The overall goals of the Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR®) Designation course are to: Prepare real estate professionals to represent buyer-clients in real estate transactions and provide the quality of service and degree of fidelity to buyers that sellers have customarily enjoyed. Offer ideas and methods for building a buyer representation business. Develop a self-customized tool for conducting a buyer counseling session. Topics include: Buyer Representation Understanding Types of Agency Relationships Creating an Agency Relationship Client and Customer Relationships, Duties, and Responsibilities How We Work with Buyers Buyer Services The Buyer Counseling Session Offers and Negotiations Building a Buyer Representation Business Upon completion of the two-day course and successfully passing the exam, you will have achieved ABR® candidate status, a three-year period during which you must fulfill the educational and experiential requirements to earn the Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR®) Designation awarded by the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council, Inc. (This is a required course for the ABR® Designation) The ABR Designation requires additional ongoing dues: 1st year of REBAC membership is free. 2nd year is $110 but prorated depending on when the course was taken. 3rd year $110 with a 5% discount if paid online before the end of the year. ATTENDANCE POLICY 1. FREC requires a licensee to attend 90% of each of the classroom hours. Physical attendance is required for the duration of class. Please allow adequate commute time. This policy is strictly enforced. 2. You are required to sign-in/sign-out to be recorded as attended and earn CE. 3. No exceptions will be made. CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE • ALL MATERIALS ARE COPYRIGHTED AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN ANY WAY. VIOLATORS WILL HAVE TO LEAVE CLASS AND WILL NOT RECEIVE A REFUND. • Electronic note-taking is permitted on silent devices ONLY. • Cell phone use is permitted ONLY outside of classroom during designated breaks. Please be sure it is silenced and put away.

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While going door to door may seem a thing of the past, there is a time to do it and it can bring huge results! But how?? In this popular session, Thom Pirone explains exactly when and how to engage in door to door selling. He will tell you exactly what to say and how to say it. This strategy has helped hundreds of agents to get more listings and it can help you too, especially if you're hesitant!