24 Apr Short Term Rentals Short Term Rentals Wednesday, April 24, 2024 (1:00 PM to 4:00 PM) 3.0 CE Hours Holiday Inn & Suites, Bellingham, Washington Class, Courses, Education Details You're Registered! DescriptionLocationInstructors Taught from the investor’s standpoint, the real estate professional will learn the history of the vacation rental market, how to research various markets, purchase options, STR restrictions, set up (furnishings), marketing, hosting and management. Diversifying one’s real property equity can be challenging but very lucrative if your systems and processes are set up beforehand. Topics include: Second Home or Investment Property Financing the purchase Insurance / Liability Preparing your property Marketing your property Renting your property Accounting Management Emergency Resources (on-call) Holiday Inn & Suites Holiday Inn & Suites4260 Mitchell WayBellingham, WA 98226 Map & Directions Michael Smith - ABR, RENE, SRES, SRS Michael Smith, aka “Smit”, purchased his first piece of real estate at age 24 in 1982. His entrepreneurial spirit led him to become a mortgage broker in 1997. From 1997 until he and his wife relocated in 2015 from California to Woodinville, WA; Smit worked for numerous brokers and banks before starting his own brokerage company in 2003 called Golden Bear Financial Corporation. As an adjunct real estate instructor at Diablo Valley College in the Bay Area, Smit taught Real Estate Property Management and Real Estate Finance - both CA Dept of Real Estate certified courses. Currently Smit teaches N.A.R. Designation courses SRES, SRS, ABR AND RENE. He too has written and teaches numerous WA Continuing education classes. Is passionate about BBQ, riding bikes and walking his dog Bailey at 5:30am every day.