Real estate licensees who choose to take the NCE Gold Card Course will become eligible for membership in NCE. NCE members in good standing may use the Equity Marketing Specialist (EMS) Designation.
Note: First time Gold Card Class students must complete all portions of the Gold Card Class in order to qualify for NCE membership. So, it is not possible for such students to take any of the Advanced Education offerings at this conference.

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Advanced Classes
Note: These courses are parallel to the Gold Card Course and are not available to first time Gold Card Class attendees who are seeking to join NCE.

Michael Huey, EMS
“Eight Reasons to Invest in '08”
Monday Morning (9am-Noon)

C. Douglas Dickson, EMS
“Thriving in a Down Market”
Monday Afternoon

Monday - All or part day $59 members.
All others $99
Both Monday and Tuesday $99 members, $149 all others.

Tom Van Erp, EMS
“Buying & Selling
Using Owner Carry Financing”

"A timely update for beginners as well as seasoned pros now that financial institutions are becoming more difficult to deal with"
9am-Noon Tuesday

Bob Brougham, EMS
“Formulas: Magic Bullet or Hairball?”
Tuesday Afternoon (1pm to 5pm)

Tuesday - All or part day $59 members.
All others $99
Both Monday and Tuesday $99 members, $149 all others.

See Instructor Bios, Below!

Magi Bird, EMS became a real estate licensee in 1978 with extensive real estate dealings before that. She has been the President and Broker of Remcor since 1984. She is the certified National Instructor for the Equity Marketing Specialist designation for NCE and also eaches several continuing education courses in Reno, NV. In addition she holds the CTM, ATM Bronze, Silver & Gold designations with Toastmaster’s International. She brings the best of creative real estate marketing into her large and growing (over 50 agents) brokerage firm through ongoing training of all her agents. Her team makes business happen by creating a comprehensive custom plan of action for each client and by having the skills to implement that plan. In addition to being principal broker of Remcor Real Estate Magi is the principal of Remcor Educational Systems, LLC.

Kandas Myer, EMS, CES is a Real Estate Licensee from Reno, Nevada. She works with Starker Services, Inc., a national qualified 1031 intermediary service. She is a very effective instructor in real estate tax issues. Kandas also holds the CES designation certification from the Federal Exchange Accommodators Association. Kandas has facilitated literally thousands of tax deferrals for clients over the past 7 years.

Ted Blank, SEC, CCIM, EMS is a Real Estate Broker from Colorado. He is Past President of SEC. He worked in banking prior to beginning his real estate career in 1979. He is a member of three national marketing groups SEC, CCIM, and NCE. He teaches the counseling section of our Gold Card Course and a counseling course for the Society of Exchange Counselors Educational Foundation.

Ed "Scotty" Scott, EMS is a 30 year real estate investor and licensee. He is a top-producing Realtor® with Remcor He has taught and counseled hundreds of other Realtors®, clients and special interest groups including Financial Planners, lenders and investment clubs

Tom Van Erp, EMS Tom Van Erp, EMS, Principal of V.R.M. Capitol, has spend his life as either a Finance Company executive or a Real Estate broker/ investor. He has been involved professionally and personally in every conceivable type of mortgage deal and provides a wealth of knowledge about buying or selling real estate on owner carry terms.Despite the fact that he is fully engaged lending money he has maintained his broker's license for the past 25 years. He is past president of the Mile High Real Estate Exchangors in Denver and serves currently as President of the National Council of Exchangors. Tom offices out of his Conifer, Colorado, home at 8500 feet elevation. You are warned: the high altitude sometimes makes him do crazy deals!

Thom Bohan, EMS Mr. Bohan earned his Bachelor Degree in 1973 and his Master Degree in 1975. He obtained his Real Estate License in California in 1974 and in Nevada in 1992. Since 1974 Mr. Bohan has specialized in marketing investment real estate through the investment and exchange market place. He has helped many clients build their estates, and reduce their tax liability, and many others liquidate their estate with minimal (if any) tax liability. Mr. Bohan works well with attorneys and CPAs in helping their mutual clients achieve their objectives of estate building and tax-free incomes both for retirement and estate building purposes.
Mr. Bohan has been the recipient of many Multi-Million Dollar production awards, The Most Creative Exchange of the Year Award, Etc., because he always puts his clients and their family’s welfare and objectives first. The sales and exchanges he has engineered have involved properties principally in Southern California, however many have involved properties both outside of the State (10 other states),
and even outside of the USA.
Tom has been deeply involved in professional real estate organizations his entire career, including NAR, CAR, and National Council of Exchangors. He is the Immediate Past President of NCE and is the holder of prestigious Gold Card #001. In addition to being qualified to teach moderating courses, Tom is qualified to teach all aspects of the NCE Gold Card Course and many other subjects.