Connecticut Real Estate Salesperson Licensing

[Rob Brautigam]

I am planning on taking the Connecticut Real Estate Salesperson course and exam this fall and am trying to come up with an approximate total cost for each of the steps to becoming licensed and affiliated with a broker.

Here's what I have so far:

The initial costs are approx. ($500) 60hr course & books, ($80) Application fee, and examination fee ($65). The latter two are obtained from the CT DCP site and the PSI exam PDF which explains the licensing process in CT.

After that, I believe the next step is to go interview a few brokerages and see which one works best for you. These are the costs I'm unsure about:

• Does anyone have some insight on these annual fees?
• What are the costs associated with 'hanging' your license with a Real Estate Brokerage?
• Local MLS fees?
• Any additional fees???

Any other insight on the licensing and brokerage process would be a huge help, thanks!