Cheapest full REA course you have seen suitable for NSW

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  1. dabbler

    dabbler Well-Known Member

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    Hi All,

    I am interested in who provides the lowest cost REA course that will satisfy in NSW for a full license, I saw one for $1500, but then as you read on it was the deposit.

    Not talking about quality or anything else, so would like to avoid all that side of things, as long as they are a legit RTO doing the correct modules.
     
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    REI NSW is $2950

    Kaplan is $2250 in 2 installments

    TAFE from $1980 (smart and skilled)

    AFAIK there's no GST on education courses.
     
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    I did mine through Kaplan. I did part of the NSW BA course with realestatetraining which was cheap but such a dodgy mish mash of unstructured mess, 0/5 stars.
     
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    Did you get your license though ;) success.

    I only had to do 3 or 4 subjects as I got RPL for the rest.
     
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    What is "smart & skilled" ? a new term for RPL ? or just someone clever enough to re negotiate the fee ? :)
     
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    Use the force @dabbler - I'm not spoonfeeding this year.
     
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    Hey, c'mon, I did not get a month notice of policy changes.

    I also tried the search thingy, it returned your post alone, so what gives ??? :):p
     
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    I meant SA not ba (sales agent) course a while ago. It was so bad I gave up and just forfeited the course fee and did the whole thing with kaplan for sa rla course instead
     
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    You mean the retraining one was so bad you had to walk away out of pocket ?
     
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    Yes. It was literally a web page with a bunch of links to PDF's/websites of the various govt agencies to read, then a word doc to fill in for an assessment, not at all structured learning. And people wonder why agents are so bad.

    In comparison the Kaplan course was excellent, I had do around 60 assessments to get my agency principal license and they werent tick and flick easy markers either.
     
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    I had to do 3 or 4 assessments and a phone interview. Took me a week or two and $2k and hey presto LREA. Kaplan. ;)

    Courses for Horses (or something like that)
     
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    For a full course from nothing or for RPL?
     
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    The TAFE link explains it all(ish) ;)
     
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    Full course RPL
     
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    Hi

    I am currently doing the agent's representative course for Victoria through www.nrel.com.au. The retail price was $600 but I asked for a discount code and they offered it to me for $299 and then I used the code during checkout and paying for the course online. I then enquired last week about the Certificate IV course for Victoria that has a retail price for $2999 and they said when I wish to enrol they will give me a coupon code and the course will only cost $899, that's a massive saving. As the full course for NSW is $2800 through this company, give them a call and tell them you would be happy to do it if the price was under $900 and ask for a discount code.

    Here is the web link: NSW Real Estate Certificate - Certification Programs Online

    Let me know how you go.

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    alicudi
     
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    So RPL then, not a full course for those with no certs at all?
     
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    I started mine at Kaplan and didn't really like it. It was quite generic , the customer service was atrocious and studying on my own didn't really suit me.

    I transferred what modules I had done over to Real Estate Training College, a SA only place I think. Being quite specific on SA stuff and being in a collaborating class environment worked better for me.
     
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    After you become a Licensed RE Agent, how long does that last for before you have to get recertified?
     
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    At the moment forever as long as you stay registered with the BLA.
     

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