Sales Agent Apprenticeship Education (SAE)

Package cost $686, valued at $980

Comes with a Designation after completion.

• GRI: Business Skills - 30 hours
• GRI: Contracts to Close - 30 hours
• GRI: Marketing - 30 hours
• Legal Update I - 4 hours
• Legal Update II - 4 hours

This course is required for all brokers, managers and team leaders who supervise other licensees. This course addresses the regulatory aspects of the management, operation and supervision of a real estate brokerage firm in Texas. The course provides an understanding and working knowledge of the law of agency, planning and organization of business entities, requirements for written policies and procedures, records retention and control, advertising, recruitment and training of agents and the anatomy of a complaint filed with the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC).

Legal I is a required continuing education course (CE) course that all license holders are mandated to take to renew their license. This course encompasses a detailed discussion regarding various laws, regulations, and guidelines that affect real estate license holders. This four-hour course provides a strong foundation in the latest legal and ethical procedures.

Legal II is a required continuing education course (CE) course that all license holders are mandated to take to renew their license. This course encompasses a detailed discussion regarding the Canons of Professional Ethics and Conduct, water and mineral rights in Texas, and ad valorem tax best practices and guidelines.

Gives a perspective of the major functions of property managers. Legal and interpersonal concerns and everyday issues regarding maintenance, accounting and administrative and other management activities are also covered. The class details specific practices and problems in the management of different types of properties.

In this course, you'll learn everything you need to know about starting and operating a real estate brokerage business: how to plan for and organize the firm, both structurally and financially; how to effectively staff, train, and manage your organization; how to position your firm for success and growth through detailed market planning and analysis.

This specialized course teaches the purpose and function of real estate as an investment. Real estate investment characteristics; residential, land, and commercial investments; ownership interests in real property; techniques of investment analysis; and applications to property tax are a few of the main topics presented in this basic approach to investment activities.

Using an effective blend of theory and practice, this text helps your students navigate potential investment opportunities in the real estate market. A unified principles and practice approach allows instructors to adjust the curriculum to their needs. Coverage explores investment trends, tax laws, regulations, and market conditions. 

Everything you do in real estate is sales and marketing…no better place to start than here! There are many marketing and real estate sales courses but few that explain marketing principles from a real estate agent’s point of view. This course integrates the four elements of a balanced marketing mix—promotion, place, product, and price. Throughout the course, principles of market research, data analysis, and market segmentation are applied to teach you how to be a more efficient salesperson. Updated units on technology, online marketing, and social media strategies make this the most comprehensive how-to guide for applying classic marketing and sales techniques to a real estate career. This course may also be used to fill a 30-hour Salesperson Apprentice Education (SAE) requirement in Texas.