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 Hours of Education

  • 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

  • High paying tax client leads exclusively available to graduates

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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.

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What’s covered in the CRETS™ Program?

Eight Week Course

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Eight Live Q&A Sessions

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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"

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  • "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!"

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  • "This was an invalable seminar for me. So much great information I can really help my clients with."

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  • "I Learned so much! Natalie was awesome. Very clear, confirdent, and knowledgeable."

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  • "The entire seminar was useful. It was informative from begining to end. Natalie did an excelling job educating us on legal strategies not clearly defined in the tax code. I'm looking forward to learning more from her"

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  • "This is one of the best classes I'll take all year!"

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