Real Estate School
Andrew M. Lieb
Andrew M. Lieb is the Managing Attorney at Lieb at Law, P.C., a family-owned law firm with offices in Center Moriches and Manhasset, New York. In such, Mr. Lieb is licensed to practice law in the Courts of New York State and the Eastern District of New York. Mr. Lieb is further licensed as a Real Estate Instructor in New York State by the Department of State, Bureau of Educational Standards.
Mr. Lieb is also the founder and lead instructor of the firm’s New York State licensed Real Estate School, which serves as the Pro Bono arm of Lieb at Law offering certified continuing education (CE) courses to Real Estate Professionals.
Mr. Lieb actively instructs New York State continuing legal education (CLE) classes, holds a Masters of Public Health, and is an Adjunct Professor at Nassau Community College. He’s served as a Faculty Member of the Suffolk Academy of Law, and as an Associate Instructor at Indiana University in Bloomington. Mr. Lieb currently sits on the Board of Directors for Colonial Youth and Family Services, is the Chairman of Center Moriches High School Business Advisory Board, and is a Contributing Editor for both Homes of the Hamptons and Homes of Eastern Long Island magazines.
Jennifer Pendzick
Jennifer Pendzick works as a Sr. Exchange Counselor at Asset Preservation, Inc. where she dedicates most of her time working with accountants, attorneys, real estate agents and brokers and principals throughout the Northeast structuring tax deferred exchanges. She also lectures on the subject of IRC §1031 tax deferred exchanges on Long Island, New York. For more information please visit http://www.apiexchange.com
In additon to her 1031 knowledge, Jennifer has a solid background in real estate, from being a paralegal working with attorneys handling contracts and closings for over ten (10) years, as well as handling closings as a settlement agent. Currently, Jennifer is also a licensed sales agent working at Brookhampton Reatly - you can view their listings at http://www.brookhampton.com
Matthew Kaplan
Matthew Kaplan is the owner of HouseMaster Home Inspection, a national company. The company wrote the book on home inspections, "The pocket idiot's guide to home inspections". Matthew attended Syracuse University and received his bachelors in Finance and Marketing. Since purchasing an existing franchise in 1994, he's helped provide quality inspection services in the NY area. He employs 13 professional engineers and NYS licensed home inspectors. Matthew goes the extra mile by providing E&O insurance and including a repair guarantee on all of the inspections. He continually speaks at the top real estate organizations, whether it's new agent training or bringing the latest information to the table for established agents. He believes these types of classes will benefit the realtors, adding more value when presenting information to homeowners. He's looking forward to meeting you at the class. You can reach his office at 800-805-1122 or visit www.longisland.housemaster.com
Karen Laurence
Karen Laurence currently serves as a Mortgage Loan Officer at Bethpage Federal Credit Union, focusing in residential real estate. With over 13 years in the industry, Ms. Laurence offers additional expertise in commercial lending and maintains certifications and licenses in Mortgage, Insurance, Real Estate and is also a Notary.
Ms. Laurence excels with first time home-buyers and refinancers, while her specialty is foreclosures and short sales, reverse mortgages, new construction, mortgage originations and refinancing.
Prior to working at BFCU, Ms. Laurence was a Branch Manager at Countrywide Home Loans, a corporate Loan Consultant at GMAC Mortgage, and held further roles in private and public institutions.
Ms. Laurence’s professional affiliations include: Women’s Council of Realtors, Long Island Center for Business and Professional Women, Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce, Long Island Builder’s Institute, Huntington and North Nassau Chapters of the Long Island Board of Realtors.
Ms. Laurence received her Bachelor of Arts from the University Of Miami, Florida, where she majored in Psychology and minored in Mass Communications.