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TREC Residential Core Course

This core course is designed to meet the 6-hr core renewal requirement for Tennessee licensees. Among its many topics, you'll learn about current issues, law and rule updates impacting residential real estate practice in TN.

This 16-hr CE Renewal Package includes the mandatory TREC Residential Core Course (6-hrs) and up to 12 hours worth of elective credits for license renewal.

The 6-hr TREC Residential Core Course is included in this package. Select between 10-12 hours of the elective courses below to complete your package.

This 16-hr CE Renewal Package includes the mandatory TREC Residential Core Course (6-hrs) and elective courses for license renewal.   

This 16-hr CE Renewal package (Best Seller) includes the mandatory 6-hr TREC Residential Core course and electives. Included Courses:

Students may substitute comparable courses for those below if desired. We customize free of charge-

• TREC Residential Core Course [2025-2026] (6 hrs.)
• Property Management Essentials (3 hrs.)
• Using Home Inspections to Protect Your Clients (3 hrs.)
• Applied Ethics in Practice: Case Studies (3 hrs.)
• Social Media for Real Estate Licensees (3 hrs.)

This 16-hr CE Renewal package (Best Seller) includes the mandatory 6-hr TREC Residential Core course and electives. Included Courses:

Students may substitute comparable courses for those below if desired. We customize free of charge-

• TREC Residential Core Course [2025-2026] (6 hrs.)
• Property Management Essentials (3 hrs.)
• Using Home Inspections to Protect Your Clients (3 hrs.)
• Applied Ethics in Practice: Case Studies (3 hrs.)
• Social Media for Real Estate Licensees (3 hrs.)

This 2023-2024 course is a makeup course available for those licensees who were unable to complete the 2023-2024 TREC Residential Core Course.  The newer 2025-2026 TREC Core course is available separately in our course list.

This 2023-2024 Core course is a makeup course available for those licensees who were unable to complete the 2023-2024 TREC Residential Core Course during that time period.  The newer 2025-2026 TREC Core course is available separately in our course list. Among the many topics of the core course, you'll learn about that time period's current issues, law and rule updates impacting residential real estate practice in TN.

This course is written to provide the licensee with a better understanding of the role of policies in the practice of real estate.

Gain an understanding of green homes and their influence and impact on buyers and sellers.

The course objectives include understanding Green as a new way of thinking, learning the terminology, understanding the benefits, analyzing savings, and learning to leverage this knowledge to better market green homes.

This course is a must for all agents who want to provide good service for clients interested in Green and/or LEED homes.     

The course learning objectives:

• Explain Green as a new way of thinking
• Learn the terminology of Green Homes
• Understand the benefits of Green
• Analyze how it reduces the cost of home ownership
• Explain how it increases purchasing power

This 3-hr electives CE course covers the role of the property manager, fair housing laws, fiduciary duty, and rental forms.

Property Management is a three-hour, intermediate level, elective CE course.
the role of the property manager, fair housing laws, fiduciary duty, and rental forms.

Learning Objectives:

• Define and Understand the Role of the Property Manager
• Create & Apply a PM Log to comply with Fair Housing Laws
• Understand Property Manager's Fiduciary Duty
• Become Familiar with Standard Rental Forms
• Synthesize the essence of case studies with professional practice
• Create a Property Management Job Description and Department
• Identify Risks and Develop a Strategy to Reduce those Risks
   

Topics covered include:

• Residential Landlord Tenant Code
• Terminology and Definitions
• Personnel
• Job Descriptions, Duties
• Rental Agreements
• Security Deposits
• Repairs
• Prohibited Practices
• Termination of Tenancy
• Landlord Obligations
• Tenant Obligations
• Landlord Remedies
• Civil Remedies for Landlord Tenant Code
• Debt Collection
• Time Lines for Landlord Tenant Code Obligations
• Mandatory Disclosures for Property Management
• Federal Fair Housing Discrimination
• Discrimination in Real Property Transactions
• State Civil Rights Commission
• Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Case Studies 

Learn about the ethical dilemmas in the practice of real estate through case studies. NOTE: This course is not eligible for NAR Credit.

This course reviews the methods of creating buyer agency, methods of developing new business and duties of the buyer agent.

Increase your market penetration through these specialized techniques. Single agency by design. This course reviews the methods of creating buyer agency, methods of developing new business and duties of the buyer agent.

Learning objectives:

• How buyer representation serves the client 
• Types of agency and relevance of single agency 
• Understanding the buyer representation contract 
• The duties; obligations and benefits of buyer representation 

Great course for learning the basics about the requirements and benefits of Chapter 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code.

1031 exchange is a swap of one investment property for another that allows capital gains taxes to be deferred. Learn the requirements and benefits of Chapter 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code and how to leverage them for your client.

Course Topics:

• Basic Rules of an Exchange
• Understand: Productive Use
• Investment Property
• Inventory
• Dealer
• Personal Use
• Like Kind property
• 45 day ID, 135 Extension "180 days"
• Second Half Rule
• Three Property Rule
• 95% and 200% Rules
• Example of an Exchange
• Forms to Execute an Exchange
• When to Seek Professional Advice 
   

Learn the tools to analyze investments and better service clients.

This course covers basic investment concepts and analytical tools. The instructor provides real estate and financially-based models to help licensees rank and analyze investment alternatives and risk.

Learn about social media, advertising rules and guidelines in the practice of real estate.