Value Would becoming a broker be valuable for someone in Real Estate? Obviously, since I am in education, I believe that you should. I did years ago. My son did when he graduated from CSUN, and my granddaughter passed the first time. I have stressed to them the value. You might say that I have […]
Hard Loss On a seminar trip I left my phone somewhere. As soon as possible I bought a “pre-paid phone.” That is what CVS calls them as I kept asking for a throwaway or drug dealer phone. It cost only $7.99 for a phone, home charger, car charger, earplug, case, plus a lot of introductory […]
Life in Suburbia DJ & I live in an area on the Eastern-most border of Orange County. We see many animals including deer, coyotes, condors, and an occasional mountain lion, etc. Some time ago I purchased a Gravity Catch and Release Cage Trap to try to reduce the rat population. When I catch a rabbit, […]
The requirements are completing a 20 Hour Pre-Licensure Class and taking the NMLS exam for the MLO part. Then, complete 3 College Level Real Estate Classes and pass the State Real Estate Exam. Most people doing this also complete two License Prep Crash Courses. Can it be done in 120 days? Yes. Is it easy? […]
Best in the West Periodically we like to highlight some of our outstanding and long standing instructors. Today, Mr. Speaker James E. He is a true winner and we are so fortunate to have him working with us and for us. Best in the West. Jim went to high school in Ashley, North Dakota and […]
Why, You Ask? One major reason: Test grades. Three years ago, the passing rate for Broker’s exam was 39%Two years ago, the passing rate was 41%Fiscal year to date, the passing rate is 56%For the math majors this is an improvement of 44% DGE Guarantees That You Will Pass Or Your Fees For Our Crash […]
Course Renewals Every two years we must renew all our CE courses and pay the DRE $500.00 for the privilege. Over the years we have had many verbal and long written disagreements with the review deputies in Sacramento. The courses would be returned with corrections not just for us, for everybody. We believed that the […]
Interview With DRE Executives Dan Sandri, Acting DRE Commissioner, and Sandra Knau, Assistant Commissioner for Licensing and Administration: It was a sincere pleasure recently to interview these two long-time executives at the California Department of Real Estate. They were gracious with their time and were so informative. There were so many important items that should […]
I Meet the Nicest People A name from my past. My final year at IU, I played in the Eastern Intercollegiates at West Point. This tourney is for all schools east of the Mississippi. I was seeded very generously at #3. In the round of 16 I was upset by Richard Raskin of Yale. Since […]
Excerpts From NMLS Surveys of Our Students Check them out. Positive and well managed course; Looking ahead for next year’s class again; A real learning experience; A+; Funny and knowledgeable; Will use them in the future; I can’t imagine doing it with anyone else; Sense of humor is very effective in keeping me attentive and […]
