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Maine Reasonable Care and Diligence Core Course

$39
This product includes:
LICENSE RENEWAL PERIOD: 2 YEARS Elective Hours: 0 Mandatory Hours: 3 Total Hours: 3
Description
State Requirements

The Maine Real Estate Commission's new core course is effective April 1, 2025. The focus of this year's core course is reasonable care and diligence. It emphasizes the importance of operating with heightened awareness and adherence to professional standards, guiding handling various situations with competence and care.

This three-hour course helps licensees master these concepts allowing them to gain the skills to meet their clients' needs, efficiently manage risks, and raise the bar in their professional practice.

The course meets Maine's mandatory requirement for the Reasonable Care and Diligence Core course.

Course highlights include:

  • Distinguishing reasonable care for customers and clients
  • Identifying the red flags of title fraud
  • Verifying property information through research
  • Scenarios to avoid diligence errors and violations
  • Protecting personal safety of licensees
  • Avoiding misrepresentation of all types
  • Risks and responsibilities in property disclosures
  • Flood risk and other specialized disclosures
  • Understanding real estate documents

Package Content:

State Requirements For Maine

Maine State Requirement Details for Real Estate Continuing Education

Renewal Date: Every 2 years

Hours Required: 21 hours

  • 3 hours – mandatory hours
  • 18 hours – elective hours

CORE CREDIT: 

Maine Reasonable Care and Diligence Core Course

The CE Shop’s Offering: 21 hours

  • 3 hours - mandatory hours
  • 18 hours - elective hours

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

Expiration Date of Course: Course expiration dates vary by course but are generally one year after order date. Each individual course will have an expiration date listed in your account. 

Final Exams: Final exams must be passed with at least an 85% and may be taken as many times as necessary in order to pass.

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.

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. 

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