Certified Distressed Property Expert® Certification
Now also available to take online!
Date and time: Feb. 15-16, 2012, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Location: Mingle School of Real Estate, 1201 Greenwood Cliff, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28204
Tuition: Mingle Students $449, Regular Price $599
Registration: Register online or call 800-482-0335. Use discount code ECD007 to receive the special price.
Note: This course provides four hours of North Carolina continuing-education (CE) elective credit.
Read The Seven Most Dangerous Short Sales Myths
About the Program
A Certified Distressed Property Expert® (CDPE) is a real estate professional with specific understanding of the complex issues confronting the real estate industry and the foreclosure avoidance options available to homeowners. Through comprehensive training and experience, CDPEs are able to provide solutions for homeowners facing hardships in today’s market, specifically short sales.
- Quantifying and Identifying the Distressed Property Market
- Decoding the Subprime Market: Understand Popular/Unpopular Loan Programs
- Anatomy of One Bad Month and a Lost Property
- Adopting a Successful Distressed Property Mindset
- The Four-Step E=MC2 Seller Assessment
- The 20 'Tough but Necessary Questions' for Every Seller
- List Like a CDPE (80 percent of your work is done in the first meeting)
- CDPE Pricing Strategies and the CDPE Pricing Matrix
- Foreclosure Options and Solutions
- Short Sales: the Insider’s Lender Perspective
- Short Sale Seller Qualifications (know exactly who to list)
- Seller Consequences of a Short Sale
- Short Sales: Listing and Preparation; Maintaining Your Listing; Accepting the (RIGHT) Offer; Submitting a Successful Package, Getting Priority Treatment from Mortgage Companies; Negotiating and Closing! (Earn a commission, save a homeowner.)
- Common Short Sale Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
- 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
- Your First 30 Days to Success as a Certified Distressed Property Expert!
Note: This professional certification is not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Association of REALTORS®.
View a sample of the CDPE program: 15 minute preview, 30 minute preview, 45 minute preview