Living in The East Valley » About Us http://livingintheeastvalley.com Recreation, Real Estate, and Real Life in Arizona Mon, 14 May 2012 22:11:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Certified Negotiation Expert http://livingintheeastvalley.com/certified-negotiation-expert/ http://livingintheeastvalley.com/certified-negotiation-expert/#comments Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:05:00 +0000 admin http://livingintheeastvalley.com/?p=256 It’s a funny story. REALTORs need to get 24 hours of continuing education every two years. I need some hours before May. I saw this class that would get me over the minimum and it was near my home. I signed up, expecting nothing more than getting my hours and maybe learning one or two useful things.

George Will said, “The future has a way of arriving unannounced.”

I walked into Tom Hayman’s class on becoming a better negotiator. By taking this two day course I can become a ‘Certified Negotiation Expert’ and I can only say ‘Wow!’

I’ve come away with over a dozen ways to help my clients make more money when they sell their homes, save more money when the buy a home and make the whole process less dramatic for buyers, sellers and REALTORs too.

As I go through my notes and all the additional charts and graphs I have been given I will blog about it and let you know how our real estate operation will change.

This new knowledge, on top of my existing knowledge of negotiating will benefit my clients immensely.

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You may not realize it but in order to keep a real estate license, a real estate agent must take 24 hours of continuing education every two years. This must include at least three hours credit in each of the following subjects: Agency Law, Disclosure, Contract Law, Real Estate Legal Issues, Commissioner’s Standards, and Fair Housing. The remaining six hours can be from general courses or any of the categories previously listed. To learn more about licensing requirements for real estate agents visit the Arizona Department of Real Estate.
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In Arizona, we live in the greater Phoenix area. In a part called the East Valley. The East Valley is Chandler, Tempe, Mesa and Gilbert. Scottsdale is just north of us and Phoenix is to the west. You can see the green arrow (click the photo to get a larger map), it’s home to us. We serve most of the Phoenix area.
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