5 Steps To Acquire a Texas Real Estate License
Step 1 Take the required real estate license courses at Real Estate Training and Technology Licensing School (RETT)
With TREC approved college credit, RETT offers five Classroom courses totaling 150-hours (including one elective Marketing) to meet your Texas real estate licensing requirements. You have the option to take these 5 courses in a Classroom or Online or you can take some online and some in the classroom. They are:..
Law of Agency (30 hrs).............Law of Contracts (30 hrs)............Principals of Real Estate I (30 hrs)
Principals of Real Estate II (30 hrs) .............and Real Estate Marketing (for Top Producers) (30 hrs)
Without TREC-Approved college credit, you need seven 30 hr courses totaling 210-hours and may choose any two additional Elective 30 hour courses from our Online course schedule. Your choices are: Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Investments, Property Management and Real Estate Brokerage. These 4 courses are not currently offered in a Classroom, but will be soon.
Step 2 Submit the Evaluation of Education Document form to the Texas Real Estate Commission
Once you have completed you courses at RETT Licensing School, submit a copy of your certificates of completion for each course, a copy of your college transcript and the Evaluation of Education Document form to the Texas Real Estate Commission. Please include a $30 check or money order payable to TREC. NOTE: The copy of your college transcript must be a photocopy of an official transcript. Web or Online printouts of completed college courses will not be accepted.
Step 3 Submit your Application for an Inactive license to TREC
After your education has been evaluated and approved, you can submit the Application for an Inactive Salesperson's License online or by mailing along with $107.00 payable to TREC. If mailing, you may also submit your Sponsoring Broker form (if known); otherwise, you may submit this form at a later date. After submission of your application by mail, TREC will take about 7-10 days to approve. If submitted online, approval is typically granted in 2 days. Also, do not forget to download your FAST Print Pass using the nine digit ID number from your Education award letter and get your finger prints done.
Step 4 Take the Real Estate Exam Prep Class at RETT Licensing School
While your application is being evaluated, we strongly recommend that you complete the state Prep course to ensure you are ready for the State Exam. This class takes the quess work and stress out of testing and you may repeat the course as many times as yoiu want for free up to a full year.
Step 5 Recieve your Letter from TREC that all requirements are complete and take the State Exam at PSI
Once you receive your approval letter and the "Candidate Information Brochure" (CIB) from TREC, you must schedule to take your exam with PSI Examination Services. Appointments can be made by calling (800) 733-9267 or visiting www.psiexams.com. The cost is $61 payable to PSI. You must pass the exam with a 70% or higher and you will know if you have passed the exam before you leave the center. NOTE: You must pass the state exam within 6 months of the application approval.
About the State Exam
Your State exam is divided into two sections, National and State, and will consist of 110 questions with a total of 2.5 hours to complete the exam. 80 questions will be National with 1.45 hours to complete, while 30 questions will be State with 45 minutes to complete. Again, you will know if you have passed before you leave the testing center. If you have submitted a broker sponsorship form already, your license will be mailed to your sponsoring broker within 7-10 days of passing the exam. Otherwise, you will be considered "inactive" until you join a broker and submit the Request to Sponsor Salesperson Application form to TREC.
Real Estate Training and Technology Licensing School, Dallas Metroplex
