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This Post-Licensing package contains the following Florida Post-Licensing (PL) courses for the total 60 hours required of Broker licensees in their first renewal cycle which must be completed on or before the expiration date of the license of the first renewal:
- Florida Post-Licensing: Real Estate Finance - 30 hours
- Florida Post-Licensing: Real Estate Brokerage - 30 hours
PLUS, this package includes the ProPath Real Estate Business Builder professional development program.
- Pricing Strategies: Learn the essentials of pricing homes and the impact proper pricing has on your sales goals and income. Work through case studies and examples and get ready to translate into your own business.
- Tax Planning for the Self-Employed: Gain the knowledge to manage your individual finances and formulate an advantageous tax plan, plus how to select the best retirement plan for tax savings.
- Budget to Build Your Business: Learn how to estimate earnings and expenses and calculate what you need to save for taxes and emergencies. Craft your own budget, paving the way for success in your real estate career.
Professional development courses do not qualify for CE credits. This package includes a total of nine hours of professional development content that is not included in the mandatory and elective course hours listed above.
Package Content:
Florida Post-Licensing: Real Estate Finance
This course offers 30 hours of financial topics applicable to your real estate business. Learn about loan terms, types and issues; government loan programs; defaults and foreclosures; instruments used in real estate financing; and government influence on financing.
Course highlights:
- Federal legislation affecting real estate and mortgages
- The role HUD, FHA and VA in real estate financing
- Mortgages, deeds of trust, their common clauses and provisions, and applicable foreclosure rules
- The subprime market, predatory lending, and mortgage fraud
- Specialty loan products including piggyback, equity loans, and participation agreements, and creative financing including assumptions, modifications and seller financing
- Workshop-based activities for calculating principal, interest, taxes, and insurance
Florida Post-Licensing: Real Estate Brokerage
In this course, you'll learn everything you need to know about starting and operating a real estate brokerage business: how to plan for and organize the firm, both structurally and financially; how to effectively staff, train, and manage your organization; how to position your firm for success and growth through detailed market planning and analysis. In short, all the information you need to build a sustainable and profitable brokerage firm.
Course includes:
- Planning and organization of a brokerage business
- Operational policies and procedures
- Records and controls
- Recruitment, selection and training of personnel
- Real estate business analysis
- Risk management
- How to maintain ethical standards and legal compliance
Pricing Strategies
Gain the knowledge and skills to confidently make decisions in real estate pricing, earning client trust and ensuring peace of mind in every transaction. Dive into the profound impact of pricing on home sales, recognizing how pricing expertise elevates agents to unparalleled success. Explore key pricing methods in both buyer's and seller's markets, including comparative market analysis, capitalization pricing, gross income multiplier, and cost approach, practicing with realistic case studies that demand the application of learned strategies. By the course's end, emerge with practical case-study experience, ready to confidently apply knowledge in a real-world setting.
Tax Planning for the Self-Employed
Unlock the secrets to financial strength in real estate with our comprehensive tax mastery course and feel the relief of knowing your tax obligations and benefits are under control. This course is meticulously designed to empower real estate licensees with the knowledge and skills to successfully navigate the complex world of taxes, including advantages, deductions, and write-offs, providing a clear roadmap to financial success. Participants will delve into the essential foundations of tax planning, explore practical strategies for applying a tax plan, and gain hands-on experience in creating a personalized tax plan tailored to their unique financial situation.
Budget to Build Your Business
It's time to master budgeting—an essential skill shaping the path to triumph as a real estate agent. In this course, delve into budgeting fundamentals, learn tailored strategies for success, and identify key elements, such as defining a budget term, assessing income and expenses, and categorizing and prioritizing expenditures. This process ensures a comprehensive and tailored financial plan aligned with your unique situation and objectives. Walk away with financial mastery, actionable skills, and a stress-relieving budget, poised to confidently navigate the competitive real estate landscape.
State Requirements
For Florida
Florida State Requirement Details for Broker Real Estate Post-Licensing Education
Hours Required by the State: 60 Hours
License Renewal Process: New licensees are not required to complete the 14 hours of CE in addition to the 60 hours of post-licensing, as those courses will not be accepted by the state. The process to renew in this state is to log in to the licensing system online and follow the prompts to renew.
Please note: All courses must be COMPLETED AND REPORTED to the Florida Real Estate Commission, PRIOR to your license expiration date. Please allow ample time for course completion and reporting to the state, otherwise your license could go on inactive status.
The CE Shop’s Offering: 60 hours
The CE Shop is an approved provider in Florida.
Provider Approval Number: ZH1002334
Reporting: The state requires course completions to be reported to the state. We will report your course to the state upon completion.
Expiration Date of Course: Course expiration dates vary by course. Each individual course will have an expiration date listed in your account. See Terms & Conditions for more details.
Certificates: Immediately upon course completions, The CE Shop will provide students with an electronic copy of the course certificate of completion. Certificates will remain in your account for a minimum of five years, should you need additional copies at a later time. Please refer to your application to determine if you need to submit your certificate(s) of completion. Course completion dates are recorded using Central Standard Time. Please note that the date on your certificate of completion will reflect this.
Final Exam: Final exams must be passed with a minimum of 75% and may be taken twice in order to pass. If the exam is not passed the second time, the licensee must re-enroll at no cost (by contacting customer support) and retake the entire course, including the final exam. Licensees will be allotted 1.8 minutes per question. Licensees have up to 1 year, after failing the first exam to complete a second attempt. There are 50 questions on the exam and students are allowed 90 minutes to complete.
