MILITARY TRANSITION INTO REAL ESTATE - IMPORTANT

[James Cullins]

I'm currently transitioning from the military; I'm stationed in Indiana right now and thinking about taking the real estate exam here. The sticky part is that once I'm completely out of the Army, I don't know where I will choose to settle down.  I should be completely out of the service by the first of the year and my plan was to take an accelerated pre licensing course in the mean time. I guess my question is should I wait until I determine where I'm going to settle or take the exam while idle in my current situation?

P.S. I'm not opposed to staying in Indiana, Indianapolis is a great city and from what I've read on the forums a hot spot for real estate.

[Mindy Jensen]

There are two parts to the licensing exam, the national portion and the state portion. I see no reason why you couldn't take classes for the national portion right now, and then take the state portion when you decide which state you will be in. 

That said, I also don't know how you would do that. I took classes online, and they were combined into one price. I don't know if they offer just the national portion, but it seems like you could find an online school that does.