hi this is joe from prep agent today i'm going to go over how to get your real estate license
in the great state of pennsylvania i'm going to go over eight steps that will get you to that goal
as a reference i'm going to be using a page from the acable agent website
i'll provide the link in the show notes below so with that being said let's begin with the
eight steps to get your real estate license in the state of pennsylvania so first let's
go through the eight steps and then i'm going to go through each one of them in more detail
so first you got to check your qualifications second you got to take the pre-licensing courses
that are required by the state of pennsylvania third apply for the licensing exam fourth you
got to study that's where we come in five get your fingerprints and background check
six take the pennsylvania real estate exam
seven find a real estate broker to sponsor you and eight apply for your real estate license
first let's start with the basic qualifications need to be at least 18 years old be a high
school graduate or an equivalent and be a us citizen or a permanent resident alien
step two take the required schooling for the real estate agents and the pennsylvania real estate
pre-license course so i said before you need a high school degree or equivalent but the law
does require take some real estate pre-licensed courses you have to take two courses that end
up being 75 hours of coursework the two courses include real estate fundamentals which is 30 hours
and real estate practice which is 45 hours luckily for you this does not need to be done in person
you could do this by going to the acable site once again go to the link in the show notes below
and they have a way that you could complete all these requirements online so check out
asableagent.com and you can complete those pennsylvania real estate courses there
step three is apply online for the real estate license exam the exam is administered by psi
which is a private testing company to apply and register for the exam you need to show
them a certificate of completion of those pre-licensed courses that we mentioned before
number four is to study for that real estate license exam this is a point of stress for a
lot of people and i get it i've been there i want to take the exam myself it could be concerning
especially if you've not taken an exam for a long time but if you go to prepaige.com you'll
be happy to see we have a lot of things that can help you study such as online flash cards practice
questions webinars ebooks we have everything you can imagine to fit your individual learning styles
so check out prepaid.com and i believe will do a good job of getting you past that exam
check it out number five get your fingerprints and background check before your real estate
license can be issued the state of pennsylvania will require a background check to be done by
the police department you can go to the patch website to get a pennsylvania background check
online or from the pennsylvania state police central repository okay so if you guys want to
know what patch stood for i know i did stands for pennsylvania access to criminal history
once that is all cleared you're good to go
number six the moment of truth take the pennsylvania real estate exam
unlike your real estate courses you have to show up in person for this exam i know it's a little
stressful but remember we'll get you prepared you'll be okay but this cannot be done online the
state must be taken at a psi testing center the testing centers are and i have them listed here
allentown bristol cranberry township erie greensburg harrisburg king of prussia philadelphia
pittsburgh and clark summit in the state of pennsylvania the exam is divided into two
parts a national portion and a state portion step seven find a real estate broker to be your sponsor
so in the state of pennsylvania you're going to be a real estate agent a real estate licensee real
estate sales person call it what you want but it's not a broker the broker is a higher level
of license that manages people under them and as you begin you're going to need to work under one
don't think of it so much as your boss to give it more as a partner as more likely you're going to
be an independent contractor you want to interview a lot of brokers decide what's important to you
maybe it's commission split maybe it's office space maybe it's mentorship i don't know what's
important to you maybe it's marketing who knows but you want to interview a lot of them and enjoy
the process find out who's out there find out who's a good fit for you because you need to have
one of them in order for your real estate license to be active and don't wait to start that process
you can start it now while you're studying and last but not least number eight apply for your
pennsylvania real estate license the pennsylvania licensing system is an online portal that will
walk you through the process of applying for your real estate license you'll need to create an
account and submit all the necessary documentation and wait to be approved you'll have to submit your
salesperson's license application by mail with help of your sponsoring broker that you just found
once your application received and approved your license will be mailed to your sponsoring broker
assuming all went well you passed your exam you did your fingerprints you did your background
check you did your courses all your eyes are dotted t's are crossed you are ready
to sell real estate in the great state of pennsylvania with your new sponsoring broker
i hope that helped this is joe from prep agent and remember all the information i just gave you
can be found in the link in the show notes it's a link to the aceable agent website
that has these eight steps laid out for you thanks bye