This 3 hour course is for the new licensee as part of their post license education requirement. In this course on risk management the class will explore the different types of misrepresentation that can occur and what the statutes in Virginia address regarding misrepresentation and disclosure requirements. The class will learn the risks of opinion verses fact and the principle of caveat emptor. Stigmatized properties and latent defects will also be covered in the class. Disclosure requirements in various areas will be discussed including agency, property disclosures, fair housing, antitrust laws, RESPA and environmental issues including mold and the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act. The course will cover the importance of honest, truthful conduct and the need for written disclosures to inform, protect and reduce liability and will stress that licensees must understand that managing risk is not just for the licensees benefit but for the consumers benefit as well.

**Please come prepared with a laptop/iPad/Smartphone to view materials from the link that is sent out on reminders.

DAAR-1 - Classroom 1
DAAR-1 (Classroom 1)
21720 Red Rum Drive
Suite 177
Ashburn, VA 20147

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Allan Marteney
Allan Marteney is a native of the Washington, D.C. area and has held a real estate license since 1978. He is now celebrating 40 years as a full time professional in his field.

He obtained his broker’s license in 1986 and has vast sales and management experience plus exceptional knowledge of the local real estate industry.

Allan has over 3 decades of teaching experience instructing in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. and has developed numerous courses for various state approvals and has served many times as a course reviewer for a major publishing company.

He has taught pre and post license real estate courses as well as new and advanced agent training to thousands of students in the Washington metropolitan area and helped several local real estate firms develop their training programs.

His professional teaching manner is both informative and entertaining. Outside of the classroom, Allan has over 20 years of real estate management experience and owned and operated a multi office DC area Real Estate firm and has received numerous industry awards and recognition.He currently holds the professional designation GRI.