- How do I get a salesperson license?
- How do I get a brokers license?
- What’s the difference between a broker’s license and sales person license?
- Why is the school called Adhi Schools?
- What makes your school different?
- What can I do with a real estate license in California?
- Is your site secure?
- Are your courses approved?
How do I get a salesperson license?
In order to obtain a California salesperson license, you need to take three classes. The classes are
- Real Estate Principles
- Real Estate Practice
- An elective course that you pick from a list.
NOTE: If you have taken economics, accounting or business law in college, no matter how long ago and you passed with a "C" or better, the elective may not need to be taken again! Call our office with any questions.
Once you finish these courses, you pass the real estate exam, go through a background check and you will be issued a license! Call our office to discuss salesperson options today!
How do I get a brokers license?
To obtain a brokers license, you need fulfill both an education requirement and an experience one.
Education requirement:
Applicants for a real estate broker license examination must have successfully completed eight of the following statutorily required college-level courses:
- Real Estate Practice; and
- Legal Aspects of Real Estate; and
- Real Estate Finance; and
- Real Estate Appraisal; and
- Real Estate Economics or Accounting; and
- Three courses from the following list
- Real Estate Principles
- Business Law
- Property Management
- Escrow
- Real Estate Office Administration
- Mortgage Loan Brokering and Lending
- Advanced Legal Aspects of Real Estate
- Advanced Real Estate Finance
- Advanced Real Estate Appraisal
- Computer Applications in Real Estate
- Common Interest Developments
If both Real Estate Economics and Accounting are taken, only two courses from the above group are required.
Please check our registration page to see the courses we currently offer!
Experience requirement:
In order to obtain a brokers license you must be able to say “yes” to one of the following:
- Two years of full-time experience as a licensed real estate salesperson.
- One year of full-time experience as a real estate salesperson and an Associates degree in anything from a qualified junior college.
- No experience as a real estate salesperson and a college degree in anything from an accredited institution.
Note to attorneys or those that have law degrees:
If you have a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree but no California bar card (this includes if you have a bar card from any other state) you are generally exempt from six of the eight required college level classes. You just have to take Real Estate Finance and Real Estate Appraisal.
If you have a California bar card, you are exempt from the eight college level classes. You can go direct to take the brokers exam.
What’s the difference between a broker’s license and sales person license?
A brokers license differs from a salesperson license in two principle respects. First as a salesperson in order to do any acts that would require a real estate license you need to be under the control and employ of a broker. For example, if you received a sales person license today but had not chosen a broker to work for, you could not do anything that would require a license because your license needs to be hung with a broker in order to conduct any real estate related activity.
On the other hand a broker’s license does not require that you be under the control and employ of anyone in order to conduct real estate related activities. You are your own walking real estate office.
The next main difference is that a broker can have multiple licenses. Conversely, as a salesperson your license can only be hung with one broker at a time. The salesperson license can be compared to a television set. The only way that television set can be turned on is by having it plugged in to the wall, but you can only plug it in to one outlet at a time. Similarly a salesperson can only work for one broker at a time. On the other hand a broker can have multiple licenses. For example, the broker can have a one license for a mortgage corporation and another license to sell real estate from.
Why is the school called Adhi Schools?
Adhi is a Sanskrit word that meaning “first”. The founders of the school always intended the school to be the first in a number of respects. First we wanted the school to be the first or number one school in California as judged by student satisfaction and passing ratio. We also want to be the first school that the real estate community when they want quality education and excellent customer service.
What makes your school different?
Well the truth is at the end of the day, all schools that offer courses approved by the Department of Real Estate are basically going to get you to the same place. The real question is - What is the journey going to be like in getting you there? Is it going to be easy getting in touch with the school? What if you have questions about some of the course material? Are the people that work at the school, just telephone operators or are they real estate people - all of whom are licensed? We pride ourselves on excellent customer service and an undying commitment to our students. This is probably why major companies like Coldwell Banker, Century 21, Keller Williams and others have all turned to Adhi Schools for their real estate education needs.
What can I do with a real estate license in California?
Your real estate license in California, allows the licensee to conduct a diverse range of activities. The vast majority of licensees engage primarily in residential brokerage, but the same license allows you to do commercial sales and leasing and also permits you to sell land, business opportunities and become a mortgage loan broker. There are other things as well that you can do with a real estate license, like mineral oil and gas brokerage and property management as a broker.
Is your site secure?
Our site has up to 256-bit SSL encryption technology to ensure that your credit card information is secure when ordering. Also we never sell, rent, or lease information your without your consent.
Are your courses approved?
All courses offered by Adhi Schools are 100% reviewed and approved by the California Department of Real Estate and fulfill the requirements when applying for either a salesperson or broker license.
