Facts About Real Estate Licenses

• There is NO such thing as a 'national real estate license.' Each state adopts and enforces its own laws and regulations regarding the practice of real estate, for the general purpose of protecting the consumer. So you must study for and pass your state’s real estate license specifically.

• Most states have more than one type of real estate license, (salesperson and broker), and most states' definitions of what a “salesperson” can do, and what a “broker” can do in the industry, vary. A few states, like Colorado for example, have gone to a “Broker only” licensing.

• Research shows that once you have taken your Pre-License course, the best way to help ensure that you'll pass your licensing exam the first time out, is to practice taking similar exams for many days in advance.

• Almost every state requires that you complete some form of real estate Pre License course, and demonstrate the successful completion of that course and the minimum number of training hours, before they will allow you to schedule your real estate license exam.