The Real Estate Business School

Although I am novice in Real Estate. I have a very extensive business background. Luckily I had that. Because that is about the only thing that got me through this course. This online course is riddled with misspellings that completely throw off the context. Grammatical errors throughout. That again throw off the context. And the math errors. My word can you guys use a calculator?

I just spent 2 super productive days at the Austin Institute of Real Estate. Harry C was an amazing teacher. 20 years in the business. 10 years working for one of Austin’s biggest brokers and several years with small builders. A wealth of experience shared with us. He was able to explain the abstract teachings of Principles of Real Estate and really have them come to live and make sense. The owners of the school clearly are amazing managers. The Class rooms are super comfortable and clean and had vending machine for a quick coffee or snack onsite. The checkin staff was extremely organized and professional. So glad we did the classroom experience here. This school is owned by people passionate about the business passionate about creating true professionals and enabling them for success. And it shows!

The Real Estate Business School in Austin, TX has been great! I live in Dallas and linked up with them through Keller Williams… and it has been easy and seemless. If I ever have any questions or concerns about items on my Dashboard or in my Portal, I just call them directly and whoever is on the other end is sure to help assist! Big THANKS to Kianna for her assistance from yesterday! Check out The Real Estate Business School in Austin, TX… they have my vote for sure!

Still attending, but one of the first things I noticed was the school spirit. I’ve never been one to follow. But when I walk in every morning and the ladies at the front desk greet me with smiles and positive vibes my mood instantly changes. The staff is amazing and have helped me with every and any question i can think of. Definitely worth my money !

This school is awesome! I am currently enrolled. I work two jobs while being a single mom. Online courses are the most convenient way to pursue my real estate dreams. Anytime that I call the administration, I do not have to hold and they are very personal, hands on, and understanding with me and I’m sure with all students. I strongly recommend The Real Estate Business School.

The Austin Institute of Real Estate School is a premier school that truly prepares you for a career in Real Estate. The people there a caring and really want to see you succeed. The best choice when you decide to begin your career in Real Estate!

Probably one of the top three worst businesses I’ve dealt with in the past ten years. Errors on tests, unhelpful phone clerks, unwillingness to solve issues. These ratings that give this five stars are clearly employees hired to make fake ratings. take my advice and stay far clear from these folks.

I’m about to be on my tenth year as a Realtor here in Texas and AIRE has been there for me since day one. Over the phone their staff was awesome, in person they were even better. The instructors were able to help guide me into passing my Exams the first time. Since having my License I have used them yearly for online classes. At Realty Round up I got a huge 50% discount on classes and have used those classes towards pursuing my Brokers License. Online or on sight I would suggest AIRE to anyone looking to get their Real Estate license in Texas~

I have not used their services myself, my wife was studying to get a license but changed her mind. They were very patient and accommodating throughout the whole process of figuring out refunds or other options they could offer us. Very professional and courteous. As for the quality of the courses, I can not say because I didn’t take them. My wife simply changed her mind about pursuing the career. It wasn’t the Institute why she chose not to proceed. I’d recommend them as a company and can vouch for their customer service being really good.

Currently working through my intro classes here. I’ve taken 3 of 6 and the staff has always been super helpful with my questions and patient with me. The teachers I’ve had are great, very informative, personable and patient with even the most dense of questions.
I can’t compare it to the other real estate schools around Austin since I’ve never taken classes at those location but from what I’ve experienced so far, and what I’ve heard from veterans in the field this is a great location to take classes.
For taking the actual classes, take them in order! It’ll make everything easier
Principles 1
Principles 2
Law of Agency
Law of Contract
Promulgated Contracts
Finance 1
Do that order, the information they talk about in each class after that builds on past information. However you can take them in any order you want, just easier if you do the normal order.

I am updating my review to a 3 because of the instructors at this school. No one wants to spend 15 hours on a weekend doing CE requirements, but their teachers keep it interesting and bring up relevant issues and changes.

If you’re not in a hurry, don’t mind last minute cancellations, or if you do well with online courses, this may be your place.
3 of the last 5 weekend courses have been cancelled due to «low enrollment». Kind of difficult to earn your hours if the school is closed.
On a positive note (hence the 2 stars), the instructor, Harry Casler, is phenomenal… when he is allowed to show up and teach!
Good luck!

