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(Consumer Service) Residential Property Management Essentials

$29
This product includes:
LICENSE RENEWAL PERIOD: 4 YEARS Elective Hours: 3 Mandatory Hours: 0 Total Hours: 3
Description
State Requirements

For many real estate professionals, property management is a natural extension of their expertise. Whether you’re thinking about taking on your first property or looking to grow your property management business, this is a niche business requiring specialized skills and knowledge.

Explore the role of the property manager, common tenant issues, and federal laws.

Course highlights include:

  • Property management contracts
  • Property types and evaluating factors
  • Tips for building a successful working relationship with property owners
  • Landlord and tenant obligations
  • Tips for screening and retaining tenants
  • Informal rental agreements and the risks involved
  • How to deal with delinquent tenants
  • Fair housing guidelines and exemptions

Note: This is an introduction and overview of property management.

Package Content:

State Requirements For California

California State Requirement Details for Real Estate Continuing Education

Renewal Date: Every four years

Hours Required: 45 hours

Real estate salespersons renewing an original license for the first time, must complete 45 clock hours of DRE-approved continuing education consisting of:

  • Four separate 3-hour courses in the following subjects: ethics, agency, trust fund handling, and risk management

  • 3-hour Fair Housing course which must including an interactive participatory component

  • 2-hour Implicit Bias Training course

  • 18 hours of consumer protection courses

  • The remaining clock hours to complete the 45 hours of continuing education may be related to either consumer service or consumer protection courses.

DRE Disclaimer: The courses in this California catalog are approved for continuing education by the California Department of Real Estate. Sponsor ID number 6314. However, these course approvals do not constitute an endorsement of the views or opinions expressed by the course sponsor, instructor, authors, or lecturers.

The CE Shop’s Offering: 45 hours

Reporting: The state does not require schools to report course completions.

Seat Time: It is required that all students spend a minimum amount of seat time engaged in the course content. Our online course delivery system manages this requirement for you.

Max Hours in a 24-Hour Period: Students will not receive credit for more than 15 hours of continuing education in a 24-hour period. Our online course delivery system manages this requirement for you.

Expiration Date of Course: Course expiration dates vary by course. Each individual course will have an expiration date listed in your account. See Terms & Conditions for more details.

Certificates: Immediately upon real estate course completion, The CE Shop will provide students with an electronic copy of the course certificate of completion. Certificates will remain in your account for a minimum of five years, should you need additional copies at a later time. Please refer to your renewal application to determine if you need to submit your certificate(s) of completion with your renewal. Course completion dates are recorded using Central Standard Time. Please note that the date on your certificate of completion will reflect this.

Final Exams: Final exams must be passed with a minimum of 70% and may be taken a maximum of 2 times. If you do not pass the exams after your second attempt, you may contact customer support to re-enroll at no cost and retake the entire course from the beginning. You are allotted one minute per question on the final exams.

DRE Survey: A course and instructor evaluation is available on the California Department of Real Estate website

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California Department of Real Estate

Street Address: 651 Bannon Street, Suite 500, Sacramento, CA 95811

Telephone: 877-373-4542

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