Sponsorship from a RE broker necessary?

[Mark Ham]

Hi everyone,

Happy New Year!

According to https://www.realestateexpress...., once you passed the real estate exam, you still need to get sponsorship to become a broker in TX? I am interested in flipping houses and getting access to MLS as well as saving on the 3%, is the sponsorship from a broker firm still necessary? Kind of confused here.

Thanks much!

[Lamont Chen]

@Mark Ham

Yes once you get your real estate license as an agent you need to get sponsorship from a broker. This kind of adds a layer of protection for the general public since new agents may not know all the in's and out's for a real estate transaction so having a broker whom has dealt with many transactions are able to make sure all transactions are sound.