Texas SAE First Renewal

This real estate course will take you through all the subjects mandated by the Texas Real Estate Commission, and includes instruction on brokerage concepts such as mission statements, business ethics, planning, writing a business plan, opening a broker office, office manuals, staffing, safety in the office, agency relationships, brokerage responsibilities, trust accounts, marketing, E & O insurance, risk reduction, fair housing, and ADA.

Course Contents

1.  Introduction to Brokerage
2.  Mission Statement
3.  Real Estate Planning
4.  Planning
5.  Planning-Financial Analysis
6.  Writing a Business Plan
7.  Business Entities and Licenses
8.  Opening an Office - Part I
9.  Opening an Office - Part II
10. Writing an Office Manual
11. Recruitment
12. Staff Training
13. Personal Assistants
14. Safety in the Office
15. Agency
16. Brokerage Responsibilities
17. Trust Accounts
18. Promotion and Marketing
19. Marketing Plans of Action
20. E-Marketing
21. Do-Not-Call Registry and Texas No-Call
22. Errors and Omissions Insurance
23. Leadership and Management
24. Leadership - Broker Laws and Rules
25. Unauthorized Practice of Law
26. Risk Reduction and Fair Housing
27. Americans with Disabilities Act
28. Avoid Risk
29. Firm Analysis and Expansion
30. Course Review
31. Practice Exam
32. Final Exam

Welcome to the Texas Property Management 30-hour Course! This real estate course may be used to satisfy 30 hours of the Sales Agent Apprentice Education (SAE) as required by the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC). When you complete this real estate course, you will have a much clearer and fuller knowledge of the laws governing Texas real estate and how they will apply to your career as a licensee.

Course Contents

1.  Property Management
2.  Residential and Commercial Management Agreements
3.  Professional Societies and Associations for the Property Manager
4.  Leases
5.  Marketing Properties
6.  Fair Housing
7.  Landlords
8.  Landlord- Tenant Rights
9.  Landlord Repairs
10. Security Deposits
11. Security and Safety
12. Statutory Provisions
13. Landlord - Tenant Rights
14. TAR-2001 - Who's in Charge of Payments
15. TAR-2001 
16. Texas Apartment Association Apartment Lease Contract
17. Addenda
18. TAR- 2001 Commercial Lease
19. Lease Negotiations
20. Property Manager, Tenant and Owner Relationships
21. Building Maintenance
22. Energy Management and Policies and Procedures
23. Opening and Running a Property Management Business
24. Property Managers and Management Fees
25. Property Management Reports
26. Analysis and Forms
27. Property Management Obligations
28. Risk
29. Unique Issues
30. Marketing Concepts and Tools
31. Final Exam

This real estate course will take you through all the subjects mandated by the Texas Real Estate Commission, and include instruction on marketing concepts such as starting a real estate business, developing your market, establishing a brokerage relationship with a buyer, evaluating and pricing property, working with both buyers and sellers, showing a property, preparing and presenting an off, how to achieve an accepted contract, the road to closing, preparing for the closing, overcoming failed transactions, recordkeeping and additional educational sources, technology, and how to be aware of deceptive trade practices.

Course Contents

1.  Starting a Real Estate Business
2.  Developing Your Market
3.  Establishing a Brokerage Relationship with a Buyer
4.  Evaluating and Pricing Property
5.  Working with Buyers and Sellers
6.  Showing a Property
7.  Preparing and Presenting and Offer
8.  The Road to an Accepted Contract
9.  The Bumpy Road to Closing - Part 1
10. The Bumpy Road to Closing - Part II
11. The Bumpy Road to Closing - Part III
12. Preparing for Closing
13. Failed Transactions
14. Recordkeeping and Additional Education Sources
15. Technology
16. Beware of Deceptive Trade Practices
17. Final Exam