| Alphabet Letters after a person's name seem to | | | | only. Yipes... are they licensed to kill?Oh yes, let's |
| bestow some kind of special prestige. PHD, MD, | | | | not forget the QSC designation. That one |
| ESQ are common... but just look at what is | | | | requires a live or online course, a 40-question |
| available to real estate sales people...ABR, ABRM, | | | | multiple |
| ALC, CCIM, CIPS, CPM, ARM, AMO, CRB, CRS, | | | | choice quiz, a signed commitment to quality |
| CRE, | | | | statement |
| GAA, GRI, RCE, RAA, SIOR, AHWD ePRO, CAM, | | | | and participation in a perpetual customer survey |
| CBR, C-CREC, | | | | program that costs $50 for every 20 |
| CLHMS, CREA, CRIA, QSC and SRES | | | | surveys.RE/MAX International has a designation |
| designations.Can anyone, anywhere explain just | | | | for RE/MAX sales |
| exactly what those 26 | | | | agents. This one is the "internationally recognized |
| acronyms mean and what the qualifications are | | | | CNHS designation." Translated that stands for |
| to earn the | | | | "Certified New Home Specialist."Since its |
| use each of them? And if you can ... WHY?Some | | | | international you can sell homes in Transylvania |
| of those designations have extensive | | | | where you don't have to disclose that the |
| requirements, | | | | previous owner |
| including several days or even a full week in a | | | | was a vampire?The Women's Council of Realtors |
| classroom | | | | awards the LTG designation. |
| setting, a written examination, a certain number | | | | Please excuse me, but I can't figure that one out |
| of years | | | | since I |
| in the business and evidence of having closed a | | | | have just been stricken with a severe case of |
| required | | | | dyslexiaWhat I really want is an agent who can |
| number of transactions in the specialty.And then | | | | find a buyer and |
| there's the real estate equivalent of The Skull & | | | | properly fill out a purchase agreement. No |
| Bones... the CRE designation. Only 1,000 people | | | | alphabet |
| hold it, | | | | required.How about just finding and assigning |
| the qualifications are secret, and membership is | | | | properties |
| by invitation | | | | without cash, credit or much risk? Sounds good? |