The real estate market can be fiercely competitive, particularly in the state of California. Being a successful real estate professional is not only dependent on building customer relationships or closing a sale. Your advancement in the industry is also reliant on a continuing intake of knowledge concerning new marketing strategies and developing investment trends in the field of California real estate. Learn more about these topics by taking our California 11-Hour Consumer Protection Investment Course. This course is designed to provide California real estate professionals with 11 hours of mandatory course material. This course also provides a wide array of information concerning real estate investment issues including a summary of the IRS rules and guidelines on §1031, an introduction to working with investor clients, negotiations, and the closing sale of a property, also an overview of homebuyer credit scores.