MTI Education

What MTI Education does

MTI Education (legal entity: Investors Empowerment Academy, LLC) is a privately held real estate training and certification company founded in 1998 and headquartered in Lakewood, California. The company specializes in the probate real estate niche, offering the proprietary CPRES (Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist) national certification program to licensed real estate agents seeking to differentiate in working with executors, administrators, trustees, and conservatees. Since founding, MTI Education claims to have trained over 14,000-15,000 real estate agents across the United States.

The company's product ecosystem is layered: a one-time CPRES Certification Course (web price $597, regular $997) delivered via an online learning platform with video, audio, and an 11-section curriculum; a CPRES Support membership ($47/month after a 60-day free trial) providing ongoing coaching, a private Facebook community, and a profile listing on USProbateServices.org; and a ProbateData lead subscription ($97/month after a 60-day free trial) providing access to probate records across 24 jurisdictions. The Ultimate Probate Lead Converter (UPLC) is a done-for-you marketing add-on exclusive to certified members, bundling personalized websites, email nurture sequences, print mail, and social templates.

MTI Education monetizes through a hybrid of one-time certification fees and recurring subscription revenue, distributed via a self-serve website (mtieducation.com and mtiwebinars.com), inside phone sales, and free 90-minute Zoom workshops that serve as the primary lead generation channel. The company is founder-led by Mike Torres (CEO) and Molly Torres (CFO), is structured as a California LLC, and has no disclosed external institutional investment.

Name

MTI Education

Legal name

Investors Empowerment Academy, LLC

Website

https://mtieducation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MTI Education certifies and supports real estate agents in the probate real estate niche via its CPRESS national certification, subscription-based coaching, and exclusive lead data across 24 U.S. jurisdictions, serving licensed agents nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Probate Real Estate Education

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate & Property Services (EDABALAW)

Keywords

• Probate real estate training
• Real estate certification
• Probate lead generation
• Probate marketing services
• Real estate coaching

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. CPRES Certification Course: One-time fee for the Ultimate Probate Real Estate System course including online training videos, training manual, audio program, marketing materials, certification exam, and lifetime certification. The course is self-paced and takes approximately 5 hours to complete.
2. CPRES Support Membership: Monthly subscription ($47/month after 60-day free trial) providing ongoing access to recorded training videos, private Facebook community, live coaching sessions, archived recordings, weekly coaching calls, email support, and directory listing on USProbateServices.org ($37 value included).
3. ProbateData Lead Subscription: Monthly subscription ($97/month after 60-day free trial) for access to probate records in counties across AZ, AR, CA, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, ME, MD, MI, MN, MO, NV, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, TX, VA, and WA. Includes leads delivered to inbox, unlimited case viewing, and 100 downloadable leads per month.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

MTI Education trains and certifies licensed real estate agents as Certified Probate Real Estate Specialists (CPRES) through the Ultimate Probate Real Estate System — an online video and audio course covering probate, living trust and guardianship lead prospecting. It sells the certification course as a one-time purchase and bundles it with recurring subscriptions (CPRES Support coaching/community and ProbateData lead-data access) plus a done-for-you marketing system (Ultimate Probate Lead Converter) to help agents consistently generate listings from probate properties.

