Education in Lieu of Experience for Broker's Exam

[Clifford Tran]

Hey all,

This is my first post on BP!

I'm looking to sit for a RE broker's license in California and I'm aware that it's possible to skip the 2+ years experience requirement: http://www.dre.ca.gov/examinees/BrokerExperience.h...

I have never held a RE salesperson license. My issue is that I've already graduated with a 4-year degree without a major/minor in RE. Is it possible to simply take several college courses (CalBRE approved) right now that will fulfill the requirement to sit for the broker's exam?

Has anyone done this or know anyone that has qualified for the broker's exam this way?

I haven't been able to find detailed information on this subject yet so if there's an existing thread on this topic I'd be grateful for a link.

Thanks!

[Ivy Wang]

I don't believe so. Your minor would have to be under your degree at a 4-year college or university. If you've already graduated, you can't just tack on a major or minor after the fact just by taking the required courses (as far as I'm aware). You would have to go back to school for another 4 years and major or minor in RE. You're better off just taking the salesperson exam.

Why do you want your broker's license? If it's so you can keep 100% of your commission, there are plenty of online cloud brokerages that let you keep 100% commission and charge low transaction fees. Doing it that way, you wouldn't have to deal with the liability of owning a brokerage. I know so many brokers who still choose to work under another broker to avoid all that BS.