This unique review goes out to two people that equally have helped me and are willing to continue. I was referred to Gold Coast Schools by a classmate in Valencia College. She paraded highly on their fantastic system and more. Gold Coast is Florida's leading real estate school and has helped hundreds of thousands of students since 1970! I was like, wow! When I called, Ale Cevallos​, Campus Director, picked up the line. This outstanding professional Campus Director helps me with everything I need to prepare myself. Her work vibe is easy to establish a professional relationship. Her communication is efficient and knowledgeable. Thank you, Ale, for being like a friend. The other person is professor Edward Hru. This man, I do not know where to start! He is the BEST of the BEST real estate educator I have encountered. He genuinely cares that YOU get the material. He has a driven natural passion for applying to understand and remember the material. Thank you, professor, for helping me. P.S. Tip: Please read all of the chapters, and you will be good. read more

Do not get the Cram Exam Preparation in the package. I did and I am dissapointed. Not because it works or it doesn't, but rather because if you pay for it, you won't get your money back, not even as a credit towards further education. GoldCoastSchools will not refund any money! That's what happened to me. I was going to take the Cram Course but had to wait for a week. So, instead I decided to take the State Exam and passed it. Therefore, I did not need the extra expense. My advice, get the basic education, study and prepare yourself to take the State Test. Only if you fail the State Test go for the Cram Preparation Course. If not you will LOSE your money. read more

Professor Gaspare was amazing!! I thought was not going to make it through, but he made it very interesting. Very knowledgeable, and very cool. Im so glad I got him as a professor. Building is clean, easily accessible, and I an glad I came in person. read more

Reseña para el Profesor Juan Carlos de Gold Coast School of Real Estate: Tuve una excelente experiencia con el profesor Juan Carlos. Su profundo conocimiento de bienes raíces y su habilidad para enseñar destacan desde el primer día. Utiliza ejemplos prácticos, gráficos que adorarás pues quedarán grabados en tu mente y métodos dinámicos para mantenernos comprometidos. Yo particularmente tomé su curso de un mes y fue excelente. Siempre dispuesto a ayudar, demuestra una auténtica preocupación por nuestro éxito. Su entusiasmo motiva y además prepara efectivamente para el examen de licencia en el cram. Recomiendo encarecidamente al profesor Juan Carlos para quienes buscan una carrera en bienes raíces. Reseña para el Profesor Ernesto Conde de Gold Coast School of Real Estate: El profesor Ernesto Conde es excelente. Particularmente tome el curso de una semana online para refrescar materia pues tome un tiempo para hacer el examen del estado, y me encantó su método de enseñanza. Su profundo conocimiento y pasión por la materia se reflejan en cada clase. Combina teoría con ejemplos prácticos y utiliza métodos de enseñanza variados y efectivos. Siempre disponible para ayudar, muestra un verdadero compromiso con el éxito de sus estudiantes. Su entusiasmo es contagioso y motiva a alcanzar el máximo potencial. Me sentí bien preparada para los exámenes y para aplicar los conocimientos adquiridos. Altamente recomendable. read more

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Muchas gracias a la Señorita Inés Velázquez y a la señorita Nayled Valdez por ser tan amables y de gran ayuda. Excelentes personas y excelente servicio y amabilidad a la hora de ayudar.Gracias read more

South Dade Gold Coast staff is outstanding. Ines at the desk is professional and has a positive pleasant attitude. Thank you.

This is a great place to get started to pursue your goals in Real Estate. Aileen was extremely helpful in ensuring accurate enrollment. Class for this review was Commercial Real Estate and it was an introduction seminar (one day). There are 4 seminars in total over a period of 1 seminar per month. I highly suggest if you are interested in having knowledge you take advantage of any course offered by GC. read more

I must agree with others with the facilities at the Doral location being really gross and not maintained properly. I took the 63 hour course with O'Campo and must say he was really great! He is knowledgeable and patient with his students. I can recommend him for sure! read more

I'm an alum of GOLD COAST, Stanley Meadow was creative in his story telling skills, he adapted each scenario per chapter to keep it engaging, humorous!Great class, looking forward to my next CE. Gary Wong Hello@garywongrealtor.com c. 5104593185 Avanti Way read more

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Terrible customer service / guest relations. I can't say anything about their training program, because I couldn't even get to that phase when I contacted them. In fact, they were the ones who contacted me via numerous text messages after I was browsing their website, asking me what was the best time to schedule an appointment. Then they just hung up on me, both the phone and chat conversations... Incompetent and impolite staff... I guess they are so satisfied with existing demand, they don't need any more. read more

