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Contracts 101

Course Description

1. Requirements for sellers, buyers, and agents under the FR/BAR Contract.
2. Timelines, document delivery, escrow requirements, and other contractual obligations.
3. Being best prepared as a Listing or Selling Agent.
4. Contract considerations regarding escrow disputes.
5. Provisions within the sales contract relevant to attempting or avoiding contract cancellation.
6. New contract financing contingency pitfalls and how to resolve them.
7. Sample addenda.
8. FARBAR timeline forms.

Types of Agency

Course Description

1. An overview of the processes involved in taking the role of listing agent, buyer’s agent, or transaction agent.
2. A review of the commission implications of each type of agency.
3. A review of agency disclosure requirements.
4. A review of the fiduciary duties owed to a buyer or seller in each type of agency relationship.
5. A brief overview of Florida Agency Law.

FIRPTA/1031 Exchanges/Investment Properties

Course Description

1. Taxation of a seller under the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act.
2. Which persons and properties are subject to FIRPTA withholding?
3. What are the exceptions to FIRPTA?
4. 1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges.
5. Timelines, requirements, and considerations for 1031 investing.
6. A review of tax certificates and tax deed sales.
7. Homestead exemptions.
8. Each attendee will receive the publication Section 1031: Tax Deferred Exchanges In A Nutshell.

Title 101: How to Review a Title Commitment

Course Description

1. Discussion regarding wild mortgages, defective deeds, legal description defects, and vesting errors.
2. An overview of the effects of judgments and liens on the buying and selling processes.
3. Information regarding title commitments, payoffs, lispendens, estoppels, municipal lien searches, surveys, and permitting along with the effects each can have on a real estate transaction.
4. Avoiding earnest money deposit forfeiture: A review of financing contingency clauses and vital dates.
5. An examination of trust vesting and corporate requirements for both buyers and sellers.

Surveys

Course Description

1. Information on how to read a survey.
2. Steps to take when there are encroachments that could affect the sale of the property.
3. When to object to a survey defect.
4. Discussion regarding easements of record.
5. Different types of easements and their implications.
6. A discussion of different types of legal descriptions.

FR/BAR Addenda

Course Description

1. Taxation of a seller under the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act.
2. Which persons and properties are subject to FIRPTA withholding?
3. What are the exceptions to FIRPTA?
4. 1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges.
5. Timelines, requirements and considerations for 1031 investing.
6. A review of tax certificates and tax deed sales.
7. Homestead exemptions.
8. Each attendee will receive Section 1031: Tax Deferred Exchanges In A Nutshell.

Probate/Trusts/Title Vesting

Course Description

1. An examination of the different types of probate:
   • Summary Administration
   • Formal Administration
   • Ancillary Administration
2. A review of handling homestead versus non-homestead property.
3. Discussion of the cost and time it takes to administer a probate and who is authorized to sign the listing agreement and contract.
4. The process for approving the sale of property with the Court.
5. Avoiding probate by strategic titling of real property.