Water: How it Affects Property (4-Credit Hours) - Salesperson

Learn how the most powerful force of nature impacts property.

As a real estate professional, encountering property that is on water, near water, or comes with a water feature is very common.

In this course, you will learn how to effectively guide your clients in making appropriate decisions concerning buying, selling, and assessing properties in which water is involved. By the end of this course, you will be able to answer the following questions and more: “What are the risks of a pond on the property?” “Does a rain garden increase the value of a property?” “Can those cattails be cleared for a better view of the lake?”

Our expert instructor also addresses issues that arise regarding storm water run-off, ponds, wetlands, and streams. You’ll learn the real estate value of safe drinking water from private and municipal well sources, as well as who owns water assets and who is responsible for associated costs. This course will inform you of essential facts and critical knowledge that can save you and your clients from making costly real estate decisions.

Choose the training method that works best for you! This course is offered a variety of training methods to fit your learning style. 

• Live Online* - Experience the benefits of interactive instruction in a live classroom setting from anywhere you are able to be online. Kaplan delivers expert instructors and high-quality course material directly to you in real-time. If you do not see Live Online as a training method option in the drop-down above, we are working to add more course dates as soon as possible.
• Online Video - Kaplan's prerecorded, instructor-led video courses are just what you need. Learn from charismatic, respected instructors while being able to stop, start, and resume your courses as needed. 

*IMPORTANT: All students attending a live online class must have their webcams enabled and remain in view of their camera for the entire duration of the class. Kaplan also requires the use of Zoom for live online classes. You must have Zoom downloaded and installed on your computer/laptop, and you must have a Zoom account.

Key Points:

• Explains basic impacts of water on property
• What you need to know about water issues in order to represent your clients well
• Learn how water affects the value of property
• Understand the issues surrounding drainage, stormwater run-off, septic systems, private wells, and sound water management practices