Words cannot describe my experience this week taking the Frec I Real Estate course at Gold Coast school in Doral. The experience was seamless from my initial contact via email until I got my passing test result today. I am very happy and grateful. The investment in money and time is all worth it. The most important aspect was the brilliant teaching and encouraging abilities of our instructor Professor ERNESTO CONDE. His eloquence, knowledge , tenacity, word strength, wisdom, organization, and enthusiasm was impecable since day one. He really made this course valuable for my future career. Highly recommended! read more

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Today, I finished FREC I with a great score. Carlos Suarez was a fantastic teacher. He has a vast knowledge and experience in Real Estate, plus he has a great attitude and sense of humor. He kept the class engaged every single night and during the last two days (Sat & Sun). His great energy and determination helped us to keep motivated. Thank you Carlos for all your advice and teaching me how to pass the test on the first try - it's all about understanding the concepts not memorizing them. read more

Brenda was very helpful in any and all of my questions. I attended the 63 hour pre-license course and had an amazing teacher. Thanks

Zero customer service if you go in person to pay for the RE Continuing course to renew the real estate license. They have limited staff to take care of customers and they treat you like dirt if you don't speak Spanish. read more

Dan is the best NMLS Instructor. He makes it interesting and fun. He always knows his material. This is the 3rd time I have had Dan as an instructor at Gold Coast Schools. They are great! read more

I was contacted via phone and email afterwards by Tim Marcus, Marketing Coordinator to discuss the incidents in more details; he was very professional and understood everything I wrote and said to him, he admitted the school "dropped the ball" and invited me back to the school to get the entire course at no charge, he also corrected the refund discrepancies and noted what went wrong so this issues does NOT happens again in the future... I truly believe errors do happens, the great thing about being humans is the way we react and fix problems & mistakes. I'm upgrading my ratings to a 4 stars one taking in count his approach and follow up as well as my experience in the initial course taken where the Insurance Instructor: Hyman Levy was very knowledgeable and managed to have an interesting class. After I retake the courses I will reevaluate this rating and I hope it will be upgrade to a 5 stars one. PS: My original experience is below just for proper records of the incident which I already mentioned was promptly and satisfactory fixed by Tim Marcus. read more

Very informative, only the first day of class. I will review again in one month's time. The school is clean and well kept and I especially liked the student lounge. read more

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I have to thank Grandy for the awesome job he does teaching us Real Estate. Thanks to him I passed my school exam on my first try with a 95%. I can not recommend him more. I'm encouraging my husband and friends to take his class. Best instructor I ever had, hands down read more

I've done several courses in Gold Coast Schools (Doral). I have to say the faculty is amazing. Whether I called for a simple question, to the instructor (Paolo) everyone always seems to be helpful, knowledgable and attentive. I am about to take the Real Estate state exam and I can expect to pass because of Paolo. He is funny, interesting and most importantly, he knows what he's talking about. I do have a few complaints I must mention: The bathrooms- absolutely disgusting. I had actually forgotten how nasty they were. I took a course maybe two years ago, and when I came back to campus now, it has not gotten any better. The smell, the way it looks, sinks, toilets, everything is always gross and also outdated. The chairs- extremely uncomfortable. These courses are NOT cheap and I think investing in more comfortable chairs can be rewarding and beneficial. My back hurts from sitting so many hours on them and I am not the only one who I've heard says this. These are chairs intended to be sat on for not more than a few hours. Imagine doing this for a 4+ hours every other day- unacceptable. I think the classes are too large in my opinion. A lot of us are restricted from asking too many questions/doubts because time is limited, which I can understand. This would not be a big issue if there were fewer classmates taking the courses. I also think having the staff there a little longer can help. Questions almost ALWAYS come up after the classes, and finding the administrative office closed is annoying. Other than that, I do agree that the professors are great, but I would prefer going to a smaller, more private real estate school. read more

MLO class with Bill Benson was pretty incredible as he made the class fun and exciting. I appreciate the incredible years of knowledge he has and the humor added, made the 20 hours go by smooth. I'm excited to proceed to the next step and highly recommend Gold Coast because of the instructors that make the classes easy to follow and understand the material! Highly recommend in person! read more

I heard of Gold Coast from a few friends and family that are already in the real estate business and from the first day of class I knew I was in the right place. I had the pleasure of having Mr. Ocampo as my instructor for the 63 hour course. It could not have gone any better. He made a great deal of information make sense in the matter of four short weeks. He is very knowledgable in the business. His real life examples made it easier to understand the various topics covered. The very few times I had to contact the school I had no problem getting someone ready to provide a solution. I passed the course exam Sunday afternoon and the state exam the following Tuesday on the first attempt. Cheers to this school and what they do to prep students for a career in real estate. I would definitely recommend 100%. read more

Keith Grandy is the best teacher I have ever had, hands down!! He is teeming with optimism and knowledge. He won't just teach you what's in the book, but about the industry, life, love, and anything else he has to offer for the day. I highly recommend taking the class with him. read more

