Many people come into real estate from a salaried job. Real estate is a new adventure, a new lifestyle for most people. Earning your living on one hundred per cent commission is super cool. It is super cool because, if you are good, you can earn a lot more money than you can on a salary. You set your own hours and your own schedule. It is a great way to earn a living.
The first thing you have to do is get a Florida real estate license. Step one is to apply to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Their web address is www.myfloridalicense;com . You can apply online. This costs $105 for a real estate sales associate license. The qualifications are simple. You can check them at http://climerrealestateschool.com/LicenseInformation.aspx .
Applying to the DBPR first is important because sometimes there is a problem. If someone has criminal background, this will not stop that person from getting a Florida real estate license always. It will slow down the process. http://ronclimer.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-florida-real-estate-license-for.html Here is an article about that. You have to get your fingerprints taken by an approved vendor. The fee for this is sixty dollars. This needs to be done almost simultaneously with applying for your Florida real estate license.
Next, you need to choose a real estate school to attend your basic real estate course. The name of this course is FREC course 1. You can take this real estate course online or you can take it in a classroom. Most people will agree that a classroom is better. An online real estate course is more convenient.
Many people choose their real estate school based on how far it is from their home. Put a little more effort than that into your choice. If you are going to be in a classroom for sixty hours, check out the instructor. Ask around. Check around. Find out if the instructor knows the material. Find out if the instructor is dull or interesting.
In today's world you can check out their Google reviews. You can go to You Tube and watch their videos. Check out the instructors. Real estate schools don't have reputations. Instructors have reputations. Check out the instructors reputation.
Here is a word of caution about online real estate courses. Be certain that the real estate school that you choose is a Florida real estate school. Do not make the mistake of taking your Florida real estate course from a online real estate school that specializes in all fifty states. Take your Florida real estate course from a Florida real estate school that specializes in teaching people to pass the Florida real estate exam.
The pass rate for the Florida real estate exam is about 50-50 for first time takers and even worse for repeat takers. http://ronclimer.hubpages.com/hub/The-Florida-Real-Estate-Exam-Pass-Fail-Rate-For-July-2012 Here is a link to the details on that. When taking the Florida real estate exam, do not underestimate the exam. Obviously, half the applicants do just that. An important step in your journey to get your Florida real estate license is to attend the basic (FREC 1) course. Choose your real estate school wisely.
The next step is to pass the Florida real estate exam. You must pass a test to get out of real estate school. The Florida real estate exam is a whole different adventure. This test is no joke. This exam is tough. It costs $31.50 every time you take the Florida real estate exam. Many applicants take the exam several times. Don't do that! Attend a real estate school that will teach you what is on the Florida real estate exam. Study for the Florida real estate exam.
One tough thing about the Florida real estate exam is the math. The test is ten per cent math. Many students believe they can pass the test without being able to do the math. It is possible. It is not very likely. It is hard to pass the test with a ten point handicap. It is easier to pass if you understand the math that is on the Florida real estate exam. This is easy to do. Climer School of Real Estate has all the math that is on the Florida real estate exam on You Tube. Our user name is "Climer School". We have a playlist of twelve videos that are the math that is on the Florida real estate exam. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ_gTg35GIs Watch all twelve of these free videos if you are soon to take the Florida real estate exam. If you don't understand it the first time you watch it, watch it again. The real estate math videos are free. It costs $31.50 every time you take the exam.
Some students just take the basic real estate course and go pass the Florida real estate exam a few days later. That is great. Half of the test takers don't do that. Half the first time test takers, go take the Florida real estate exam and leave with a failure notice in their hand. They quickly realize that they have a problem. They realize that they have not learned enough yet. They start looking for help.
At Climer School of Real Estate, we teach a two day state exam review. This is not a required course. This is the class where we review the same information that we taught in the basic sixty hour pre license class.
This class was originally designed for our students. Today, we have many students that went to some other real estate school. The have failed the Florida real estate exam one or two or three times. They start looking for help. They find us. They attend this two day class. This class is a no nonsense, no BS class. The only thing we talk about in this class is passing the Florida real estate exam. We don't waste time on stupid questions and stupid stories.
One thing that is not a stupid question is when students have already taken the Florida real estate exam once or twice start telling us exactly how the questions are on the exam. We get a mountain of information and feedback in these review classes. The students get a lot of really good information in these classes.
We know that many people would like to attend these classes but they do not live anywhere near Orlando. We have this entire class on audio CD and video DVD. This is a big help for people in other parts of the state.
When you show up at the Pearson Vue test center to take your Florida real estate exam, be sure that you have your certificate from the real estate school where you took your basic course. Pearson Vue will not let you in without it.
Another thing that will help you pass your Florida real estate exam the first time is to read the "Real Estate Applicants Handbook". This little booklet has breakdown of what is on the state exam. It gives you the per centages. This is valuable information. Read this booklet before yo go take the Florida real estate exam. If you don't have this booklet, call Kathy at 407 822 3926 . She will send you a free copy.
Another thing that will help you pass the exam the first time is to study. There is a novel idea. Study. Be certain you are studying what is on the FLORIDA real estate exam.
Practice questions are a wonderful way to study. Many people go take the Florida real estae exam without doing any practice questions. Find some practice questions. If you have not done the practice questions in your own textbook, that is a good place to start. There are questions at the end of the chapters and at the end of the book. If you don't have Linda Crawford's "Exam Manual", call Kathy and buy it. It is the best study aid you can find. If you have not done the practice test on my website, check it out. If you fail the test on my website, you will probably fail the state exam. Mine is free.
Let's Recap
1. Apply for your Florida real estate license.
2. Get your fingerprints done.
3Take FREC 1 at a Florida real estate school
4Pass the Florida real estate exam.
5. Statrt a new career.
If we can help you get your Florida real estate license, contact us at wwwclimerrealestateschool.com
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