This New Member orientation is required for new REALTOR® members and serves as an introduction to Walton Barrow Board of REALTORS® Association. This approximately 2 hr class covers key membership benefits and useful resources at the local, state and national level.
Check in begins at 8:45. 5 minutes prior to class the Sponsor will speak then class starts promptly at 9am. REALTORS® are required to complete ethics training of not less than 2 hours, 30 minutes of instructional time. The training must meet specific learning objectives and criteria established by the National Association of REALTORS®. Cycle 8 began on January 1, 2025. This training will provide you with 3 hour CE and fulfill the Cycle 8 requirement for Code of Ethics.
Motivational Speaker Karen Allen is a wife of 24 years, a mom to 3 kids and one son in law. She is a speaker, author, health and fitness coach, and a newly appointed farm girl, running their family farm titled "Adonai's Acres" which is a local animal rescue. Karen has been speaking to various groups for almost 3 decades! She has a heart to motivate you and encourage others to be their very best! Thank you to our Meeting Sponsor McCart Law Firm, Jason McCart!
Planning & Zoning: Advocating for Your Community’s Future Planning and zoning serve as the basis for all communities—past, present, and future. This course will teach you the basic components and processes of the planning and zoning phases of real estate development, and how these phases must lead us to a better way of developing communities through the application of smart growth principles. You will acquire practical skills and strategies that can strengthen your business by actively contributing to the creation of environmentally sustainable, equitable, and financially resilient communities. By acquiring a greater understanding of the visioning, planning, and zoning process, you can empower yourself as a community advocate to effect positive changes and as real estate professional to gain a competitive advantage. You will learn to promote development that is both sustainable and beneficial for the community by advocating for smart growth principles. You will see the future of your community, and your business, in a whole new way! 6 Hour CE $20 Member Ticket $30 Non Member
Our Speaker at this event is Madeline Rosa Velez, Business Consultant with the Small Business Development Center at UGA. She will be covering business planning for REALTORS and commissioned people. This should be a great event!