I took of from work to take this course in school 40 min drive one way ,class suppose to be 4 Hours ? I expect from my Teacher to focus only on the book to prepare me for Real Estate STATE TEST ! Well let me tell you real true ! Real time Instructor Lisa (Tamarac) focus on the specific subject for State Test is 1Hour and 40 min ! I'm grateful for this , Good Job Lisa ! Nevertheless ! I couldn't believe ! she humiliated 3 people in front my eyes , and she set ooo today is RED day ? are u kidding me ? she make more then one hour lunch brake and when class suppose to start she talk about peoples life's and what they do for leaving ? Some of Us need more attention and repetition , we need the teacher more focus on exercises we have in the book and explanation's supported with different metaphors to help us understand and memorize , not humiliate people what create distraction .Well I didn't past the test , ok fine I though ill take course with different Instructor , after third day with Daniel much better teacher over all , , however I discovered similarity , Friday was my lest 4 hour class which really was only 1 hour 40 min of quality information , Brake time more then one hour ,after we come back to class , he start asking people about their biography , what is this dating site ? WTF ? Students want to focus on those 600 pages book to anchor this foreign and difficult Real Estate language not talk about someone landscaping or Roofing business ! Thank You Lisa and Daniel for the highlights , nevertheless I decided to finish my course online ,i hope this will help some of you make a decision in saving your time . read more

Alessandro and Larry are simply AMAZING! I signed up for the online course, but due to COVID-19 I was able to audit their livestream as well. Their classes were just as entertaining as they were informative. All of the anecdotes and real life application really helped breathe life into all that black and white text. A HUGE "Thank You" to them both! Got a 100 on my class exam and I passed the state exam on the 1st attempt. Now officially licensed, I am so excited to start my career in real estate! read more

Gilberto Ocampo was a great instructor who made it easy to understand. He made it easy to understand and kept everyone engaged. great experience and the proof was in the passing. read more

The actual course was amazing, the Goldcoast CRAM was horrible! Find another place to take the cram because you will only watch a powerpoint presentation and have the best listening skills ... too fast to take notes, and the pictures only give minimal information... very disappointed read more

First time here at Gold Coast, and I was lucky enough to have Keith Grandy. This man not only made the 1 week course fun, but gives you so many real life stories and situations that it makes it easier for you understand. He's a great person, the man even gives you his personal number so you can contact him if you ever need his help. The 1 week course definitely was intense, but well worth it when you get that thumbs up by Grandy after you pass. read more

I went to Gold Coast for the Real Estate Broker Pre-license course (FREC II) and broker cram. I think Gold Coast has the right structure to teach you everything that will be on the state test because the course materials are great. I took my class with Marylin and she makes the class interesting while ensuring you are extremely prepared for the class test. I later took the cram course with Rich. Rich knows his stuff but the cram is mainly focused on the real estate associate material. The broker part of the cram is supposed to be the last 2 hours of every class but ours only lasted 45 minutes at most. This entailed the teacher reading the study guide questions and answers directly from the book a fast as he could. This can be done by the student on their own at home. I don't know why they don't have separate cram courses; one for associate candidates and one for broker candidates. That way there is no waste of time for the students. I'm sure gold coast can afford to hire one extra teacher for the extra class. The class is great if you don't have the discipline to study by yourself at home. read more

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Overall Gold Coast is a great school if you are going to get your Real Estate License. Whenever I called the reps were helpful and informative. There are several course dates and times which makes it very convenient. Their course books and material as well as the online supplemental help are excellent. I have a unique perspective in that I took the pre license class 10 years ago with Keith and recently with Paulo. The online math videos (which they didn't have 10 years ago) were excellent. I am terrible at math and when I took the course the first time I didn't even attempt the math and this time thanks to these videos I got all but one math question correct. In my opinion Keith is a much better teacher than Paulo so if you have a choice, go with Keith. Keith keeps it interesting while still getting through all the material. Paulo is terrible with time management and the students suffer because of it. In every class there are always those one or two annoying disruptive classmates that take up class time asking irrelevant or very specific to them questions. Paulo needs to learn how to politely shut them down because he wasted so much time answering these questions and then rushing through crucial information or not going over it at all. This happened every single class and would waste anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour and a half each class so it was a serious problem. The more he would answer these questions, the more those one or two people would keep asking. We did not get the highlights we needed for the state exam because of this which was just not fair to the students! Also, he loves math and I later found out he used to be a math teacher which makes perfect sense because he wasted hours and hours going over Math. It is only 10 questions on the state exam so there is no justifying the amount of time he spent on Math especially when there was so much he did not get to. I skipped the entire class he did on math and did the online videos and learned all the math in about an hour and used the extra time to study which turned out to be a much better use of my time as I did well on the exam. I wanted to take CE with gold coast online but I find all their courses to be significantly more expensive than other schools which is a shame because I wanted to stick with them. Overall Gold Coast is a very good school for anyone looking to get their real estate license. read more