Very disappointing. I have been using these guys for 20 years since they were on North Lamar. They have gotten very sneaky and un customer friendly.
I purchased a license package for a friend of mine didn’t realize they expire in 90 days! all other schools give you 1 year or more. they will extend but at a rate of $ 50 per class ! And then only for another 90 days. Anyone starting to see a pattern yet?
When I called the girl who answered the phone she seemed almost pleased to say it was in the fine print and I am basically screwed. I asked to talk with Wayne the owner and was told he was unavailable. I asked for him to call back. 3 days later no call back. I just again called and was told the same thing. He will get with me in a few days! what is that about? I called two other schools and they were very surprised at the very short time given to complete the online classes. This is not normal business practice in the industry. I doubt I will ever hear from Wayne. I am done with this school and am filing a better business bureau complaint. I highly recommend to everyone to look elsewhere for your classes. It is my opinion that these people will not treat you right. not worth the hassle. Very unprofessional and I will make sure my agents and friends understand my experience and stay away from this company!

I had the correspondence course as well. It could be so much more. There is no syllabus, study guide or real focus at all. I give it 2 stars because I passed my exam the first time. But that wasn’t a function of the course, it was a function of the exam prep they included in the package and because of the Compu Cram prep program. I must say though, Diana, who answers the phones deserves 5 stars, she is patient, professional and friendly

I am giving Austin Institute of Real Estate five stars because I had a great experience with their program AND passed the national and state exams on the first time. I took all my classes on the weekends over the course of two months. My teacher for five of the six core classes was Harry Cassler. (the seventh class being the review I paid extra for) Harry was fantastic. He was an expert in real estate as well as preparing the students to pass the test. I will say, the state exam was extremely difficult and a little arbitrary. I made flash cards and outlines every week in my own time to absorb the material as I finished each class. I highly recommend the classes versus solely online. A lot of the material, ESPECIALLY understanding agency, is counter intuitive. It paid off and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to pass the exams on the first time. These people know what they are doing. If you listen, participate, and work hard, you can pass the exam. Again, Harry was great. Thanks AIRE.

More like 1 ½ stars…
I just finished my 6 core classes for my real estate license. The broker that I’m going to work with gets a 50% discount on correspondence courses saving me $ 410, hence the reason I chose AIRE. Knowing what I know now, I would not choose this school again, even after saving $ 410. I can only speak of the correspondence course, as I did not take any classes at the school. The books are poorly written & organized with many spelling and grammar mistakes. Only one book (Prom Contacts) even has an index included in the back of the book; which should be standard in EVERY book due to the heavy vocabulary required of a RE license! The online tests also had many spelling mistakes and asked ambiguous questions that didn’t pertain to the course material.
I enrolled in another Austin school (Champions, Round Rock location) to take the 2-​day Exam Prep Course which was a real eye-​opener. I will be taking my exam in 3 days and am SO thankful I took the prep course with a different school. It made me realize how much the classes at AIRE were lacking. Thank goodness I didn’t take the exam on just the knowledge I gained from AIRE, certainly I would have failed. There is no way I would have passed the State Exam with just the AIRE classes. It didn’t even cover most of the State exam material.
There was another girl in my Exam Prep Course that also took her classes at AIRE. Our opinions of our experience were identical. She was equally as dissatisfied.
Long story short, don’t save $ 410 and think you can learn what you need to know for the TREC license exam.

Passed the Salesperson’s exam yesterday with flying colors — Thanks to The Austin Institute of Real Estate’s exam-​prep course! Fantastic school!

This is a GREAT school, I took 2 of my pre-​licensing classes at ACC before I found out about this school. This school is much easier and faster not to mention a lot more interesting! I have had my license for almost a year now and will be taking all of my SAE classes at this school from now own. They did a great job at the Realty Round Up also!!!

I am taking the online course to get my license and so far it is wonderful… refund policies and course policies are spelled out before you purchase… their support team is prompt and efficient and I am well on my way to opening new doors in my professional life thanks to The Austin Institute of Real Estate… Thank you!

I was able to sell and transfer my seat to someone else at a major loss. I was told clearly that there were no refunds and my only option was to try to sell it to someone else. Not sure how or why it would benefit me to fabricate such a story. I did get an email from the owner but I responded only with thanks anyway but I have moved on. Which I have. I only posted my experience plain and simple. I hope that tuition refund policies have been revised. Im sure the school is great beyond this hiccup that I had. Best of luck Unilocalers! –April Bright

While the information being presented can’t be affected really, the instructors do a pretty good job making this pretty entertaining. Can’t blame the long hours on the school which is the worst part. Will be coming back for the classes taught by Wayne Morgan and my continuing education. Thanks ya’ll, got my license!

Since there are about 150 BILLION real estate agents in Austin, this school is a much needed resource in continuing education that’s mandatory to keeping up our requirements with the Texas Real Estate Commission.
In a bind, there’s a very quick turnaround with getting approved credits, and I have to admit the online marketing class (with cheesy text title «How To Get Ahead in Real Estate AND Have a Life») was one of the easiest, informative, and motivating 30 (less really) hours of my life.
I’ll definitely continue taking classes here. Accessible and easy to follow approach to education and professional preparation.