To me - this idea basically equates to obtaining a membership to receive membership benefits. There are tons of threads on here about starbucks membership rewards on star dashes and whatnot. And then there are the pay-to-be-a-member benefits threads (I love that weekly Costco deals thread). There do not appear to be a whole lot of opposition to the initial cost of those memberships on those threads (selling starbucks our purchasing behaviour to receive targeted ads or paying an annual fee to have the privilege to shop at a Costco - whom are also probably data mining our purchasing behaviours).
Obviously, with greater potential 'membership rewards', the higher the initial cost/time requirement there will be (and yes, a bit of risk too). In this case, there is an educational component along with the periodic 'membership fee' that's slightly more than what Costco would charge, but the payback seems to be much much better. I believe anyone that has had any success with a University degree or College diploma shouldn't find too much trouble with the educational component for this membership. Everyone else would probably find success too if they studied the material in a manner that works best for them.
Full disclosure - I've been thinking about obtaining the credentials required to be able to transact on commercial properties as a full-time gig, but I wasn't quite sure how to go about that short of reading what MREA has to say http://realestatemanitoba.com/become-a-salesperson/ I'm not a real estate agent - just looking for a great deal!
All this to say - thanks for the info and an additional reason (putting commissions into my pocket on personal residential home sales) to look into this further.
Obviously, with greater potential 'membership rewards', the higher the initial cost/time requirement there will be (and yes, a bit of risk too). In this case, there is an educational component along with the periodic 'membership fee' that's slightly more than what Costco would charge, but the payback seems to be much much better. I believe anyone that has had any success with a University degree or College diploma shouldn't find too much trouble with the educational component for this membership. Everyone else would probably find success too if they studied the material in a manner that works best for them.
Full disclosure - I've been thinking about obtaining the credentials required to be able to transact on commercial properties as a full-time gig, but I wasn't quite sure how to go about that short of reading what MREA has to say http://realestatemanitoba.com/become-a-salesperson/ I'm not a real estate agent - just looking for a great deal!
All this to say - thanks for the info and an additional reason (putting commissions into my pocket on personal residential home sales) to look into this further.