You pass a test, you get the credit.

That said... you can't just take pass a test and pull a broker's license, most states have a salesperson time-of-service requirement (2+ years).

But alas, it's an absolute auction that requires 15% of sale price within 24 hours, so I'll have to pass, as i don't close on my home for 2 more weeks.

You should really just listen to @BillGulley and forget the rest of us...I'm confident he could pass a real estate bar exam with flying colors.

@J Scott there may be a low barrier for entry in some areas, but in California we have to have 4 years of on the job experience and pass a state test for licensing.

It provides you absolutely nothing in the way of any recourse if something is missed.Attorneys go to school for many years, and then have to pass a bar exam.

Wait til they pass a bill to rent control CA. lol.

Canary In The Coal Mine: Unfunded Liabilities Have Turned Illinois Into A "Banana Republic"The state is buried debt, and hasn’t passed a budget in over 700 days. 100% of their monthly revenue is being consumed by court ordered payments, and the Illinois Department of Transportation has revealed that they may not be able to pay contractors (who are working on over 700 infrastructure projects) after July 1st if the state doesn’t pass a budget.

Was he too stupid to pass the new written test (a LOT of former lenders, it turns out, were too stupid to pass a test related to lending... please re-read that statement :P )?

I have my kids do it from the car when we pass a sign, with our "my grandmother needs to sell her house" routine.