Jill Berg of Sarasota, Florida, Earns OICP Certification

Online, January 7, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Jill Berg of RE/MAX Alliance Group has earned the OwnAmerica Investment Certification (OICP), having completed extensive training in the real estate investment market.

This certification indicates that Berg is qualified to help real estate investors learn how to best capitalize on the housing market's influx of foreclosures, short sales and quality real estate assets at historically low prices. She can help investors determine quickly if a property will produce a profitable income and therefore be a good investment. The OwnAmerica Investment Certification Program trains real estate professionals on the strategies of professional investors, how to read market cycles, the drivers of real estate wealth and how to counsel investor clients.

"Investors are buying up to 20 and some say even 30 percent of the residential inventory today," Berg said. "These buyers are looking at property differently than the traditional home buyer or seller. This certification has given me an additional level of expertise for answering questions investors have about a property such as: market cycles, monthly cash flow and cap rates."

Berg is an associate in the RE/MAX Alliance Group Sarasota Office, 2000 Webber Street, Sarasota, FL 34239. She is a Graduate, Realtor Institute (GRI), Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE), Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource (SFR) specialist, and ePRO. She can be reached at (941) 315-1199.

RE/MAX Alliance Group is a full-service real estate company that has been serving the residential and commercial real estate needs of southwest Florida for more than 15 years. With more than 300 agents and employees in 10 offices, RE/MAX Alliance Group is the Number One RE/MAX in Florida based on transactions and volume, and the Number 10 RE/MAX in the nation based on transactions. Telephone: (941) 954-5454. Website: www.AllianceGroupFL.com.

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For more information about RE/MAX Alliance Group, please contact Sheila Brannan Longo of Thomas & Brannan Communications at (941) 355-3006 or [email protected]