Online Learning from the Center for REALTOR® Development (CRD)
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Note: Continuing Education (CE) credit is not available for this course.
Dates:
10/8/25
Cost:
$187 - a $50 Savings - BONUS: Active NAR Members will also get the Certification Application Fee* waived.
Time: The course is scheduled in Central Time
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Specialize in Second Homes. Stand Out in Any Market
Earn your Resort & Second-Home Property Specialist (RSPS) Certification and help clients find their ideal getaway or investment property.
Whether your clients are looking for a vacation retreat, a rental property, or a second home for future retirement, this course will help you deliver expert guidance with confidence. The RSPS Certification course is designed to help real estate professionals build a second-home business and navigate the unique dynamics of resort and investment markets.
This six-hour, live instructor-led virtual course covers everything from local market trends and tax considerations to financing, property management, and working with affluent buyers. You will walk away with the tools and insights to build stronger referral networks, tailor your branding, and help clients make informed choices.
What You Will Learn
Why This Course Matters
- Building a second-home business. Apply your core skills to develop a niche, attract clients, and build a lasting presence in the resort and investment market.
- Understanding buyers and markets. Identify key motivations and use local data to match clients with properties that meet their goals.
- Evaluating investment potential. Help buyers assess vacation homes and income properties using proven tools and strategies.
- Navigating tax and financing.Understand tax basics, financing options, and ownership models to better advise your clients.
- Making the right match. Guide clients through location, lifestyle, and ownership decisions that fit their second-home goals.
- Fulfills the core requirement for the Resort & Second-Home Property Specialist (RSPS) Certification
- Counts as an elective toward the Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR®) designation
- Equips you to serve one of the most aspirational and growing real estate segments
- Taught live by a certified instructor in a virtual format
- Includes strategies to build a referral network and stand out in vacation and investment markets
Instructor
Ed Eakin
Ed Eakin CIPS, CLHMS, RSPS is a residential real estate broker, builder and owner of Eakin Group, began working in Dallas as homebuilder in 1988. After 20 years of homebuilding in some of Dallas / Ft. Worth’s elite subdivisions, his real estate career started in Playa del Carmen in 2007. He is one of 3000 brokers worldwide with a Certified International Property Specialist designation. Over the years, I’ve helped clients purchase second homes and investment properties in countries like Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, and Honduras. I've built lasting relationships with top-tier developers such as Auberge, St. Regis, Four Seasons, SIMCA, Pristine Bay, Quivira, and Danzante Bay
- Duration: 6 hours (live, virtual course)
- Minimum time spent in course to be marked as complete is 90% (not including lunch and breaks).
- No annual dues required for this course
- No CE credit is available for this course.
- International students can register at the member price by becoming an International REALTOR® Member.