Listen to today’s podcast and you’ll want to be the first in your office to register for one of the American Warrior Real Estate Professional courses scheduled for August in the Chicago area.

Education Director Carrie Elliott joins the conversation about these courses, co-sponsored by the Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®, the Heartland REALTOR® Organization, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation and Illinois REALTORS®. Special guests include American Warrior Institute CEO and Branch Manager (for Fairway) Louise Thaxton, who will serve as the course instructor, and former Navy SEAL, retired Lt. Jason Redman, who will be the keynote speaker for both August classes.

You can choose to take the American Warrior Real Estate Professional class:

• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wed., Aug. 23, at the Hyatt Regency Lisle (1400 Corporetum Dr., Lisle, IL 60532) or
• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thurs., Aug. 24 at the Holiday Inn Crystal Lake (800 S. Illinois Rte. 31, Crystal Lake, IL 60014).

On-site registration is available from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Wednesday at the Hyatt and on Thursday at the Holiday Inn.

Participants will earn three hours of elective continuing education credit and will learn how to better serve the real estate needs of active-duty and retired military veterans. The cost is only $25 for REALTOR® members, $29 for non-members. Those seeking CE credit must bring their professional license and a valid photo ID.

Thaxton is the founder of the American Warrior Initiative, the non-profit initiative of Fairway Independent Mortgage, as well as the American Warrior Real Estate Professional and the Military Financial Professional courses. The American Warrior Real Estate Professional has been approved and taught as a continuing education course for real estate agents in 34 states. During the past 11 years, more than 32,000 real estate agents attended her “boot camps” to earn the Military Mortgage Specialist designation.

Redman served 11 years as an enlisted Navy SEAL and 10 years as a SEAL officer leading teams into combat in Afghanistan and Iraq. To help civilians understand the sacrifices military service members and their families face, he will share stories of leadership, failure, redemption, catastrophic injury and “life ambushes.”