Armbrust Real Estate Institute

06/03/2024

Before, During and After the Closing
Recognize your obligations and liability; strategies to prevent trouble leading up to the closing and beyond.

Years ago, title insurance companies provided only title insurance. Earnest money was deposited and held in the listing brokers trust account and brokers would prepare the closing documents and conduct the closing. Today, title companies offer closing services, including holding earnest monies. Most...

03/06/2024

Property Inspections, who should and shouldn't attend?

Oh, the controversy! Google the question and you will find a plethora of opinions. Many originate simply from a defensive attitude designed to limit the brokers liability, without consideration of duties or best practices. This article will offer an alternative perspective through the lens of requir...

02/08/2024

Wrap around mortgages explained!

Understanding a Wrap Around Mortgage Historically a “wrap around mortgage” was used to accomplish a lower blended rate on real estate purchases in high interest rate environments. For example, let’s presume a seller has an existing loan at 3% interest for 50% of the current value of a property...

12/14/2023

With high interest rates people are trying to find creative ways to get into a home. Learn about buying property "subject to".

The Current Market The real estate market is ever changing and evolving. In the current environment of high property values and increasing interest rates, people are understandably trying to find creative ways to get into a home. Purchasing property using “subject to” assumptions seem to be the ...

12/12/2023

Be sure to check out the Spotlight Page for other helpful documents.   CBS1 (Residential), CBS2 (Income-Residential), CBSF1 (Foreclosure) Sec 8.4., 8.5., 8.7., Added statutory language regarding Metropolitan Districts and calls for inclusion of official websites for any applicable metropolitan dist...

12/07/2023

Choosing a Brokerage doesn't need to be difficult, in fact, it may come down to just one question.

When applying for an active real estate license, each new Broker Associate must affiliate with a brokerage firm for a minimum of two years prior to upgrading to Independent or Employing Broker. Be encouraged by the fact that nearly all brokerage firms are hiring new licensees. That said, the questio...

03/21/2023

Join us for Jelly Donuts and the Appraiser this Friday at 9am. As always, there will be donuts!
Register here: https://areishop.linqportal.com/Course/16049/

11/17/2022

Congratulations Janice! You've come a long way since you graduated from AREI in 2009. We're so proud of you!

10/19/2020

We still have seats in Pat's Contracts CE class this Friday 10/23 and the
2020 Annual Update Course on 11/6. Come join us and get your learning on!

06/25/2020

We are very excited to announce that as of 7/1 AREI will be transitioning all students to the eGent eContract/Transaction Management platform. eGent is a profoundly superior system which offers a better transaction experience at a lower cost. After years of strategic development alongside industry leaders including: broker owners, managing brokers, broker associates, teams, and transaction coordinators, eGent is soon to become the industry standard throughout Colorado. Here's what the leaders have to say:

Nobody has filled the need for contract software more effectively than eGent

The eGent team has responded to the needs and desires of the brokerage community by providing a customer-centric solution

The ease of creating, transmitting, and signing contracts has set a new standard for the real estate industry

The guidance that eGent provides for completing Commission Forms has revolutionized the way contracts are completed

eGent is a single-solution software that allows my TC to manage transactions with ease and efficiency

Managing costs in the real estate business is essential, eGent offers expanded functionality at a fraction of the cost of our previous system

AREI is eager to begin deploying the eGent software to every new licensee knowing that they will be equipped with tools that position them for long-term success. If you'd like to know more about eGent you can check out their website at www.eGent.pro.

03/31/2020

I’m reaching out to connect with any licensing students that have yet to join our Zoom classroom. The feedback after 2 weeks of teaching virtually is awesome. People especially like the fact that they can mute me! If you are currently a licensing student and have not received a Zoom call invite, please reach out to AREI and make sure that we have a correct email for you.
Otherwise we pray everyone is safe at home and making this a productive time. For those of you in the middle of your studies, this is a great opportunity to get licensed while things are quiet so you can hit the ground running once the Coronavirus is behind us.
As to the virus, there is so much positive news about treatments and preparedness. Leave it up to American industry and ingenuity! In our history the great people of this country have always been able to solve big problems. I am hopeful this event will be no different.

03/19/2020

Due to the Governor’s executive order, beginning on Monday March 23rd, AREI will not be offering live classroom sessions until our next licensing start date on April 20th. Moving forward, we will let you know if anything changes. This includes both licensing and continuing education classes.

For now, the online program has been working great for our current students, in fact, this can be an opportunity to get the licensing education completed so that you can hit the ground running when the Corona dust settles. During this time our office is available for assistance between 9 am and 3 pm and, as usual, David and Patrick are available 24/7 to help our students with content questions.

We are praying warmth, health and productivity for everyone! We also believe there is a silver lining and maybe that includes working on your own professional development, family relationships or just a break from the chaos that is sometimes our lives. Blessings to all!