REAL ADVANTAGE INSTITUTE
61-43 186th Street, Suite 517
Fresh Meadows
Queens, NY 11365
United States
ph: 718.217.REAL
office
Real Advantage Institute was founded in 2010 with the sole purpose in preparing professionals for the real estate marketplace. Real Advantage Institute is an approved NYS real estate business school providing approved LDE Live Distant Education and CB Computer Base Courses for pre-licensing and professional continuing education. Real Advantage Institute is also an approved NMLS course provider. Provider ID 1405095 providing approved LDE Live Distant Education toward mortgage licensing.
Business office conveniently located in Fresh Meadows Queens New York. Inquiries, Registration, and Enrollment for courses are through our administrative staff by phone or email.
718 217-REAL (7235)
ONLINE BUSINESS PROGRAMS
(LDE) - Live Distant Education (Synchronous)
(CB) - Computer Base (Asynchronous)
Online learning provides the best learning experience for professionals on the go. LDE programs offer a virtual interactive experience through Zoom while CB programs offers distant learning without the interaction but offers class scheduling flexibility. Regardless of the mode of learning all licensing classes require in-person proctored final exam.
Real Advantage Institute exam locations are located at our main office in Fresh Meadows Queens and at our testing site located in Bayside Queens.
VISION STATEMENT:
"Real Estate Business School of Choice for all Real Estate and Mortgage Professionals".
MISSION STATEMENT:
"We are committed to provide a pathway for sustainable careers. Sharing Knowledge and Business Practices that provides the necessary resources to profit and provide the expertise to help learners build a business worth owning".
VALUE STATEMENT:
"We believe, embracing a vision, applying knowledge, making sound decisions, and a course of persistent quality services are the sources of great achievements".
"Program Director" and "Principal Instructor"
Dr. Conrad R. Richards, MBA, DREI, GSL, CDEI, and Ph.D.,
Dr. Conrad R. Richards, is a subject matter expert in real estate education and mortgages, offers expert training and career coaching to new candidates and seasoned licensees with a high degree of industry knowledge and over 20 years of classroom and corporate teaching experiences. His effective delivery of learning materials will enable licensing candidates to have higher learning retention and better exam pass rates.
Dr. Conrad R. Richards, Program Director and Principal, provides student learning and support in LDE Live Distance Education and CB Computer Base courses. Conrad’s credentials include AAS, BBA, and MBA in Business administration targeting Accounting and Finance from New York City College of Technology, Pace University, and Adelphi University. His doctorate thesis targeted real estate brokerage talent, learning and development, industrial psychology, and human development.
He holds a New York State Real Estate Instructor approval from NYS Bureau of Educational Standards since 2005. He is certified through ARELLO as a CDEI. He is certified through Real Estate Educators Association REEA as a Gold Standard Instructor GSI and a Distinguished Real Estate Instructor DREI. He is a certified REEA Gold Standard Leader to teach instructor education.
Dr. Conrad, is a researcher, author, and practitioner. He holds the following licensure and approvals, NYS Real Estate Instructor Approval, NYS Mortgage Broker, and NYS State Notary. As a Management Consultant he is certified in Hogan Assessment Systems Inventories to support organizational leadership, business development, talent assessment, people management, sales teams development, and career planning.
Dr. Conrad has developed a MasterClass Series, his signature program supports management consulting and business solutions for leaders in real estate, mortgage banking, and other related institutions operating in the real estate sector targeting People, Change, and Service.
Talent Management, Organizational Learning, Strategic Management, Accounting Strategy, Transactional Strategy, and Financial Strategy for real estate and mortgage professionals supported by research and effective best practices. www.conradrichards.com
Dr. Conrad also participates in industry trade organizations. He is the 2023-24 installed President of Real Estate Educators Association leading excellence.
ONLINE BUSINESS SCHOOL:
After the pandemic of 2020 RAI only delivers online based LDE and CB courses. Live Distant Education (LDE) course format are delivered through zoom on a daily, evening, or weekend schedule based on open enrollment. Computer Base (CB) course format are available on demand and can be access at any time. Real Advantage Institute's mission is to establish a real estate business school of choice for all real estate and mortgage professionals through high quality instruction and proven adult learning methods. It is our goal to ensure that our courses offer learners an opportunity to advance their knowledge of the practice to achieve profitable careers while providing the highest level of professionalism.
Real Advantage Institute partnering with, The CE Shop in real estate computer base courses and OnCourse Learning in mortgage computer base courses to provide a large selection of online course titles, including books to further your success in Real Estate and Mortgage profession. Online LDE and CB courses are convenient and flexible for the working professional.
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REAL ADVANTAGE INSTITUTE
61-43 186th Street, Suite 517
Fresh Meadows
Queens, NY 11365
United States
ph: 718.217.REAL
office