Continuing Education, Training and Designations
Kristi Gonzalez, Broker, REALTOR®, CRS, e-PRO, RRS, Notary Public
I have been a licensed real estate agent since 1997. (Washington and now California)
California Real Estate Broker beginning in 2008
A REALTOR® is federally registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is a member of the National Association of REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics.
A CRS is a Certified Residential Specialist and a member of the Council of Residential Specialists. Currently, less than 4% of Real Estate Agents, Nationwide, hold this designation.
CRS is the symbol of excellence in residential real estate. Members have proven they have the experience, training and commitment to be among the best in their profession.
An e-PRO is a REALTOR® who has successfully completed the e-PRO training program for real estate professionals. Endorsed by the National Association of REALTORS®, the e-PRO course teaches professionals the nuts and bolts of working with real estate on-line: Web sites, e-mail, on-line tools, and most of all, what today's consumer really wants.
A RRS is a Recreation and Resort Sales Specialist and a member of the Worldwide Recreation & Resort Council. I have completed a comprehensive course focused on the unique needs and practices of recreation and resort property sales and management.
The following are the names of real estate courses that I have taken just since 2001:
Date Course Name
10/17/2001 Mortgage Loan Brokering & Lending
01/08/2002 MLS Tempo Training- Basic
01/10/2002 MLS - Advanced Tempo
01/16/2002 Winforms 2000 Training
01/28/2002 Understanding the Residential Purchase Agreement
02/07/2002 REALTOR® NAR - Ethics
07/22/2002 Untangling the Real Estate Web
03/04/2003 Staying out of Court
12/12/2003 Tech Vantage
01/28/2004 Listing or Buying- Conquering Contracts
01/29/2004 Listing or Buying (day 2)
01/30/2004 Understanding the Residential Purchase Agreement
10/20/2004 Understanding Credit Scores workshop
11/16/2004 Fall Forms Changes
02/03/2005 Probate
02/09/2005 Cracking the Code (Code Violations)
02/14/2005 CRS (elective) Ninja Selling I
02/24/2005 Foreclosure
03/10/2005 VA Raises the Roof
03/24/2005 How to Invest in Real Estate....
04/14/2005 How to Analyze & Price Small Rental Properties
04/22/2005 Cash Help for First Time Home Buyers
04/28/2005 Agency
05/20/2005 RESPA, Referral, Rebates and Gifts
05/26/2005 CRS 201 Listing Strategies - day 1
05/27/2005 CRS 201 day 2
06/02/2005 Fair Housing
06/15/2005 Received e-PRO designation
06/29/2005 Condo Conversions Live
07/21/2005 Riverside Listing input training
08/04/2005 CRS 202- Buyer Strategies - day 1
08/05/2005 CRS 202- day 2
09/29/2005 CRS (elective)- Recreation and Resort properties - day 1
09/30/2005 CRS (elective) day 2
10/10/2005 Trust Fund Handling
11/10/2005 CRS 210- Building an Exceptional Customer Service Referral Business - day 1
11/11/2005 CRS 210- day 2
01/26/2006 How to succeed in a real estate slowdown
02/11/2006 2006 New Real Estate Laws
03/10/2006 Defending Your File- the importance of documentation in real estate
03/29/2006 How to Stay Out of Court:
1. The 8 most frequent issues raised in lawsuits
2. The most vulnerable problem areas in every transaction
3. How to deal effectively with repairs
4. The 7 excuses that never work in court
5. Specific ideas to reduce your risk
6. How to protect your client and yourself
05/26/2006 Commissioned as a Notary Public and Loan Signing Agent
08/11/2006 Reducing Risks in a Short Sale
10/24/2006 Living Trust Seminar
11/10/2006 Fall Real Estate Forms Changes
August - December 2007 Brian Buffini's 100 Days to Greatness Training Program
01/17/2008 California New-Law Review for Notaries
01/02/2008 Tempo 5 MLS training
03/26/2008 Real Estate Practice
04/13/2008 Legal Aspects of Real Estate
04/28/2008 Real Estate Appraisal
05/17/2008 Real Estate Economics
06/03/2008 Real Estate Finance
11/11/2008 A Broker's Platform for Success
11/19/2008 NAR Ethics
12/05/2008 Childhood Lead Poisoning- City of San Diego New Ordinance
12/08/2008 Short Sales
03/12/2009 Mortgage and Economy update
Upcoming Courses Scheduled 09/02/2009 Real Estate Finance Seminar
If you are considering hiring a real estate agent, make sure you ask them how much training they have completed. It takes more than passing a real estate exam to keep current on the latest issues in real estate. The more education an agent has, the better for the YOU. |