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What I’ve Learned in Two Weeks of Real Estate Broker’s Classes
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Duh
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
I refuse to believe there isn’t extensive training, especially given the consistently superior experiences I’ve had when dealing directly with agent/brokers on transactions.
(cough)
Weird. I had the exact same teacher when I got my licence here in Ontario
I once had to explain a pre-printed provision regarding clear title in a standard contract to a “broker”. Her response was “I don’t think I’ve ever even read that before.”
Enough said.
Here’s the other end of it. I believe that out of the 80 questions on the Broker version of the Arizona State licensing test, only one was targeted to that test. All the rest were questions that seemed to me to have come from the Salesperson’s test.
OMG!! You got me…after a hang up I had with my blog yesterday, I thought yours was messing up too!
Now…I am laughing out loud and particularly glad I am working from home today because I am sure I look ridiculous!!
I’m with April - ROFL!!!!
I keep thinking about getting a Broker license, but I’m told it’s the Salesperson class, all over again. True?
Kelley - I’m 30 hours through the 90 hours of classes. So far, it’s all been a repeat of pre-licensing classes — almost word for word from what I remember.
The networking with other attendees has been the best part.
I think it’s a worthwhile endeavor though. It can’t hurt to have “Broker” (or Associate Broker) by your name. More valuable in the consumers eyes, IMHO, then any designation available.
And of course if you REALLY want to work for yourself, it’s a must have.
Ok, this one took me a second. I saw it late last night but didn’t get it. Today I saw you in MyBlogLog and followed you back here. Saw your post again, and now the humor hit me. Nice!
I guess that’s what I get for reading blogs at 2am!
…jp
Lol! Hopefully there are no points for attitude. I see you’re not bucking for the teacher’s pet position.
Brilliant! Hope you have your laptop and some wifi with you at these classes so you can actually get some work done!
Have you had, by chance, that one teacher who is so full of it you want to strangle him?
Don’t miss the 2 review classes at the end. Great teacher. You could probably just take them and easily pass the test.
Now that’s funny! It’s really a shame too. As you mentioned, having Broker beside your name is probably the most worthwhile effort for a designation you can make. However, I think all of us that have done it would say you learn less achieving broker than working toward any other designation.
I got my brokers license last winter. Was most disappointed in the classes. Silly me I thought I would learn something new.
“Have you had, by chance, that one teacher who is so full of it you want to strangle him?”
Not yet John, but thanks for the warning…
LOL Jay . . . when I first saw this post somehow I knew it would be blank!
I guess I was lucky. I got really good ‘new’ broker education when I took my hours a few years back. The daughter of a former Commissioner was the teacher and her dad, the BIC at the next door office, sat in on our class every day, answering questions. There were only 5 of us and it was the teacher’s first time teaching the broker class.
Once we got to the ‘27 hours’ portion and other salespeople were in class, it was all pretty routine.
I am so blissfully optimistic that I always go into these kinds of things thinking that I am going to learn something great. I hoped the same for you.
OK so AZ broker classes are as useful as the typical class for CE credit? At least you can get some zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz’s!
kk
Wiping the coffee off my screen. Thanks for the laugh Jay.
Hee hee…
Sadly, that’s the funniest post I’ve read in awhile!
Why am I not surprised. Even if you did learn something, I’m sure it doesn’t apply to the real world.
When I was searching for real estate agents to assist in my purchase of a flat, I had a hard time. There are so many brokers in every neighbourhood, but it was so hard to reach to them.
Finally, I got the list through Internet and chose my dealer. You can view similar list at
http://www.clickindia.com/real.....te-agents/
Here in North Carolina, we have 60 hours of pre-licensing, and 3 30-hour broker classes. after that and two years of experience we can take the Broker in Charge class and start our own business. We learned more in our broker classes than we did pre-licensing. One section on contracts, a second on measuring houses and commercial real estate (selected broker topics) and I am not sure what the third class was on.
Great post thanks for the laugh.
If it’s a question about extensive training then I strongly oppose the notion. There are real estate companies that are offering extensive training to their employees for better customer dealings and enhancement in client relationship. This is what you need in a real estate arena for good market response.
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