Certified Real Estate Tax Strategist™

The only Real Estate specific credential available to EAs and CPAs.

  • Over 25 hours of Real Estate tax-specific education

  • 20+ IRS CE Credit Hours

  • Over 10 hours of Real Estate specific Content

  • Comprehensive exam proving preparer's knowledge to receive credential

  • Ongoing access to Top Real Estate Tax Industry experts and resources to ensure you have all tools needed for your clients

  • The only certification for Real Estate Tax Strategists

What is a Real Estate Tax Strategist?

A Real Estate Tax Strategist is someone who provides Tax Strategies and Planning based on a proven expertise in Real Estate Tax matters.

Why CRETS™?

Many Taxpayers are Investors

There are over 50 million renter-occupied homes in the United States. (Census Reporter)

Short-Term Rental Growth

The short term rental market was valued at $87 billion in revenue in 2019. It is expected to have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.4% over the next 5 years. (Grandview Research)

Most Investors are Individuals

Individual real estate investors account for 72.5% of rental properties in the United States. (Pew Research Center)

What Students are Saying

  • "The webinar Completing form 8824, Like Kind Exchanges and the Instructor was Natalie Kolodij. She was very good and seemed extremely knowledgable"

    Lori S., CPA

  • "Quick Note, you did an excellent job during our LKE session today. You brought a great deal of energy, passion, and information to the session. It was honestly one of the more engaging sessions I have taken ...Well done!"

    Tom F., CPA

  • "Being a Real Estate Tax Strategist has allowed me to narrow my client base and becoming specialized as a tax pro."

    Ben J., EA

Education.

“Real estate cannot be lost or stolen, nor can it be carried away. Purchased with common sense, paid for in full, and managed with reasonable care, it is about the safest investment in the world.”

– Franklin D. Roosevelt, U.S. president