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Texas Tax Liens: The "Unknown" Auction August 10 • 9 a.m. to Noon • GFWAR Auditorium Worth three hours of MCE (Course #: 03-00-050-6919; Provider #: 0414) Cost: $65 or $125 for this course and Texas Probate Investing Texas Tax Lien investing is one of the single most powerful real estate investment strategies in the United States. Any investor that is serious about the long term accumulation of wealth needs to have Texas Tax Liens as one of their core strategies. With the proper knowledge, data, and prior research, the risks are far less than most traditional forms of real estate investing and the long term returns are absolutely phenomenal. The instructor is George Roddy, Jr., a 15-year investor and trainer of over 10,000 Texas investors. This class will teach attendees how to: • Lock in immediate guaranteed profits of at least 25 to 50 percent on your money • Understand the Texas tax code and when / where the best deals are • Research and analyze deals to identify hidden opportunities and challenges • Identify which liens are removed at auction and which survive • Acquire pre-auction certification and prepare for the auction • Avoid the 10 most common mistakes investors often make which cost them tens (or hundreds) of thousands of dollars To Register For More Information

Texas Probate Investing August 10 • 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. • GFWAR Auditorium Worth three hours of MCE (Course #: 03-00-101-8725; Provider #: 0414) Cost: $65 or $125 for this course and Texas Tax Liens: The "Unknown" Auction What happens to a property that is owned by a person when they pass away? What if they have no heirs and have not left a will? What happens to estate properties when the heirs simply can't agree? The property enters the probate process, and this workshop is geared to educate you on three specific steps: 1. Locating these types of properties 2. Communicating with the specific representatives 3. Writing an offer that presents a viable solution The instructor is George Roddy, Jr., a 15-year investor and trainer of over 10,000 Texas investors. Attendees will learn: • What is probate? - who has the authority to sell (liquidate) the real property • Why probate properties are so attractive • Ways to locate local probate information • Concerns of the probate technique • How to find the heirs that control probate properties • How to approach / contact the seller(s) • The "Introduction Letter" • "Smart Offer" program • Negotiating and writing win-win offers • Glossary of probate and real estate terms To Register For More Information

Foundation Repairs August 11 • 9 a.m. to Noon • GFWAR Auditorium Worth three hours of MCE (Course #: 03-00-040-6819; Provider #: 0576) Cost: free to all attendees Learn how to avoid closing pitfalls while gaining a better understanding of engineering and plumbing reports with this course instructed by Thomas M. Kidd with Structured Foundation Repairs. This course will teach attendees how to: • Read engineer's reports • Understand plumbing tests • Determine how foundation issues can affect closings • Ascertain how foundations are evaluated To Register For More Information

TREC Ethics & Legal Update In need of obtaining your TREC ethics and legal credit? Don't miss this opportunity to obtain your legal and ethics credit. These courses will be held in the GFWAR Auditorium. The instructor is James H. Engstrom, who has been a real estate instructor since 1975, and the cost is $30 per course or $60 for both the TREC ethics and legal course. Ethics: Course #: 03-03-129-6497; Legal: Course #: 03-03-129-6496 August 19 - 9 a.m. to Noon (Ethics), 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Legal Update) September 16 - 9 a.m. to Noon (Ethics), 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Legal Update) October 21 - 9 a.m. to Noon (Ethics), 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Legal Update) November 18 - 9 a.m. to Noon (Ethics), 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Legal Update) December 16 - 9 a.m. to Noon (Ethics), 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Legal Update)   To Register For More Information

GRI: Real Estate Brokerage Course Sept. 1-2 & Sept. 8-9 • 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. • GFWAR Auditorium Worth 30 hours of SAE credit and 9 hours of MCE credit Cost: $250 by August 23 & $275 thereafter • (Course #: 0777; Provider #: 0001) Through comprehensive course material, interactive discussions, group learning, and practical tips, GRI helps prepare REALTORS® to better serve and protect clients. This course will be taught by Betty Dickens and Peggy Santmyer and will focus on topics such as: brokerage relationships, professional standards, environment and green building, and business development. After successfully completing all three GRI courses, REALTORS® are awarded the prestigious GRI designation. To Register For More Information

Spanish for Real Estate Agents Oct. 7, Oct. 14, Oct. 19 & Oct. 26 • 9 a.m. to Noon • GFWAR Auditorium Worth 12 hours of MCE credit (Course #: 12-00-042-9115; Provider #: 0390) Cost: $129 Increase your marketability and profitability with this course, which will cover Spanish pronunciation, greetings and goodbyes, etiquette and introductions, numbers, receiving customers and prospects, interview for housing needs and preferences, financial issues, follow-up interview after prequalification, property descriptions, preparing for the property visits, at an Open House, sales talk and visiting properties, making an offer and sellers response, executing the purchase and sales agreement before and during the closing. To Register For More Information

CRS 206: Technologies to Advance Your Business Oct. 11 & 12 • 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. • GFWAR Auditorium Worth 15 hours of MCE credit (Course #: 15-00-071-7896; Provider #: 0390) Cost: $275 by Sept. 24 and $325 thereafter The Technologies to Advance your Business Course (CRS 206) from the Council of Residential Specialists will help you get a handle on technology and the tools needed for success. Mark Porter will be instructing this course, presented by the Texas Lone Star Chapter - Fort Worth Region. • Learn about technologies to streamline your contacts and follow-up systems • Access the technologies that keep you from wasting time / money on gimmicks • Discover how to market yourself via Web sites, blogs and other communication tools • Create effective multimedia technologies and develop enhanced presentations CRS two-day courses provide credit toward the Certified Residential Specialist Designation. To learn more about this designation, visit www.crs.com. To Register For More Information

MLS Rules & Regulations Oct. 20 • 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. • GFWAR Auditorium  Worth 2 hours of MCE credit (Course #: 02-00-091-8448; Provider #: 0390) Cost: $15 Learn the ins-and-outs of NTREIS Rules and Regulations and how to avoid MLS fines. Taught by GFWAR’s own Theresa Diaz, Director of Billing and MLS Compliance, the course will focus on the following: • Why we need MLS rules • Purpose of MLS • Definition of MLS terms • Listing procedures • Selling procedures • Compliance with the rules • Enforcement of the rules • Confidentiality of the data • Internet Data Exchange and downloading • Virtual Office Website and rules To Register For More Information

E-PRO Online Designation Course / MCE Online Course; Cost: $359 Worth 15 hours of MCE credit, this online course is specifically designed to keep REALTORS® on top of their game in the exciting and rewarding world of online real estate. This skills development program will train REALTORS® in the use of e-mail for marketing and risk reduction. In addition, it brings its students and graduates in contact with real estate professionals from all over the country and establishes a solid foundation of confidence on which to build a productive referral network. For More Information / Register