Introduction to Real Estate
May 7, May 14, May 22, May 28
An Online, Interactive Course
4 Meetings - Tuesdays
4:00 pm Pacific/6:00 pm Central/7:00 pm Eastern
Join us live or view the recorded sessions!
In this economy, learning a new specialty or refreshing your skills allows you to take on greater responsibility
and meet new demands. Relying on the same skills without seeking new ones can hold you back in this
ever-changing legal field. Today, you need more skills than ever before - from litigation to corporate to real
estate to manage your career strategically and being capable of taking on new challenges and assignments.
This live online course will give you the skills you need to make a difference and grow in your career and
organization.
How You Will Benefit
Feel confident when asked to step up to the plate with new projects outside your regular work activities
Take your skills and potential to new heights
Meet the rising pressure of tight budgets and lean organizations through cross-training
What You Will Cover
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Introduction to Real Estate Law
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General real estate concepts
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Real vs. personal property
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Property Ownership
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Modern estates
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Adverse possessions
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Rights of Owners
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Ownership/Co-Ownership
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Surveys and land descriptions/government rectangular survey description/platted description/metes
and bounds description
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Reviewing land survey for accuracy
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Preparing legal descriptions from surveys
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Encumbrances, easements, and licenses
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Public encumbrances/Private encumbrances
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Affect upon use and ownership of real property
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Kinds of easements
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Licenses
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Real Estate Documents/Contract/Offer/Acceptance/Consideration/Defenses
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Document Production/Financing Documents
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Deeds
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Deed of Trust v. Mortgage
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Initial Escrow
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Truth in Lending
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Foreclosure
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Title Examinations and Title Insurance
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Title Insurance Horror Stories
Who Should Attend
Legal assistants, litigation support and anyone interested in developing or refreshing skills to expand their skills and add more value to their firm or in-house legal department.
Meet Your Instructor
Karen (Kacey) R. Carnegie is a native of Chesapeake, Virginia. She graduated from T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond, cum laude, in May 2008, after receiving her undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, in Sociology and Business Administration in 2004 from Longwood University.
Kacey began working with Dominic Lascara in August 2004 as a paralegal in the real estate post-closing department. She was employed by Dominic P. Lascara, PLC as a law clerk until October 2008. At that time, she was admitted to practice law in the State of Virginia and joined the firm as an associate attorney. In September 2012, Kacey opened her own practice, Karen Robins Carnegie, PLC, in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Kacey's practice is primarily in the areas of commercial and residential landlord/tenant law, residential real estate, business and corporate law, contract law, wills, trusts and the probate of estates, elder law, family law and general litigation.
Kacey serves her community as a member of the Deep Creek Ruritan Club. She is a member of the Virginia Young Lawyer's Division of the Virginia State Bar. Kacey was a recipient of the 2007 Fred A. Crowder Memorial Scholarship at the University of Richmond. This scholarship is awarded to a third year law student who shows promise in the practice of real estate law. She has given numerous presentations to the Virginia Housing Development Authority's First Time Homebuyer's Course on the Loan Closing Process. She is also an adjunct professor in the Paralegal Departmenat Bryant and Stratton College in Virginia Beach.
WHEN:
Tuesdays, May 7, 14, 22, 28
4:00 pm Pacific/6:00 pm Central/7:00 pm Eastern
Each Class is One Hour
TUITION:
OLP Members: 299.00
Non-Members: 349.00
Classes are subject to change or cancellation. No refunds.
Attendees may apply a credit towards another course or provide a substitute.
