Welcome to PartnerFirst U!
This is the education portal for the PartneFirst agent network. Here you'll find the training courses you need to succeed in the growing distressed property sphere.
Browse through our course offerings, ask us any questions you have, and then get started on your career as a distressed property specialist.
The Need
The real estate market has changed quickly over the past several years; from standard sales to REO's to the current trend: short sales.
Each of these areas requires special expertise, but none more than short sales, which are among the most complex and perilous of transactions. Their alarming failure rate is due at least in part to the inexperience of the agents pursuing them.
Clearly, equiping agents with specialized knowledge is good for the homeowner and the housing market. But it's also good for the agents: According to a recent member conducted survey by the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), agents without any designations earned an average of $40,900, while those with designations earned an average $82,900.
The PartnerFirst education platform is designed to fill this gap in specialized training so sorely lacking in the industry.
Working with Mortgage Servicers
When borrowers cannot sustain their loan payments, a short sale is usually the best alternative, for the borrower as well as the mortgage investor. That's why many mortgage servicers are actively promoting this option with their distressed borrowers.
But the servicers also know that qualified short sale agents are in short supply. Working with an inexperienced agent can waste months of precious time. So, they are increasingly seeking agents with recognized short sale certifications. PartnerFirst meets this need with its prestigious PSC designation.
After Certification
We provide the education that agents need and servicers want. The next step is to connect these two parties through a nationwide agent network. That's when real solutions happen.
And they're happening, across the country, as primary servicers and specialty servicers use the PartnerFirst agent network to join distressed homeowners with the professionals who can help them.
The Courses
The flagship of PartnerFirst's education program is the Pre-foreclosure Specialist Certification (PSC). This is the most comprehensive short sale training course on the market.
PSC is complemented by the HAFA Specialist Certification (HSC) and FDCPA Training, designed to equip the professional with a well-rounded knowledge base.
These three courses constitute the PSC Mastery designation--which mortgage servicers and agents alike recognize as the mark of true expertise.
Online Education
Thanks to today's web technology, you can now receive the education you need from the comfort of your office or home.
You'll find the courses rich in content, yet easy to navigate. Best of all, you can work at your own pace in your own environment, fitting the course around your own busy schedule.
PartnerFirst U uses state of the art media, incorporating audio, video, and PowerPoint components into a seamless learning experience.
Becoming a distressed property specialist has never been easier!
What Others Are Saying
“What impressed me most of PartnerFirst U was how intimately they are aware of what it takes to close a short sale. Additionally I feel they are clearly positioned as the leaders in the short sale segment and will deliver additional business to their network of skilled and professional agents throughout the US.”
Mark Stark (CEO, Prudential Americana Group)