Georgia Farm Brokerage

This course offers Georgia real estate professionals key insights into managing farm and ranch property transactions successfully. Participants will explore critical topics like land and water rights, financing solutions and environmental challenges while mastering brokerage and valuation techniques.

Upon completing the training program, students will know how to:

• Explain the unique differences between rural brokerage and traditional real estate transactions
• Address the financial and emotional needs of farm and ranch clients
• Identify factors that can affect agricultural property value, such as water resources, soil quality and crop or livestock production
• Apply the Income, Cost and Sales Comparison Approaches when valuing farm and ranch properties
• Understand how environmental laws can affect rural property valuation
• Interpret and create farm and ranch contracts, including clauses for water, mineral and crop rights
• Explore the various loan and grant financing options available to clients
• Recognize the importance of metes and bounds in property descriptions and contracts for farm and ranch properties
• Evaluate the role of infrastructure, zoning and water rights in rural real estate transactions.
• Thoroughly guide clients throughout the entire real estate transaction while ensuring compliance with industry regulations

Course Format: Text

Credit Type: Elective

Course ID(s): 78946

Approved By: Real Estate Commission