I just finished my 14 hrs renewal with Alessandro Danieli and Larry Singh. It was an online class due to the Covid-19 situation, but it was a very enjoyable class and the time went so fast. Both teachers were very experienced and helpful with all our questions. I've always take my classes at Gold Coast with great satisfaction. This was my 4th renewal class and as always I'll give them 10 points!. read more

Several convenient locations.The instructors are great. They break down the courses in easy to follow formats. They offer course that will help start your career or keep you ahead of the competition. Prices are affordable. The Doral location is clean with plenty of parking. read more

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For the first time in years, I'm not happy at all with this group. They just merged with Bert Rogers. As a CAM for nearly 20 years I was disappointed that several CE questions were not consistent with the book. I contacted them regarding incorrect information on the legal update. I was directed to the CAM representative who told me to answer it incorrectly anyway. I then called again regarding another question but never received a call back. When my husband logged on to do his CE, they said he failed his initial exam. That's impossible as back in 2008, you could not move forward with the State Exam if you failed. He (who never failed a test in his life) has his passing certificate to prove he passed and that he has been a licensed CAM since 2008. They said they would fix their records. At the same time, I asked to speak to a supervisor regarding another ambiguous question on the exam and was told I needed to speak to with Ms. Laura again. Knowing I left her a previous request to call me and was ignored, I decided to write this review instead and not use them moving forward. Very disappointing that a supervisor was just too busy to care about some serious inconsistencies in their material. I'm sure this even more confusing to new CAMs in the industry. Very disappointing. read more

I loved Mr. Campos at the Doral campus. He was such a great instructor!

I went to Gold Coast for my real estate course and had the best professor, Paolo Lusardi. Paolo is truly amazing at what he does and it truly shows. He engages his students in the lectures and makes the class specially interesting even when the topics are a bit boring. I had a great experience overall and will be back in a couple of weeks for my CRAM with Paolo. I highly recommend Gold Coast and Paolo. Amazing staff and amazing professor. Thank you. read more

Highly recommend this school, special instructor bill benson. He's the most knowledgeable person I've ever met. His way of teaching is fun but yet you learn. He teaches you how easy math is, great instructor and school, I highly recommend it read more

I started this class online and it took me 4 months to get through 4 chapters. I finally found a week long class I could attend and thought it would be challenging to consume so much in 1 week. However it was the BEST decision I made. The class was VERY interactive, situational and was the BEST use of my time. Grandy at the Doral campus is THE BEST! He has great experience to share of his time in the business and is funny, honest and a GREAT teacher! Highly recommend you take his class and find a way to take the 1 week course - it will be worth it!!!! read more

I've obtained my CAM, Frec 1 real estate & post license real estate courses with GC. I have to say... Post license Real Estate with RAY CLEMENTE was an exceptional experience. He is the man. I took the 5 day, 9am-6pm schedule and NOT ONCE did I feel lost or over buried with confusion. If you even look like you are unsure about something he will definitely go over it again. (Which is so awesome because sometimes people are embarrass or shy to say so) he provides examples over and over where it's easy to match the items to remember. He's more than nice about lunch which is appreciated. Not once did I feel like it was a drag to attend class and he opened a vision in me with real estate which I am so grateful for. RAY you are awesome! GC: my only critic is the bathrooms.... After 11am, none of the paper towel dispenser work. (Only for the spacious bathroom to the far right) the trash are overloaded and paper all over the floor. Witnessed this all five days this week. Today, 9.23.16 being the 5th day. Saying so, I love GC. I obtained my CAM in 2014 and I've been referring all my co workers, friends and family. As a result, I was able to take my post license FOR FREE!!!! Thank you Gold Coast !!! I'll be back for all of my CE and maybe my Brokers license. read more

The Remote 14 hour Continuation Education held by Alessandro Danieli and Larry Singh has been so informative, clear and professionally presented, beyond satisfied! Even though we're going through these challenging times, love that they keep up with the times and adapt with their excellent technology and instructors that deliver! read more

Great school, excellent experience on Real Estate Course, profesor Paolo Lusardi was amazing very knowledgeable and gave us a lot of intakes to make our business easy and more profitables, always teaching with high level of ethics and respect. Very recommended! Thank you for all your help Mr Lusardi and Gold Coast School. read more

The online real estate classes are structured well and they do get the job done but my then the test questions are worded in kind of twisted ways... I felt like I understood the content but then got tricked by the questions. It can be really frustrating when you're just starting to understand the content. It's a really counterproductive way to teach. You have to not only learn real estate you have to also learn how to play their little game. 2 stars. read more