Starting Real Estate

> my name is janice*. i am currently looking into a
> career in real estate and would like to know the
> current requirements in the state of california to
> be licensed to become a real estate salesperson & or
> broker. thank you for your time

Dear Janice,
Thanks for writing. The first thing you need to do is
take Real Estate Principles (at a JC or through an
online school). After that, if you pass the salesperson
exam you have a conditional license good for 1.5
years. During that time you need to take Real Estate
Practice and one of the allowed electives, and the
license becomes good for four years. Or you can take
the three classes before your test to go straight to
the four year license. I would really recommend taking
the class at a JC with a teacher. Having taken an
online course and an in-person course, I can tell you
in-person is the way to go.

You’ll find these useful
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ (career starts and info)
http://dre.ca.gov/ (has all the forms and requirements)

Hope that helps and best of luck,
B

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