Agents: Become an Expert on Handling Distressed Property Sales Through Two-Day Designation Course

Las Vegas, NV, August 20, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Real estate agents that want to learn how to sail through distressed property transactions like seasoned pros should sign up for the Certified Distressed Property Expert Designation course offered on October 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the 2009 AREAA/NAHREP Real Estate and Marketing Conference. The two-day training will be offered as part of the single largest industry meeting of Asian and Hispanic real estate professionals that takes place at the Palazzo Resort in Las Vegas on October 25-27. For more information about the course, go to http://www.areaa.org/convention/cert.html.

The training will be delivered by the Distressed Property Institute and will teach agents about solutions for homeowners facing hardships in today’s market. The course covers:
• The Four-Step E=MC2 Seller Assessment
• List like a Certified Distressed Property Expert (80% of your work is done in meeting #1)
• Short Sales: Pitfalls and how to avoid them; listing and preparation; maintaining your listing; accepting the right offer; submitting a successful package; getting priority treatment from mortgage companies; negotiating and closing, quantifying and identifying the distressed property market.
• The 20 "Tough but Necessary" questions for every seller
• CDPE pricing strategies and the CDPE Pricing Matrix
• Nine easy steps to a successful HUD short sale
• Build your distressed property business quickly, easily and inexpensively
• Leverage your distressed property listings for maximum exposure and business, at the lowest cost possible to you
• Derailing "investors" from taking advantage of your clients
• Finding and working with the right investors

Conference attendees pay only $399 for the training, a $200 savings off the regular fees. To register, go to http://www.areaa.org/convention and click on the Register tab.

The annual meeting is a forum for Asian and Hispanic real estate professionals, business leaders, leading economists, lenders, servicers and asset managers for discussions on the state of the minority housing market and strategies for the current business environment. Registration fees are $249 for members and $399 for nonmembers. For complete details see: https://www.signup4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=AREA16E&OID=50

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