Real Estate License

[Justin Boudreaux]

Im really interested in real estate investing, however my knowledge on real estate is very limited. I was wondering if taking the course to get my real estate license would be a benificial learning path. Has anyone else done this to get started?

[Azeez K.]

Hi @Justin Boudreaux

I would certainly recommend you get your RE license. You can find a lot of reasons on BP why people recommend getting a RE license especially if you are doing RE fulltime. Keep in mind it takes a lot of time and effort so its not as simple as attending a few classes. Below is a quick summary of what it takes to get a Sales Person pre-license

1. 75 hours - divided between a) Real Estate Fundamentals course 37.5 hours b)GA Real Estate practice 37.5

2. You need to take a test for both - means studying lot of concepts, fundamentals. Weekly quizzes, final test for the course(s)

3. Once you take the test you will have to take a State Exam - comprehensive

Classes cost 225-275/per course. In addition, you will have license fees, other formalities. So make sure you provision plenty of time from your schedule for studying, attending the classes etc.

It's well worth getting a RE license.

Good luck