Product overview

MTI Education offers a unified product ecosystem centered on the Ultimate Probate Real Estate System, designed to certify and support real estate agents specializing in probate properties. The core offering is the CPRES (Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist) Certification Course, which provides comprehensive training for agents to work with executors, administrators, and trustees in liquidating probate real estate. This is complemented by the CPRES Support membership for ongoing coaching, community access, and directory listing, plus ProbateData.com for lead generation. The Ultimate Probate Lead Converter (UPLC) provides done-for-you marketing tools exclusively for certified members. MTI Education also offers free workshops as an entry point to the system. Together, these products form an integrated platform for agents to enter, specialize in, and grow their probate real estate business.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CPRES Certification Course (Ultimate Probate Real Estate System) Comprehensive online training program that certifies licensed real estate agents as Certified Probate Real Estate Specialists (CPRES), teaching them to generate listing opportunities using Probate, Living Trust and Guardianship leads. Delivered as 11 self-paced online video sections plus training manual, audio program, marketing materials, and a 25-question online certification exam (75% passing score) granting lifetime CPRES designation; web price $597 (regular $997).
• CPRES Support Membership Monthly subscription ($47/month after a 60-day free trial) for CPRES-certified agents that includes ongoing recorded training videos, a private CPRES Facebook community, weekly coaching calls, live group coaching sessions on select Tuesdays, archived recordings, email support, and a personalized profile listing on the USProbateServices.org directory ($37 included value).
• ProbateData.com Lead Subscription Subscription service providing instant access to probate records across counties in AZ, AR, CA, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, ME, MD, MI, MN, MO, NV, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, TX, VA, and WA. Includes decedent information, petitioner information, email, phone, attorney information, and property information with leads delivered to inbox, unlimited case viewing, 100 downloadable leads per month, and twice-monthly live webinar training; $97/month after 60-day free trial.
• Ultimate Probate Lead Converter (UPLC) Done-for-you marketing system for CPRES-certified agents that includes a personalized probate website, e-book, 21-week automated email follow-up sequence with 7 custom PDFs and executor guides, print mail/postcards, referral templates, 20+ social media templates and ad images, and biweekly live coaching. Designed to convert probate leads into listings for certified specialists.
• Free Probate Workshops Free 90-minute probate workshops led by Mike Torres covering prospecting in the probate niche market, accessing motivated sellers, and investment opportunities. Includes a complimentary e-book 'Uncovering the Secret to Access MOTIVATED SELLERS' as an incentive for attendees and serves as the company's top-of-funnel lead generation event.
• US Probate Services Directory Nationwide directory of CPRESS-certified real estate agents and service providers that helps individuals navigate the probate process. CPRES Support membership includes a personalized profile listing ($37 included value) on this directory for each certified agent.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $130,000 PROFIT in less than 2 months from first probate home purchase (founder Mike Torres)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ProbateDatacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProbateData provides instant access to thousands of probate records across counties in AZ, AR, CA, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, ME, MD, MI, MN, MO, NV, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, TX, VA, and WA. MTI Education offers ProbateData as a bundled subscription ($97/month after 60-day free trial) to CPRES-certified agents, providing them with motivated seller leads. The partnership enables agents to identify executors and administrators who are ready to sell NOW.
• US Probate ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUSProbateServices.org serves as a nationwide directory connecting families facing probate with CPRES-certified real estate agents. CPRES Support membership includes a personalized profile listing ($37 value) on this directory. The directory provides a nationwide network of certified probate real estate agents committed to guiding families with care and clarity through the probate process.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tom Ferry International: Tom Ferry is a real estate coaching and training business that sells high-ticket subscriptions and live events to real estate agents. It targets the same customer base as MTI, uses similar workshop-driven GTM, and sells ongoing coaching subscriptions, making it a relevant business model peer.
• Buffini & Company: Buffini & Company provides real estate coaching, training programs, and lead-generation systems to individual real estate agents and teams. It shares MTI's customer persona, premium subscription model, and event-driven GTM motion.
• Mike Ferry Organization: Mike Ferry Organization is a long-established real estate sales coaching and training company that sells to individual agents via events, books, and recurring programs. It is a relevant peer because it shares MTI's high-ticket training and event-driven GTM targeting licensed real estate professionals.
• Allied Real Estate Schools: Allied is an online real estate licensing and continuing education school offering self-paced courses. It targets the same individual licensed-agent buyer as MTI, with comparable direct-to-consumer online enrollment and subscription-style support offerings.
• ProbateData: ProbateData is both an MTI partner and a standalone provider of probate lead data across multiple states. As the data backbone of MTI's subscription offering, it is a direct comparable in probate data services and a potential standalone competitor for probate leads.

Broad incumbents

• 360training: 360training offers online regulatory-approved training across multiple verticals including real estate licensing and continuing education. It competes with MTI for the same licensed agent audience but at significantly lower price points and broader catalog scope, representing a pricing-pressure threat.
• Kaplan Real Estate Education: Kaplan is a long-established provider of real estate licensing, exam prep, and continuing education. While it does not specialize in probate real estate, it competes for the same licensed-agent customer wallet and could expand into specialty certifications.
• Colibri Real Estate (The CE Shop): Colibri Real Estate is one of the largest online real estate licensing and continuing education providers in the US. It competes in the same real estate agent education category as MTI but with a much broader catalog and enterprise scale, making it the most significant competitive incumbent in MTI's core market.

Emerging players

• BiggerPockets: BiggerPockets is a real estate investing education platform with content, tools, and a large community of investors and agents. It overlaps with MTI's investor and agent customer segments, especially in the probate and distressed-property content areas, and operates a community-led GTM model.

Regional players

• RealEstateCE.com: RealEstateCE.com provides state-specific real estate continuing education. While MTI's CPRES is not technically a CE product, RealEstateCE.com competes for the same agent education budget at the state level and represents an adjacent CE peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MTIEducation
• Instagraminstagram.com/mtieducation
• Xx.com/mtieducation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mti-education

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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