GRI Grad Course Details

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December 4-5 - GRI Grad Course, Itasca

The Westin Chicago Northwest
400 Park Blvd., Itasca
Single/Double room rate - $99 plus tax by Nov. 8
RESERVATIONS: 630-773-4000 | 888-627-8510

This course is designed for those who have already earned their GRI designation. Graduate Course provides you with the tools that are needed to succeed in today's real estate market and is an excellent environment for networking with your peers.

Call 800-252-2910 or e-mail register@iar.org for more information!

2012 Keynote Speakers

Tax Armageddon - Get ready for the 2013 fiscal cliff with Tax Expert Chris Bird

You need to attend Chris Bird's presentation on the tax issues that are included in the "Tax Armageddon" or "fiscal cliff." Congress has left over 50 tax provisions that either expired in 2011 or are due to expire on 12/31/2012. Chris will also explain away the myths of the so called 3.8% tax on real estate sales starting in 2013, the new rules for the deduction of the SUV and answer the big question - Does a client sell in 2012 or 2013? Chris will fully analyze the issue for you. Chris Bird has been in the financial business for over 30 years. He was a Senior IRS agent for 16 years and started his own company, Chris Bird Seminars, Inc., conducting over 125 seminars a year on accounting, financial planning, wealth building, residential rental property ownership, and tax strategies for the real estate and financial industries nationwide. Chris was an adjunct instructor at the University of Illinois in tax law for 20 years. He is a Senior CRS Instructor and a Senior Faculty Instructor for the Realtors Land Institute. He currently holds his real estate license in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

"No More Wrong Turns...Calibrate Your Inner GPS to make 2013 your best year yet!" - Coach Patti Kouri

Have you hit a wall? Are there obstacles blocking your path? Are you encountering more challenges than you anticipated? Are you stuck? Or worse yet, are you heading for a catastrophe? If so, stop making wrong turns. But how? Join Coach Patti - success strategist, motivational expert and attitude adjuster - this fall at GRI Grad and get to the next level of production and performance! Patti Kouri, GRI is a Master Coach and President CEO of Accelerated Performance Coaching Inc. She has held her California Real Estate License since 1987 and has focused on performance coaching since 1994 as a professional Success coach, working with thousands clients who want to make a difference or change in their life. Coach Patti was voted one of the ‘Top 50 Most Influential Women In Real Estate Leadership in 2008’ by Stefan Swanepoel, Real Trends Report and the Active Rain Community. She is a contributing author of ‘Discover Your Inner Strength’ along with Brian Tracy, Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard.

See what members are saying about Patti Kouri:

"Patti Kouri changed…my life. She allows me to dream, she helps me correct my course, she keeps me accountable and on target to reach my goals...she is amazing!" - Sue Miller, ABR, CRS, GRI, SFR, Managing Broker, Coldwell Banker Honig Bell, McHenry

Two Excellent CE Options - earning you 6 Hours of CE Credit

Agency, License Law & Escrow 3.0 (COR 1600, Core A CE pending approval)
IAR Chief Legal Counsel Steve Bochenek and IAR Legal Hotline Attorney Betsy Urbance

Legal Issues: "Manage Your Risk and Stay Out of Court!" (COR 1601, Core* B pending approval) - Bruce Aydt, ABR, ABRM, CRB, GREEN, SRS

*Note: You can use a Core CE course as an Elective. See Illinois license law CE requirements for more information.

About the GRI Program

The REALTOR® Institute of Illinois provides an educational program which is second to none in the real estate industry. GRI is the only REALTOR® designation that does not require a payment of an annual renewal fee! Continuing education credits are included in all Institute courses, including the Graduate Course. GRI Q & A