Career Opportunities - No Degree Necessary

CAREER OPPORTUNITY - No Degree Necessary. These ads usually disappoint us because the job offered is sleazy, off-the-wall and less than your dream position. Opportunities with little training and no degree do exist. The pay is good and potential for advancement is up to you.

Licensed Community Association Management

• Description: Manage associations: neighborhood, homeowner, condominium, mobile home, timeshare, vacation ownership.
• Need: Community Association Management License (LCAM). Check your state for variations.
• To apply: Must be 18 years old.
  High school or equivalent.
  Provide electronic fingerprinting for background check.
  Florida residency or U.S citizenship is not required.
• Required: Complete 18-hour pre-licensing course.
  No missed classes. Be on time and no late lunches or early departures.
  Pass 18 hour licensing course exam
  Apply for your State Examination
  Passing is 75% in Florida.
• Cost: $269.00 with IFREC (Institute of Florida Real Estate Careers, Inc.) Check with State of Florida
  DBPR (Department of Business and Professional Regulation) for others authorized to administer courses and test schedules. Some may be online.
• Renew: Every two years
• Bio: Usual day depends on how large your property is and how many properties you are managing. Some CAMs manage 10 plus properties. Unless your property is under development, you will more than likely answer to the Home Owner's Association's Board of Directors. It is your responsibility to oversee and inform the board of any violations of the Rules, Regulations, Restrictions, Covenants, and Florida State Statutes. Your responsibilities could include: hiring vendors for pool maintenance, tennis courts, playgrounds, parking lots, landscaping and sprinkler system maintenance, budgets, billing, maintenance fees, accounts receivable and payable, keep abreast of Florida State Codes and Statutes covenants, rules, regulations, regulations, and attend community meetings.

You may work for a management company. The company usually does your billing, bookkeeping and some paperwork, but you must keep them informed. Computer knowledge is a big plus.

You may decide to set up your own company, lots of work but many rewards.

Community Association Management is not the same as property management. Property maintenance is important to both. Association management is based on Florida Statutes, and operates under the

Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

Real Estate Associate

• Description: Property representative for buyer or seller or sometimes both: residential, commercial, agricultural.
• Need: Real Estate Sales Associate License
  Requirements vary from state to state. Most are similar.
  63-hour Pre-License Course
• To Apply: Complete the pre-licensing 63-hour course Pass 63 hour Pre-License Course Exam
  Apply for State Exam Pass State Exam 75%
  Post Licensing Exam within 12 months (for new associates only
• Required: Must be 18 years old. High school or equivalent (GED)
  Provide electronic finger Printing
• Cost: Pre-Licensing Course Fee = $429.00 Post Licensing Course Fee = $239.00 (for first time associates)
• Renew: Every two years
• Bio: As a real estate sales associate you will find properties for buyers and sellers. You may sell, buy or both. The most important rule in real estate is your fiduciary responsibility for your client/s. You must register with a broker. Learn as much as you can as quickly as you can; know lenders, mortgage companies, advertising, com parables, know your area and know others working your area, , schools and schedules, bus stops, playgrounds, swimming pools, dance studios, clubs, kids programs. My advice is to know as much as you possibly can about your area. If necessary, print and take information list with you everywhere.

For hard working Realtors, it is fun for most. The rewards are exciting, glamorous and profitable. Lots of help available, but must ask for it.

Real Estate Professional Assistant (REPA)

• Description: Professional assistant to broker or Realtor.
• Need:
  Assist real estate licensee in: Farming; Marketing; Listing Showing; Inspections; Follow-ups
• To Apply: Check with IFREC or DBPR for options.
• Cost: $249.00
• Renew: Every two years.
• Bio: Staff assistant for high-energy, high-powered, fast moving, enterprising person. Be ready to run. It is an amazing opportunity to learn the real estate business. You may decide to join the Realtor list.

The fields chosen currently do not require degrees, however, sales associates and brokers are returning to school for degrees. Some real estate companies are now requiring bachelor or master degrees. The course fees are well worth the education and cheaper than college.

Division of Professions Bureau of Education & Testing Candidate Services Examinations 1940 North Monroe Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0791 Phone: 850.488.5952 • Fax: 850.487.9757