BOOM! Pre-Licensing Broker Test Done!

[Brandon Lee]

This isn't the biggest success story in the world, but feels good to have this class over and done with. 

A helpful tip to anyone looking to get their license. Check to see if your local Community College offers the class. I took the Pre-Licensing class at CPCC in Charlotte. The cost of the class was $180 and the course materials were $150 ($40 of that is a CD-Rom that didn't work on my Mac, and thus is now a $40 paperweight.) I had called the big private school in town and the cost of the class was around $600, and that was not including the book.

I really liked this class because it was offered during the summer term. This meant a shorter semester that met Mon-Thurs 9:00AM-1:00PM for 20 classes. Which I preferred over other classes that met less days per week, but stretched for 7-9 weeks in duration.

This class was perfect for me. The teacher was interesting, and had a history in the business that provided for good story here and there. Also, since he's in the business, we took 10-15 minute breaks every hour for him to work on his own deals. 

I'm not sure how they teach at the other schools, but this class was taught strictly to the test. This was great for me, and exactly what I was looking for in the class. I didn't want any class instructions for traditional new Real Estate agent getting started in the business. 

There were however, a couple people in my class that had no prior Real Estate knowledge. One girl "had to get out of Papa Johns." I'm afraid after this class she wouldn't be much more prepared to earn a living as an active agent...BUT would know the difference between Tenants in Common and Joint Tenants, so at least she has that to fall back on.

Anyway, I know that a lot of you are like me and they have put off getting that license for too long. Don't put it off any longer. Check today to see if your local community college offers the required training class, and sign up for fall semester. I found going to campus every morning to be a nice break from my normal routine, and even inspired me to start a new routine of getting up at 5:30am to go to the gym. So, in one month I lost a few pounds, and got that much closer to saving 3% listing my own properties in the future. Which in a world of thin profit margins, and expanding waste lines, is something that makes me happy.