Texas Real Estate Sales Agent License
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What you'll learn
You complete 180 hours of TREC qualifying education across six courses, from real estate principles to agency, contracts, promulgated forms and finance, then pass the state and national exams, clear a fingerprint background check, and find a sponsoring broker.
- Principles of Real Estate I and II
- Law of Agency
- Law of Contracts
- Promulgated Contract Forms
- Real Estate Finance
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Is this right for you?
- Level
- Beginner People new to this. You can start today with no experience.
- What you get
- Hands on skills you can use right away. No certificate, so the proof is what you do with it.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced.
- How to use it
- Turn it into proof: use the skill on one real task at work, put the result on your résumé, and lead with that story in interviews.
- Why it's worth it
- Required to work in this field where it applies, and the first thing employers check. Get it and every door in the field opens.
What you will pay$200Upfront cost. Full details below.
- Time
- 180 classroom hours plus exams; one year from application to finish requirements
- Before you start
- Age 18+; US citizen or lawfully admitted alien; 180 hours of qualifying courses (six 30 hour courses); DPS fingerprints; pass state and national exams; broker sponsorship to be active.
- How you are tested
- Approved qualifying education; PearsonVUE exams
- Renewal
- Before first renewal: 270 total qualifying hours plus Legal Update I and II; two year license period
- Full cost details
- Application, PearsonVUE exam and DPS fingerprint fees apply; amounts not confirmed on reviewed TREC pages; $200 CE deferral fee if CE incomplete at renewal
- Where it applies
- Texas only
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Sources and what we verified
TREC Become a Sales Agent ↗What we verified: TREC fee schedule page was too long to read the fee table; a 'TEST' fee page had internally inconsistent totals and was not used.
Fees and eligibility can change. Confirm current terms with the issuer before you pay.
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