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Hi! I am planning a career change to real estate but I am confused as to whether I am supposed to have the classes/courses required to become an agent done before or after I start talking to different agencies? What is the expectation for my level of knowledge when I contact an agency? I realize the agencies provide training, but does the training they offer qualify me to sit for the licensing exam or is their training completely separate from that? I am in Michigan if that makes any difference...
Thank you in advance for your help! I have gleaned a lot of great information from this forum.
The training at an agency is sales training. You need to take a state approved course to take the exam. You can talk to agencies prior to being licensed but many will not want to bother with you as you could be a year away from being licensed and you may change your mind altogether.
You do not need a sponser for the real estate exam. In FL you will be voluntarily inactive until you become active under a broker.
The training at an agency is sales training. You need to take a state approved course to take the exam. You can talk to agencies prior to being licensed but many will not want to bother with you as you could be a year away from being licensed and you may change your mind altogether.
You do not need a sponser for the real estate exam. In FL you will be voluntarily inactive until you become active under a broker.
The best indicator of a firm without a commitment to training rookies is a firm that won't meet with you to help you get licensed.
If it is nothing more than to spend 15 minutes meeting you and answering a few simple questions.
Guess I should stay away from Keller Williams then. They didn't want to see me until licensed. But they were happy to have their recruiter spam me with rah rah emails for months. The broker at Coldwell banker sat with me for at least a half hour to chit chat and gave me tour of the office himself. As it is I have been licensed for 2 years and have yet to pick a broker.
If you haven't done so already, read the information on the state's web site regarding real estate licensure. You can find a list of approved real estate schools and courses, salesperson license requirements, and steps needed to obtain a real estate license. You can find all this and more at: LARA - Real Estate Brokers & Salespersons
In Michigan, you need a sponsoring broker to obtain a real estate salesperson license (the wall license and pocket card are actually mailed to the broker), so you might as well check into who might be willing to accept you as a licensee prior to taking a prelicensure real estate course.
EDIT: It looks like Delta College is the closest place to you which offers prelicensure courses.
Guess I should stay away from Keller Williams then. They didn't want to see me until licensed. But they were happy to have their recruiter spam me with rah rah emails for months. The broker at Coldwell banker sat with me for at least a half hour to chit chat and gave me tour of the office himself. As it is I have been licensed for 2 years and have yet to pick a broker.
Oh? This doesn't surprise me. Brokers of my brand are criticised far and wide as being uncaring about rookie agents. There is no doubt that our model is focused on outstanding successful agents, but I have asked our home office to run the numbers. I believe they will find that our "rookies" (people straight out of licensing school) have a lower washout rate than any other brand.
Oh? This doesn't surprise me. Brokers of my brand are criticised far and wide as being uncaring about rookie agents. There is no doubt that our model is focused on outstanding successful agents, but I have asked our home office to run the numbers. I believe they will find that our "rookies" (people straight out of licensing school) have a lower washout rate than any other brand.
I'm confused by your response. What part doesn't surprise you? The Keller Williams part that would not talk to me or the Coldwell banker part who did?
Can anyone recommend a good real estate course online? I'm thinking of getting licensed in case I decide to go into the business.
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