Many agents wait for a designation course or educational course to come to their area. We advocate just the opposite - go somewhere else for your course. Yes, it adds to the cost for transportation, hotel, etc but you've already decided to invest not only in the price of the course, but the investment of your time. Being away allows you to concentrate on the content, and get better acquainted with the other attendees. It brings ideas and comments from people in other markets, that you can apply to your own. It lets you know what's really going on in other markets around the country. Most important, it puts you in contact with more agents that you can refer business to, and who may refer business to you. Is that going to happen in your home town?
You can target a place where you have friends or family, or a desired vacation spot, but I'd encourage you to determine what areas have the most buyers coming to your market area, and take a course in those areas. They are the most likely to have agents who will have clients coming to your area.
