NY Licensing - Taking Exam as a 17 Year Old

[James H.]

This is a crazy question...

I have a 17 year old who is going to college in NY.  He is a freshman at a community college and is working on an Associates degree in Business.  Before he went off to college, he was very involved in our rental/rehab business and is quite good at being able to evaluate properties for rehab scope/cost, marketability, etc. 

He would like to get a real estate license as soon as he turns 18 and would like to work with one or more brokerages to do research (tax records, mortgage records, CMAs, etc.)  And he is also interested in working with investors to write/negotiate aggressive offers.  He would like to get started as soon as he can get licensed.  Is it possible for him to take classes for credit now and then write the exams after his 18th birthday?  How about classes and exam now - and just hold off until his 18th birthday to actually apply for a license?


Jim