Barney Fletcher RealtyU®

Barney Fletcher RealtyU® is Georgia's largest, most comprehensive provider of real estate and appraisal education. The school has over 75 courses approved by the Georgia Real Estate Commission or the Georgia Real Estate Appraisers Board.

Barney Fletcher RealtyU®, formerly known as Barney Fletcher Schools, is a charter member of RealtyU®. The school changed its name in 2004 to reflect its commitment to the opportunities and relationships offered through RealtyU®. Operating since 1980, the school offers over 7,200 hours of instruction annually to thousands of students. The school's instructional staff of 15 permanent instructors has over 100 years combined experience in teaching real estate. Tom Gillett, who has taught over 20 years for the school, was recognized in 2003 as the Instructor of the Year by the Georgia Association of REALTORS®.

Barney Fletcher, founder and owner of the school, has been in the real estate education business since 1970. He received a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Georgia in 1967, majoring in Real Estate and Insurance. In 1972, he earned a Master's Degree in Real Estate from Georgia State University. A founding member of RealtyU and a charter member of the Real Estate Educator's Association (REEA), Barney received the Distinguished Career Award from the Georgia Chapter of REEA in 1997.

Barry Richardson, President of Barney Fletcher RealtyU®, has been a real estate practitioner for over 25 years and a real estate educator for more than 20 years. He is a past president of the Georgia Real Estate Educators Association, a member of the Georgia Real Estate Commission's Education Advisory Committee, and National Director of RealtyU®. Barry has been a featured speaker at regional conferences of REEA and at the National Conference of the Association of Real Estate Law License Officials (ARELLO).

Bill Aaron, Vice President and Director, served for 11 years as Education Advisor for the Georgia Real Estate Commission. In 1996, he received the Regulator of the Year Award at the REEA National Conference, and in 2001 was recognized for writing the Article of the Year for the 2001 Journal of REEA. Bill currently serves on the Education Advisory Committee of the Georgia Real Estate Commission, and has presented workshops on instruction and ethics for national conferences of REEA and for the annual school meeting of the Georgia Real Estate Commission.

The schools administrative staff - Pamela Childress, Sandra Beckett, Leigh Ann Stephens, Delinda Jenkins, Barbara O'Sullivan, Tyler Hartsook, and Barbara Dunbar-combine decades of experience in providing exceptional care and service to the students of Barney Fletcher RealtyU®.

With six locations, Barney Fletcher Real Estate Schools is the largest provider of real estate and appraiser education in Georgia. For almost 25 years, they have trained ten of thousands of the top-producing agents in the state and have been members of RealtyU Network of real estate schools since 1994. Should you have any education or training requirements in Georgia contact Barry Richardson or Bill Arnold at (770) 850-9090. To view real estate courses offered by this real estate school visit www.CourseDates.com