All Forum Posts by: Wendy McLean

Thanks @Phil G.!

Hello,

Has anyone ever used the CE Shop, Inc for pre-licensing or continuing education real estate courses? If so, how was your experience?

Thanks.

@Jenny CunninghamI'm in!

@Account ClosedI see what you're saying on all points. The conversations in this thread have helped me to refine my next steps. If my goal is to first learn then serving a brokerage may be best but if I jump into REI, having independence to represent myself would be key, and maybe I can satisfy the learning component by shadowing an agent. Great feedback. Thanks for your honesty.

@Sam LinI'm seeing the picture better now. What will work for me? What's my plan? Will a big or small firm meet those goals? Thanks for your input in clarifying my vision.

@Tyrus ShiversThanks, I'll surely put them on my shortlist. 

@Russell Brazil...Thanks so much! I'm all for dotting my "i's" and crossing my "t's", so that resonates with me. I am actually looking into either taking the pre-license class with C21 or Long and Foster. Long and Foster's online class is also $40 cheaper. Although I love the flexibility of online learning, for several reasons I would rather take the in-person class. Thanks again for your expeditious input. :)

Hello all,

I'm new to RE and am surely trying to keep the costs down going out the gate. Do you have any suggestions for good brokerages to "hang" my license (once I do get it)? I've heard mention of brokerages that have no monthly fees, 100% commission and only charge a transaction fee with access to office as needed. I don't know if this can be found in MD. Advice/suggestions please? Where do you hang your license?

Thanks!

@Brian Gibbons...solid advice. Thanks.

@frankeimiller Thanks. I hope we find answers together.

@williamallen I really appreciate you weighing in on this. So, we were thinking of a doing a flip versus a buy and hold for the very reasons you mentioned above. I am concerned about doing our first "big" deal with friends in the event it may go bust but while we have never personally invested in this way, we're not totally oblivious as to how it all works. We have a background in and have associates that we team up with to work on construction-related projects. We rehabbed much of our own (1952) home when we bought it  few years ago. The flip scenario is something we think could work in this creative-financing circumstance. Would a lawyer be necessary (or advisable) when doing the joint venture agreement?