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Convention 2008 Classes
Class Hours (vary by class - please see important note below)
Tuesday, September 16 from 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday, September 17 from 7:30am - 3:30pm
Thursday, September 18 from 8:00am - 11:30am

New in 2008 we have added more classes and changed our class format to allow you more flexibility with your schedule. Choose up to 18 hours of classes from the numerous hours on our schedule and still have room to schedule time in the exhibit hall, meetings, and other events

 
Classes - Relevant to Your Business!

Short Sales from A to Z will give you a solid understanding of the short sale process, pitfalls, opportunities, and how they benefit the bank, your client, and you. Instructor, Jacob Swodeck, trainer for 12 years and short sales negotiator for 10 years, has successfully closed 500 short sales in southern California.

How to Build Wealth with Real Estate explores how to double your income by working with investors, help enlighten and motivate buyers, calculate rate of return before your purchase, and maximize tax benefits. Instructor, Tom Lundstedt, CCIM, a former Major League Baseball player, is known as the funniest investment and tax guy in America.

Seven Key Money Issues Every REALTOR® Should Know introduces IRA use, buying rental property the smart way, put your “kid” to work, become a“ bifurcating” expert, shelter your earned income, and more. Instructor, Tom Lundstedt.

Agricultural/Land Tax Update provides information on real estate taxation, sales price allocations and gain computations; new tax law updates, new depreciation rules, and individual vs. capital gain rate changes; 1031 like-kind exchanges, new regulations-2nd homes and estate planning and ideas, and more. Instructor, Gary Peters, CPA, has more than 30 years experience in accounting, auditing, and tax planning/preparation as a managing partner of a CPA firm in Spencer.

Home From Work educates REALTORS® on the benefits of employer-assisted housing, and how to reach out to employers. Instructor, Mary Ann Bush, Bush Real Estate, Broker/Owner ABR, ABRM, CRS, e-Pro, GRI, SRES, TRC, WCR Member AHWD – At Home With Diversity Certification, ASR, brings a unique perspective to training courses through her vast experience as a REALTOR®.

Real Estate Generation: How to Market and Sell Across Multiple Generations will discuss each generation, the relationship between the generational mix and client engagement, and how to improve your business by understanding generational differences. Instructor, Josh Hanson, CRS, GRI, helps businesses transform into high performance organizations through Nfinity Performance Group, LLC, which he founded and manages.

Branding Your Business—Positioning Yourself for Success will teach the best practices for marketing yourself as an expert in the real estate field to build lifelong customers and a strong referral base. Instructor, Taura Prosek, CRS, GRI, MBA, is a member of the PDI Real Estate Team at RE/MAX Professionals in Muscatine,with more than a decade of experience in human resources, sales, and marketing.

Principles of Partnership Selling explores ways to understand your client’s needs and handle their objections so you can truly partner with them to meet their needs. Instructor, Tyler Abens, IAR Gold Individual Achievement Award Winner, is a Broker Associate at Abens Realty in Webster City, who also worked for several years in human resources and training.

 
Important Note Regarding Convention Education

A certificate for 1 CE will be given for each hour of class attended. Students must stay in the classroom for the entire hour to receive credit.

However, students will have flexibility to move around listening to various speakers in one hour sessions throughout the day.

For example, on Tuesday, Sept. 16, Seven Key Money Issues will be presented in three parts, at 8:30am, 9:30am, and 10:30am, with a short break in between each presentation.

 
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