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Continuing Education
Self-Paced Courses
~30 days to complete 4-hour course~

Southern Choice Real Estate Academy has partnered with RECampus to bring you great Continuing Education that you can do at your own time and at your own pace. Each course will fulfill the 4-hour Elective requirement for the NC Real Estate Commission's yearly requirements. Click on a course below to register.

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FAQs:

  • Returning Students: "Log In" with your Username and Password 

  • New Students: Choose "Create an Account" and create your own Username and Password.

  • There isn't a Final Exam for CE; however, students must receive a score of 90% to the quizzes and exams presented at the end of each unit.

  • The course does not have to be done in one sitting. 

  • You may log in and out as many times as needed.

  • You MUST complete the course within 30 days - or June 10th, whichever comes first. It cannot be extended if it expires.

  • Southern Choice will report your credits to the NC RE Commission. You will find your completion certificate on your RECampus Portal.

  • "OnDemand" or "Video" courses have videos in the course.

  • Click here for System Requirements to make sure your course runs properly

  • Refunds will not be issued to courses that have been started.

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QBanks - Click button and complete registration. Available for 180 days.

  • Pre-Licensing Students, choose "Complete QBank" (National & State) - $79

  • State-only Students - choose "State Qbank" - $59

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Repurposing Property: Friend, Foe, or the American Dream v1.0 #3599 - NEW FOR 2023

Explore many untapped property opportunities for you and your buyers and sellers and the enormous impact of successful repurposing projects on your neighborhoods and communities. This course will help you master concepts necessary to develop and act as an agent in repurposing housing and commercial space. You will discover new ideas, programs, and opportunities that apply throughout the country, whether in urban, suburban, or rural areas, and for projects big and small. In addition to providing resources for further research, this course gives you strategies for bringing the right people together to make these projects possible and for obtaining community support that will result in successful projects that benefit all. Not a video course.

Environmental Issues in Your RE Practice v6.0 #1021

Environmental Issues in Your Real Estate Practice is an online, general, real estate CE course designed to provide information about the most common potential environmental hazards today. Updated with new information about flooding, each unit provides relevant information and examples to prepare real estate licensees for the environmental issues they may face in their transactions, including air and water quality issues as well as onsite and offsite environmental hazards. Each unit also contains interactive activities, quick quizzes to test knowledge, and a unit exam. The course is intended to help licensees do their due diligence when evaluating properties and avoid legal liability. Not a video course.

Everyday Ethics in Real Estate v3.0 #1020 - UPDATED

This course provides students with a solid foundation for ethical behavior in real estate by discussing the basics of ethics, its application to real estate, and current ethical issues they might face in their real estate practice. Its coverage of actual real estate case studies provides real-world application of ethical principles and gives students the tools to respond in an ethical manner, protecting themselves as well as their customers and clients. This title meets NAR's requirements for new members to complete ethics training and continuing members to complete Ethics training. Not a video course.

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Liars, Cheaters & Thieves: Averting Client Catastrophes (OnDemand Video Course) #3510

Protect your client and safeguard your real estate business and career!

 

Can you name three of the top ten legal issues real estate professionals face today? This course enlightens you to all top ten issues, plus helps you navigate through the murky waters that can prevail when a clear understanding of real estate laws, statutes, and rulings is loosely interpreted or vaguely interpreted.

 

This course illuminates the issues that create problems in real estate transactions. You will learn to identify what constitutes negligence, and when it is the “F-word”, fraud. You’ll sharpen your understanding of what happens when a client makes a Breach of Contract claim, and how to avoid misleading statements that can have disastrous ramifications for you, your client, and your business. Your expert instructor will lead you through case studies to identify critical issues, determine what happened, how a situation could have been handled appropriately, and how to resolve legally and within the scope of the law. This engaging course will prepare you for real life real estate, in today’s world, and help you avoid risky and costly business mistakes.

Millennials: Challenging the Traditional Real Estate Model (OnDemand Video Course) #3491

This course examines the factors driving today's real estate market. This course will take you beyond the newspaper headlines to illustrate how the former driving factors of real estate no longer apply, as millennial buyers outpace baby boomers (previously the largest real estate buyer group). You will learn how millennials - today's largest real estate market - buy, sell, rent, strategize, and communicate. Learn how you can better serve this new leading population of clients.

This course will challenge past approaches to working with clients and illustrate successful approaches to working with today's buyers and sellers. Get insight into how to educate yourself about millennials' specific preferences and how builders and the real estate industry are responding to them.

You will explore essential expectations and patterns so you can refine and re-tool and your knowledge and practices, as well as your branding and image to reflect an understanding of the new real estate model. This course focuses on increasing your ability to work effectively and productively with millennials to achieve their real estate goals, as well as yours!

Property Management and Managing Risk v6.0 #1024 - UPDATED

This popular title provides an up-to-date introduction to property management with a practical focus on how to comply with regulations and avoid liability. The features include "Liability Alerts" that offer suggestions for avoiding liability from both owners and tenants, as well as case studies, key terms, learning objectives, review questions, and review questions with answer rationales. Not a video course.

Red Flags: Property Inspection Guide v5.0 #3401

Recent legislation has directed you with the responsibility of inspecting properties for "red flags" – especially an extreme issue such as asbestos or mold. Brokers and agents who understand and comply with their state's disclosure laws stand a better chance of avoiding legal liability or a sale falling through. Limit your personal risk by being better informed of what to look for and how to correctly respond to the finding. Not a video course.

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Solving the Down Payment Dilemma (Online Video Course) #3595

Every generation of consumers faces unique challenges and problems in the buying and selling of homes. For today’s home purchasers, one of the biggest hurdles is the amount of time it takes to accumulate enough money for a down payment. While finding cash for a down payment has always been a hurdle for some, the number of prospective home purchasers, and the number of issues they have to deal with to save for a down payment, is impacting the market to an extent not previously seen. To provide information and solutions to consumers, real estate professionals can develop new tools and techniques that will prepare the consumer to take advantage of the marketplace.

The Tiny House: Phase or Craze? (OnDemand Video Course) v2.0 #1910 - UPDATED

Witness this emerging market segment as you learn about the new world of tiny house living. In The Tiny House: Is it a Phase or Craze?, you’ll learn the origin of the tiny house, different types of tiny houses, the structural elements, costs and considerations, valuation of property, and when a tiny house is considered real property. We’ll also identify financing options specific to the tiny house and introduce you to tiny house communities developing across the country. The tiny house is a reflection of expressed values by a growing number of buyers today: simple living in natural surroundings and smaller more-efficient living spaces. 

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This course will reveal a client group whose needs may be unclear, until now. This course will prepare you to be knowledgeable of the construction and informed about market needs as well as provide you with options to discuss with your clients who are seeking this type of real estate.

Twenty Cost-Effective Home Improvements (Online Video Course) v2.0 #1845 - UPDATED

Discover the most valuable improvements homeowners can make to increase the value of their homes. This course uses the latest national data to calculate the 20 home upgrades that provide the greatest return on investment. Including internal improvements—like kitchen remodels, outdoor improvements— like deck additions, and energy-saving improvements—like window replacements, this course explores the home improvement process from all angles to reach some surprising conclusions about cost and value. With an extended discussion of financing and environmental factors, this course will allow clients to make wise choices that positively impact the resale value of their homes.

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