COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Principles of Real Estate I (30 hours) TREC 0111 

Principles of Real Estate I is a Texas Real Estate Commission mandatory 30 hour core course that is the foundation for the beginning real estate agent.

The purpose of this course is to give students a brief synopsis and overview of 
  • real estate: what is real estate?, 
  • the rules and laws by which real estate agents will perform,
  •  the meaning of representation
  • How real estate is transferred, 
  • the documents used in transferring it  and 
  • how and why properties are appraised. 

The course will cover the concepts of 
  • ethics in the field of real estate.
  • real property ownership and land use 
  •  the Texas license law.
  • contracts, 
  • purchase and sale agreements,
  •  the rules of fair housing in real estate and 
  • the laws of agency.

Principles of Real Estate II  (30 hours) TREC 0112

Principles of Real Estate II is a Texas Real Estate Commission mandatory 30 hour core course that is the foundation for the beginning real estate agent.
The purpose of this course is to give students a brief synopsis and overview of real estate: 
  • real estate financing, 
  • how title to property is transferred, 
  • title closing, 
  • basic real estate math, 
  • the specialty area of leasing and property management, 
  • the principles of investment and
  •  control of land use.

The course will cover broad topics ranging from
  •  titles and records to 
  • property Managemetn
  • deeds& liens, 
  • taxes and foreclosures. 
  • listing agreement
  •  closing and settlement costs, 
  • how to value and appraise a property, 
  • basic financing policies and regulation
  •  real estate math and
  •  leases.

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Law of Agency   (30 hours) TREC 1111

The purpose of this course is to give new licensees an overview of the concept of agency. Agency law has evolved over the past decade and it is of utmost important for agents to have an understanding of their responsibilities in representing buyers and sellers.

This course covers broad aspects relating to agency relationships, particularly principal-agent and master-servant relationships. It also covers the issues relating to the authority of an agent, the termination of an agent's authority, the fiduciary and other duties of an agent, Senate Bill No. 489, agency contracts, employment law, and the disclosure of agency.

Law of Contracts  (30 hours) TREC 1200

The purpose of this course is to give students a basic understanding of the basic paragraphs of the contract (what they actually mean I layman's terms). The purpose is also to give students the opportunity to not only have the knowledge of contracts but also to fill out contracts.

This course covers broad aspects relating to the elements of a contract, offer and acceptance, contract law and use of contracts, the statute of frauds, the residential contract, presenting offers and licensee's responsibilities, HUD settlement and closing costs and FHA and VA contract information. 

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Finance One (30 hours) TREC 0411 

This course provides an introduction to residential real estate finance information on how to underwrite FHA, VA, FNMA, & FHLMC loans. In this course, the basics are discussed regarding applications, appraisals, escrow, title, and credit reports, which includes FICO, qualifying for loan amounts, and verifying income and assets. You will also learn how to calculate loan amounts, affordable monthly payments, property taxes, hazard and mortgage insurances (Conventional and FHA), qualifying ratios and income. 

Marketing: Building a Real Estate Practice   (30 hours) TREC 0511

This course comprises of four major modules that involve all the details required to build a real estate practice. Modules include: Pricing to Financing, Skills for Professional Success, How to Build a Successful Business and Risk Management. Each topic has been further divided into relevant modules to ease in the learning process for you – the student. 

Topics as simple as a market analysis, financing of property through various financing options to calculating all the possible loan types have been mentioned. Real-life examples will be used to illustrate the important procedural issues as well to more clearly explain IRS Rules and Regulations. The Home Inspection course covers how a salesperson can understand home inspections to benefit their clients. You will learn to create a business plan, to set realistic and attainable goals and to effectively communicate with both clients and co-workers. You will also know how an assistant can increase your business. In addition, you will learn about proper negotiating, effective communication and the psychology of marketing. 

Marketing II Negotiations Techniques   (30 hours) TREC 0512

Real estate transactions permit and require more negotiation than most other exchanges of goods and services, and, as a result, much of a real estate salesperson’s job involves trying to craft mutually acceptable deals for the various parties involved in them. Additionally, salespersons must not only negotiate with those with which they wish to gain some advantage or another, but also sometimes with their own clients. Because real estate practice involves so much negotiating, virtually any salesperson can benefit from improving his or her negotiation skills, and this course is designed to teach just such methods of improvement.



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Real Estate Exam Prep

Online Classroom in conjunction with 360Training & Lamar University provides comprehensive Texas Real Estate licensing exam prep programs available Online. PSI administers the 2½-hour exam, comprised of 30 state (Texas specific) questions &  80 national questions , via computer, on-site, at PSI testing centers. 


Real Estate National + Texas Exam Prep - PSI  Online  $79
This course will help prepare students for the PSI  Salesperson licensing exam. In addition to reviewing the PSI format, test taking skills and real estate terminology, this course also offers ten exams representative of the PSI testing content. Upon completion of this course, the student will be better prepared to take and pass his/her national and states portions of the licensing exam.
Covers both NATIONAL and STATE questions on the exam!

Texas Salesperson Exam Prep - Texas only - PSI  $79 
This course will help prepare students for the PSI Salesperson licensing exam. In addition to reviewing the PSI format, test taking skills and real estate terminology, this course also offers ten exams representative of the PSI testing content. Upon completion of this course, the student will be better prepared to take and past the Texas state portion of the licensing exam.
Covers TEXAS exam questions ONLY 


National Salesperson Exam Prep  PSI    $79
This course will help prepare students for the PSI Salesperson licensing exam. In addition to reviewing the PSI format, test taking skills and real estate terminology, this course also offers ten exams representative of the PSI testing content. Upon completion of this course, the student will be better prepared to take and pass the national and states portions of the licensing exam.
Covers NATIONAL exam questions ONLY! 




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