Beyond jsut real estate continuing education, loan, financial and tax courses can be helpful in rounding out your expertise. I attend CPA and Attorney continuing education. I am often the only loan officer there. Great place to learn and earn.

I'm from KY too so I know the 96 hours of pre-licensing are long and tedious

I passed the test there right away as I did here in Florida for the Broker's Exam and the Mortgage Broker's exam!

continuing education helps grow your business and keeps you ahead of the curve

I know that KY has the highest hours of prelicensing required... because they're trying to make sure that people without college have been challenged and there's nothing wrong with that

I just wish more agents and mortgage brokers everywhere were TRYING to learn formally and informally every day 

Another great place to learn is right here on Active Rain!There are so many who post here with a vast wealth of knowledge.Always nice to absorb their information!

John - That's great that you go to all those extra classes! You will be way ahead of others in your field.

David - Yeah...That studying made me crazy. Then I went right back for 80 hours in appraising to get that out of the way. I might be an over-achiever! You need to go out and have some fun today! I'll be in class...:~(  

BLR- How right you are! I adore this place. There is soooo much to learn here. Actually better than classes. 

Liz, I enjoy staying on top of real estate classes, college not so much until my Jr and Sr. Year at U.K.

I have learned more here in the Activerain network than any class ever !!

It is a great way to network with people who have high trust relationships with their clients. I had a client come in and tell me how to structure a 1031 exchange. I pulled the book out from the class and he stopped talking and started listening.

I am the same way....love to learn new things...back in the day? Nope. Thanks for another peekie at Chanel...she is sooo adorable!

Missy - I'm quite OK once I get settled in my seat. Today's class went really well and I made at least three or more good connections for networking.

John - That class came in handy for you! I love it when that happens!

Sally - I knew we were two peas in a pod! Chanel got to visit with her Mamaw while I was gone. She loves to come over and spoil her.

Lizette, I don't think I'll ever stop learning and honestly, I don't want to!  About EVERYTHING that interests me; and they'll never be enough time.  I've the permanent student :)

Lizette, don't we wish we had the appreciation for education yesterday that we do now!  I am so sorry now I didn't pay attention like I should have and appreciate more than ever the power knowledge has!  Good luck! 

Lizette...I guess I'm a bit weird...I have always loved school and still take any clases I can manage!

good for you in continuing to learn and offer more and more services for your clients

Lizette, it sounds like Chanel is keeping you in line ...  ((-:

We have continuing education here too and I love learning.....AR is a wealth of info in that regard !

Jo 

Lizette:

Great post. We can never learn it all but we can continue to grow a little every day.

Having always been a small lender, I need to maximi=ze marketing opportunities and education. Makes them both profitable.

Carole - I am that way now. I was way too street smart when i was young to want to be in school.

Nancy - I agree! I've wasted a lot of time.

Joan - You are hardly weird...just way ahead of all of us!

Thesa - I guess it just comes with the turf. School + Real estate = $$

Jo-Anne - Chanel is my boss. I work to make her happy.

Alan - It's true...I seem to learn a lot each day. Soon there will be no room left in my brain.

Just a thought, if you take the GRI course, right at your local association, it will count towards your continuing education requirements.  I am a true believer in, you can never have too much education!

Frances - That was one of the first ones I went to along with CRS classes. They are all good.

Lizette:  Speaking of school.  How can anyone complain about the number of hours they have to take to get a real estate license?  In Texas, you have to take 210 classroom hours to be able to sell someone's most valuable possession... their home.   AND... you have to take 1500 classroom hours to be able to cut a woman's hair.  Where is the sense in that ?

Lizette, Chanel is so right - knowledge is POWER!!!

I just finished my continuing education this week...mandatory but b-o-r-i-n-g!!  I would much rather learn o AR or at the Board of Realtors where it's not the same content I hear every 2 years. 

Irina - Chanel is a smart cookie! I should listen to her more often.

Susie - I did my time last week. I agree I was terribly bored too. I learn so much more by reading it here.

Hi Lizette,
I, too, am a stanch supporter of continuing education.  We can never learn enough, there is always more--an ongoing process.  

It seems like a couple of you dread the continuing education requirements--Why the negative feelings towards something that is meant to keep you informed and educated on Real Estate issues? What do you think CE providers can do to make the experience more valuable and enjoyable to you?

 And for those of you that enjoy the CE process--What are the most important things you look for when selecting an education provider?

In all CE I look for educators who foster discussion about the topic. There is often more experience in the room than at the hfront of the room. The interaction also makes for a positive relationship between students and can lead to future opportunity.

Thanks for your input John--so if this is the case, how do you view online continuing education offerings?

I commented and left last night. The online offering are good for content. I have taken a few masters classes where they allow for input, but it is different than a live forum. There are courses in the mortgaeg business that can be purchased for a number of computers in the same office. If a real estate course could be broadcast to an entire office the same forum could be achieved within the agency. The benefit of meeting loan officers and agents from othger companies is that you see different interpretations of the same information. It helps to expand perspective.

Let's face it, just because some one passes a class doesn't mean they understand the information. They have passed a test. The purpose of a forum or live chat would be to see real world applications of rules were are trying to understand. Perspective gives us the opportunity to be able to apply or present the information to our clients in a matter that they understand.