Tax-Reduction Strategies for Real Estate Agents with Karen Jones
Tax Season is upon us, so now is the time to start preparing. Join Karen Jones, Managing Partner with Meador & Jones, LLP, to learn about the key deductions that every real estate agent should know about to maximize tax savings. Learn which deductions qualify, how to apply for the deductions, and the specific IRS requirements associated with each deduction. Here are a few of the most common deductions you will learn about:
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• Travel Expenses
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TikTok for Real Estate
TikTok is a short-term, video sharing app that allows users to create and share videos that will help promote their business. In this beginner class, we will discuss the advantages of a TikTok profile, provide steps for creating the perfect TikTok video, share valuable content ideas that will attract a large audience, and end with tips and tricks.
Title Commitments - A to D
Learn the parts of a title commitment, the nature of exceptions, and how your residential transactions could be affected.
Title Insurance and Commitments for Commercial Transactions
Learn the critical parts of title commitments for commercial transactions to ensure you and your clients meet the deadlines for a successful closing.
Tree Preservation Basics for Real Estate
Join us for a Real Estate CEU course all about trees and their impact on real estate. Topics will include Trees 101, Construction, Tree Preservation, and Oak Wilt.
Trusts
Learn more about Trusts including who can sell, how property transfers into or out of a Trust, and the common terms.
Understanding Easements
This course will discuss various types of easements, including: Utility, Building lines, setbacks as shown on survey, Right of Way, benefits and burdens to the persons giving and receiving the easement of right of way. Examples of paperwork will be shown.
Unique Utilities for Realtors
When buying or selling real property outside of urban cores, Texas has a dizzying array of entities that may provide utility services. In this class, Realtors will learn the different types of utility entities, which ones serve a particular property, the requirements and disclosures of selling property in certain utility entity jurisdiction and so much more!
Using LinkedIn to Build Relationships with Customers & Prospects
Creating awareness online can be a lot like going fishing – you need to find the right location and the right bait. Recognized as a highly-visible and trusted platform in which its users are focused on professional connections, LinkedIn can be a great virtual fishing hole for real estate professionals to stay in touch with current customers, generate awareness and attract buyers, sellers and referral sources.