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Wholesaling Uncovered: Risks, Laws, and Real Estate Realities

$9
This product includes:
LICENSE RENEWAL PERIOD: 2 YEARS Elective Hours: 3 Mandatory Hours: 0 Total Hours: 3
Description
State Requirements

Real estate wholesaling is not a new concept, but its practice, regulation, and public perception have changed significantly in recent years. For real estate professionals navigating a market where wholesaling is becoming more popular and increasingly problematic, understanding its legal, ethical, and professional implications is more important than ever.

This four-hour course provides a straightforward examination of wholesaling: how it operates, when it crosses legal and ethical boundaries, and why it faces greater scrutiny from lawmakers and the public. You’ll examine how some investors use wholesaling as a legitimate and transparent strategy to build wealth, while others exploit it to bypass licensing requirements, mislead sellers and buyers, and disrupt housing stability, particularly in vulnerable communities.

Whether you are new to wholesaling, advising clients involved, or simply looking to avoid legal issues, this course is designed for you.

Course highlights include:

  • Differences between wholesaling and traditional real estate transactions
  • Pros and cons of wholesaling
  • State laws and licensing implications for wholesaling
  • Identifying red flags with wholesaling
  • Ethical pitfalls in wholesaling
  • Recognizing predatory patterns
  • When wholesaling becomes illegal
  • Collateral damage, legal fallout, and civil penalties
  • Wholesaling's impact on housing markets and housing inequity
  • Wholesaling and technology
  • Interactive activities, case studies, and scenarios to frame the content in everyday context

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State Requirements For Florida

Florida State Requirement Details for Real Estate Continuing Education

Renewal Date: 3/31 or 9/30 every two years

Hours Required: 14 hours

The CE Shop’s Offering: 14 hours

  • 6 hours – Mandatory hours (Core Law and Ethics and Business Practices)
  • 8 hours – Elective hours

The CE Shop is an approved provider in Florida.

Provider Approval Number: ZH1002334

Reporting: The state requires course completions to be reported to the state. We will report your course to the state upon completion. All courses must be COMPLETED AND REPORTED to the Florida Real Estate Commission, PRIOR to your license expiration date.  Please allow ample time to complete your course and for us to report your completion to the state, otherwise your license could go on inactive status. 

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 Exam: Final exams must be passed with at least an 80% and may only be taken once. If the exam is not passed the first time, the licensee must re-enroll (at no cost) and retake the entire course, including the final exam.

License Renewal Process: The process to renew in this state is to log in to the licensing system online and follow the prompts to renew. 

Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation - Division of Real Estate

Street Address: 400 West Robinson Street, N801, Orlando, FL 32801

Telephone: 850.487.1395

Fax: 850.488.8040

License Information

Renewal and Continuing Education Information

Exam Information

Contact the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation - Division of Real Estate