully passed the end of course exams and was ready for the real estate licensing exams. I signed up, went to the examination sight and passed.
What I learned from the combination of online course and many practice tests is that passing the licensing exams is possible on the first try.
I am not sure how difficult the classroom course would have been, but the freedom of studying at any time of day helped me. Now, finding someone their dream home is just around my corner.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) says that since so many details, especially financial ones, are involved in buying and selling a home, using a real estate agent is a good idea because that professional can be a guide throughout the process, making the entire process and experience so much easier.
The key to a successful and positive experience with a real estate transaction in {Location_Name} is finding the right professional to assist you. While a real estate agent can meet your needs, the services of a Realtor® in {Location_Name} will suite your needs even better.
What’s the Difference Between a Real Estate Agent and a Realtor?
Of the more than two million people who have earned real estate licenses, only a small percentage of them are Realtors. Realtors, who are members in good standing of the National Association of Realtors, their state association of Realtors, and a local real estate board, are held to high standards of ethical behavior and undergo continuing education annually to remain accredited.
All agents of Nesbitt Realty are Realtors!
What Does a Realtor Do?
Law requires Realtors to:
perform necessary and customary acts, in good faith and with reasonable care, to assist in the purchase or sale of real estate.
properly account for money or other property placed in his or her care.
disclose “adverse material facts” which are, or should be, within the agent’s knowledge.
Realtors can assist buyers in many ways. One such way is keeping buyers informed on all the latest listings, to which Realtors gain access as soon as they are listed on the market. Realtors will also be familiar with all the information you may want regarding the area of your potential home, which may include school quality, community safety, traffic volume and commute time, accessibility to shops and public transportation, and proximity of local parks and recreation. When a buyer is ready to purchase a home, Realtors can help you pre-qualify for a mortgage, weigh the pros and cons of the varying types of mortgages, and walk you through the complicated paperwork involved in real estate transactions.
Realtors can also assist sellers with listing and preparing to sell a home, screening potential buyers, and showing investors properties that suit their investing profiles.
Through efficient organization and coordination of meetings with potential buyers and sellers, Nesbitt Realty can quickly locate the perfect home for you or sell your home in the shortest time possible.
