Learn the nuts and bolts of national land records – the real estate offices and indices and indices, key terms, state and federal real estate laws and the court systems. Identify public vs, private rights.  Learn name searching. Post and follow a chain of title grantor/grantee indices or by legal description.

This course is the Minnesota State approved Closing Procedures/Loan Signing Agent Certification course that includes 8 hours of course study and the ability to print the closing manual. The final examination required by the State is INCLUDED in the course at no additional charge! No need to schedule your Closing Agent Licensing Final Exam with Pearson Vue or pay an additional fee because we've got you covered. The final exam does require a Proctor - a disinterested 3rd party (non-family member and/or individual with no financial interest), who signs a statement saying that you did not use books, notes, etc., to look up answers when taking the examination. Get started on your journey to becoming a Closing Agent/Loan Signing Agent today!

Learn to follow simple and complex legal descriptions on a survey or map. Draw metes and bounds legal descriptions from written text and identify possible gaps and overlaps. Recognize valid descriptions for condominiums, townhouses, common interest communities,  timeshares and cooperatives. 

Here you will learn about the laws, rules, responsibilities, and standards of practice for being a commissioned notary public, as well as tips on how to handle various situations. This is a critical course for Minnesota notaries to understand their role, and limitations as a professional notary or signing agent. 

This comprehensive course covers title exam from the perspective of a Title Underwriter or Title Agent. It discusses title searches for both residential & commercial properties and gives you the opportunity to complete an examination of title from a detailed title search, which includes an examiners worksheet and plat drawing with inspection. If you like hands on learning, this course is for you! 

The state exam for abstractors is extremely challenging, even for those with experience. Take this exam prep course to see if you are ready, or if you need to brush up and be current on new laws with our Abstracting, Searching and Land Records Management and Reading and Drawing Legal Descriptions courses.

The Salesperson Exam Prep class is mapped to the “Real Estate Exam Content Outline” provided by the state. It reviews content, and links directly to key statutes that are identified as test question statutes. Build your confidence and pass the  national and state tests with this class.

Gain a solid working knowledge of MN/Midwest abstracting. Identify and search the eight needed public offices and their indices,  recognize name searches. This course features material outlined on  the MN state abstractor licensing examinations.