Start Me Up - Agent Package

This video, non-credit course is a line-by-line review of the California Residential Purchase Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions (RPA), last updated July 2024 to include changes to the RPA to comply with the August National Association of REALTORS® settlement changes.

Details:
This is a self-guided online course that you take at your own pace. This course is available 24/7.

This course will review the entire Residential Purchase Agreement. Details for each section on every page of the form will be covered. Various pages of addenda that can be attached to the RPA will also be mentioned including special situations during the real estate transaction.

Once you finish the course there is a 25-question final exam. Students are required to receive a score of 70% or more on the final exam to complete the course.

Course Length: 4 hours. This is a non-credit course. Not for license renewals.

Course Features: video

The California Residential Purchase Agreement (RPA) course counts as an elective towards earning the CTC (Certified Transaction Coordinator) Certification.

Are you prepared for California's stringent disclosure requirements? Disclosures are one of the most important areas to understand in real estate today. All sellers are required to disclose material facts and as a real estate agent you have to have thorough knowledge of the California real estate disclosures.

In this "All About Disclosures" online course you will review approximately 30 disclosure requirements that are typically seen in a residential 1-4 transaction item by item. The course will help you understand the reasons behind the disclosures, when the disclosures must be made, and when they might be exempted. Take this course to help better serve your buyers and sellers along with protecting yourself from personal liability.

How you will benefit from taking this course:

• Understand how to complete disclosures
• Learn how to read and use the various disclosure charts
• Review some important and recent cases affecting disclosures
• Discover local ordinance disclosure rules
• Review miscellaneous issues such as disclosure of repairs, death on the property, and illegal and contractual disclosures

ATTENTION CAR MEMBERS: You can receive this course for 50% off its regular price by using your membership benefits at the California Association of REALTORS® website! Visit this course at the CAR Education Online Store for more details.

This six-chapter intensive and interactive training program will help boost, improve, protect, and make your real estate business more profitable. You’ll learn how to work with sellers to price their listing effectively and how to navigate through the real estate transaction from start to finish.

Learning Topics

• Salary vs. Commission
• Reaching Your Financial Goal
• Time Management
• Agent’s Qualities Desired by Clients
• Key Points of Consultative Selling
• Sources of Future Business
• Plan for Prospecting
• Establishing a Geographic Farm
• The Four Qualifying Questions
• Converting Calls into Appointments
• How to Explain Agency Disclosure
• Business Ethics
• How to Build a Referral Business

This course is designed to help real estate professionals better serve their clients and increase their confidence when asked questions regarding the construction of the homes they market. You will learn about the structure of houses, both new and existing, and focus on how floors, walls, and roofs are built. This course will empower real estate professionals to give accurate generic construction information to their clients without taking on personal liability while recognizing when to defer to the assistance of qualified experts.

The modules covered in this course are:

1. Basic Structural Principles
2. Floor Assembly
3. Wood Types
4. Floor Structure
5. Floor Surface Materials and Floor Problems
6. Wall Framing
7. Wall Part Names
8. Roof Structures
9. Roof Surfacing
10. Roof Problems Part I
11. Roof Problems Part II
12. Roof Problems Part III

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to:

• explain the importance of providing generic construction information without violating professional standards.
• explain the significance of soil, footings, and foundation as the basis of support for the constructed home.
• identify the four basic components of a home’s construction.
• communicate the probable cause of common problems of a house as they relate to its time of construction.
• describe and define Dead Load and Live Load.
• list the common uses of hardwoods and softwoods in residential construction.
• list three wood framed floor system types.
• outline sub‐floor surfacing materials and their features, advantages, and disadvantages.
• identify ways to fix squeaking floors.
• explain how wood’s dynamic characteristics regarding water, moisture content, and flammability affect wall systems.
• compare and state the benefits of the different wood frame wall assembly systems.
• list features and disadvantages of the different roof surfacing options.
• list signs of a roof leak from within a walk‐up attic.
• list the problems associated with front entry porches and other home additions. 

Course Content

Each module will begin with an informational video lecture from the course instructor, followed by interactive activities to expand upon the module's subject. At the end of each module is a short quiz to help remember the important points you should now be better familiar with.

After completing all of the modules, a 30-question final exam will be given. The final exam is not timed and can be attempted as many times as needed to earn the minimum 70% passing score.

This course will take about six hours to complete.

This course is a review of Articles 1, 2, and 3 of the REALTOR® Code of Ethics. You'll better understand the Ethics standards and be provided with the Ethics training required by the National Association of REALTORS®.

The course is designed to teach you about the history of the Code of Ethics as well as the aspirational concepts in the Preamble to the Code of Ethics. You'll learn the structure of the Code and its supporting materials, and then compare it to the concept of general business ethics. The course provides interactive learning methods such as case studies and group discussion of fact scenarios, this is to help you identify possible violations of the Code of Ethics, specifically related to Articles 1, 2, and 3.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: 

• Identify aspirational concepts in the Preamble to the Code of Ethics
• Describe the professional standards enforcement process of the board or association
• Identify possible violations
• Describe the concept of general business ethics
• Identify how the Code of Ethics compares and contrasts with the concept of general business ethics
• List the major categories of the Articles of the Code of Ethics
• Describe the structure of the Code and its supporting materials
• Describe the concepts of the following Articles of the Code of Ethics: Articles 1, 2, and 3
• Apply the standards of practice relating to Articles 1, 2, and 3
• Describe the professional standards enforcement process of the board or association

ATTENTION CAR MEMBERS: You can receive this course for 50% off its regular price by using your membership benefits at the California Association of REALTORS® website! Visit this course at the CAR Education Online Store for more details.

This course complies with all guidelines provided by the National Association of REALTORS®.  However, official approval is determined by a state or local association of REALTORS®.  Please check with applicable authorities to determine whether this course satisfies your educational requirements.