Real Estate Education Center REEDC – Brooklyn

Choosing a school is an important decision. I wish I read all the reviews on Unilocal first.

I bought a LivingSocial deal last week and have just completed my 4^th class (out of 20) today at the Brooklyn location for the Salesperson license. The two teachers that I have so far have different teaching styles but are both very interesting to learn from. They are experienced and are very engaging with the class. Classes are never boring because of the different case studies from the teacher’s personal experiences. Class sizes are around 15 people.
The reason why I took 3 stars away from REEDC is because of their school policies and poor administration. When i was registering for my class, Francis, the front desk lady was very rude to me. She also informed me that, since I’ve purchased a promotion, I only have 45 days to complete the course, school exam included, which I totally understand and have no problems with. But upon inspecting the schedule and realizing that the school would have two half days and be closed for 4 days during my 45 period due to Thanksgiving and Christmas, I asked Francis if I’d be compensated for those days. She rudely replied, ‘No, only 45 days for you to complete this course, not even 1 day more. There would be a $ 300+ penalty for going over the 45 days limit or failing the school exam.‘
It is unfair, in my opinion, for the holidays to count within my 45 days period (When the school is closed for 4 whole days) and it’s definitely not right to have to pay an additional $ 300+ to retake the final exam if you fail the first time. I don’t have the feeling that they are trying to educate me and assist me in completing the course but instead, are trying squeeze as much money out of me as possible. I would give this school at least a 4 – 5 stars if their policies were different.
I will keep updating as classes go on.
UPDATE: Finished my 75 hours and passed the school exam last week. I gave them an extra star because I found out I didn’t need to take all 20 classes in order to pass the course. Only 18 classes were required before taking the school exam and passing the course, so it worked out great because I missed a class. There were around 4 – 5 professors rotating for the weekends. The only other negative comment I have is their changing their class schedules without notifying their students.
The school exam was much harder than I’ve expected. I was tested on every topic with very tricky questions. They claim to do that in order to prepare us for the State exam. FYI, if you fail the state exam, it only cost $ 15 to retake, if you fail the school exam (w/​promotion deal), it’ll cost you $ 300+ to retake.
TIPS: If you want to save money, buy this course ($ 400) on LivingSocial for $ 85 and the book ‘New York Real Estate for Salepersons 5E’ by Marcia Darvin Spada for $ 35 on Amazon instead of paying ~$ 80 from the school. Good luck!

I took the course and agree with other reviewers about the poor physical situation BUT more important to me was the fact that, after 3 or 4 sessions the «instruction» basically consisted of reading 100 or more pages at home and then taking a practice exam in the class. That is not my definition of «teaching». Insurance entails many different categories of consumers and products, each of which might be slightly different from the other. Although Joe did give out an excellent review sheet, it should only supplement teaching.
Then there were all the times that the class was cancelled (never made up), or that the instructor gave us an exam to do while he was TEACHING ANOTHER COURSE IN A DIFFERENT ROOM.
Several students in my course just dropped out – wonder why… especially with the high tuition they paid.

I have my license in Boston, so I was already familiar with real estate schools. I only gave it the 2 stars because one of the teachers at the Brooklyn location is pretty decent. I finished the class within 2 weeks back in October. I was scheduled to take the exam in November however I missed it because of a death of a person very close to me. My mind at that time was not on taking tests and etc. months later I passed the state exam and needed to pass the school’s exam. I went in to see if I can pay a small fee to take the exam and was told now I would have to pay the full $ 150 that I originally paid for the exam. I was quite disappointed. I guess rules are rules but I heard several stories of this school not following rules when it suited them. Anyways just check out the schools in the city, its cheaper and they will deal with you with some respect. The classes here are always packed, at times you have to stand or sit outside of the classroom. The young staff members that work at the front desk are friendly, but the older woman (owner or manager) is not very pleasant and doesn’t want to deal with anyone after they have paid.

This center is great! The only thing is I recommend you go only to the weekday daytime teacher, Frank Sadjak. He’s an amazing and extremely knowledgeable teacher. He explains everything so clearly so that anyone can understand it; he answers any questions you have, and on top of it– he gives you great pointers for the real world of real estate that other teachers wouldn’t do. It was a great experience there mainly because of Frank!

If i could give them a negative 5 star i would. arrogant! unorganized! and rude!!! took my con ed class there and after 1 week i still haven’t gotten my certificate yet. told me to come by next saturday then i called on saturday. its still not ready yet! then told me to come by on wednesday! 3 weeks already!!! how long does it take to print the paper out and sign it!!! terrrible!

I just passed my test!!! The professors were excellent at all the location Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan.

I agree with Dari review above 100% but not sure why gave 4 star since should get one at most since I past the test but mostly on my own. Place is a dump and owner just cares about getting additional money from you. I am sure there has to be better options in NY since it is suppose to be best city in the world.

I have just finished my 4^th day of Real Estate Salesperson classes at REEDC. The ONLY reason I am giving it 4 stars is because I really like and respect the teacher, Joe Osie. Other than that, if it was just the school by itself, I would give it more like 2 stars. Everyone knows what summer is like in NYC — ESPECIALLY on those dog days where you can’t do much to cool down. Imagine a SCHOOL where the A/​C is busted and it takes 3 days of complaining to get them to address it. And even then, all they did was throw some fans in the room to move the hot air around! Their attitude is no better. They are planning to charge an additional $ 50 for a review class at the end, just because they feel like it (even though the teacher offered to do it for $ 25). Yes, it’s their prerogative to make money but at least they could have included it into the class structure without making us feel totally gouged. ALSO, I have a sneaking suspicion that the soap in the bathroom is mostly water. Really. I think they actually filled the soap dispensers with water. Who does that?
Again, I highly recommend Joe Osie as a teacher. It’s true he tells goofy jokes and loves to talk but he is quick and gets you in and out without needless information. (I will let you know more when/​if I pass my school and state tests in 2 weeks)!!!