Don't put off your continuing education!

By
Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Advantage

For those of you who either are about to get your brokers license or have recently obtained, it don't put off your 30 hours post education!

I passed the exam and applied for my brokers license last June and I just last week decided it's time to do my 30 hours post ed. Well to my horror I called 12 schools to register and either they weren't offering it at all or it is to be held in July or August!!

Two of the 12 I got a message machine and finally one called back and said class would start early May, in Fayetteville and it is a five day schedule!!! Well it's either that or go inactive immidiatly starting in June! So reluctantly I signed up and booked a five night stay at a hotel near the school.

So now I'm going to be out of town for five whole days and everytime I leave town thats when clients seem to need me the most!!!

So let this be a lesson to anyone who procrastinates, don't do it! This trip will cost me a small fortune and I could lose business while away. I'm so mad at myself over putting it off!

 

Comments (9)

Lorraine or Loretta Kratz
Crescent Moon Realty, Inc. & Land N Sea Auctions. - San Marcos, CA
Certified Negotiation Consultants
Congratulations, on your decision to  bite the bullet on getting you educational requirements done. I hope that you have a enjoyable time.
Apr 29, 2008 11:08 AM
Patricia Beck
RE/MAX Properties, Inc., ABR, GRI, SRES - Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs Realty
That sounds stressful Jennifer, I hope you get all of your education hours completed!  Thanks for the reminder. 
Apr 29, 2008 11:15 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News
We can do some or all of our continuing education on line.  I just renewed my brokers license in VA and they have upped the CE credits.  Next round they are even higher and I say YEA.  We need to make everyone spend a bit more time thinking about contracts, fair housing and ethics.
Apr 29, 2008 11:59 AM
Jennifer Davis
RE/MAX Advantage - Searcy, AR

Lorain thanks!

Patricia your welcome and me too!

Cindy, I actually thought about online but decided that 30 hours could be mind boggeling! and yes we should spend time on our education I just got back last week from a federal fair housing meeting! I'm a volunteer on the Equal Opportunity Committee.

Apr 29, 2008 12:09 PM
Barbara S. Duncan
RE/MAX Advantage - Searcy, AR
GRI, e-PRO, Executive Broker, Searcy AR

I've been in so long I don't know what you are doing.  Are you saying that after becoming a broker, you have 30 hrs after that?  I'm sorry it takes that long in a far-off town!

 

Apr 29, 2008 12:19 PM
Jennifer Davis
RE/MAX Advantage - Searcy, AR

Barb,

Yep 30 hours! normally they offer a 10 hour a day three day session but I missed the boat! So i have 5 six hour days! I'm dreading it!!

Apr 29, 2008 03:45 PM
Eric Kodner
Madeline Island Realty - La Pointe, WI
CRS, Madeline Island Realty, LaPointe, WI 54850 -

For me it's one state down and one to go..

I finished my Wisconsin CE in January and now I've got to get going on my Minnesota CE!

Apr 29, 2008 05:11 PM
Mary PAUL, ABR, CRS,GRI, e-PRO,
RE/MAX Advantage Realtors, Searcy, AR - Searcy, AR

Jennifer,

We live and learn!  I am upset because I didn't know the CE class, given in February by Community Bank, was being given.  No one told me, so now I have got to do a CE somewhere!

Apr 30, 2008 06:31 AM
Jennifer Davis
RE/MAX Advantage - Searcy, AR

Eric wow your licensed in two states?

Mary I missed the free one last year and had to pay 50.00 to go to a Tina D class!

Apr 30, 2008 07:01 AM

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