New to Real Estate · Texas Christian University · Member since 2022 · 118 posts · 56 votes
BP community help me out here. Im looking to obtain my Realtors license for the state of Texas in the next 4 months.. Ill be living in Oklahoma, what is the best way to study for the exam? Books, in-person, etc? Let me know your thoughts so that I can narrow down my options to best optimize for the exam. Thank you, have a great day!
Real Estate Agent · California Central Valley · Member since 2020 · 22 posts · 10 votes
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@Hunter Reed, Studying for the exam is a personal thing. For me in California, I did everything online and downloaded the books as a PDF to read them. After I was done with the courses through Allied Real Estate school, I used the same course for the exam cram.
Some agents have a hard time doing everything online, simply because there are so many distractions. Back when I got my license, there were way fewer distractions on the computer. If you can dedicate some time to study and focus, I think online is the best way to go. Good luck!
Real Estate Agent · California Central Valley · Member since 2020 · 22 posts · 10 votes
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@Hunter Reed, Studying for the exam is a personal thing. For me in California, I did everything online and downloaded the books as a PDF to read them. After I was done with the courses through Allied Real Estate school, I used the same course for the exam cram.
Some agents have a hard time doing everything online, simply because there are so many distractions. Back when I got my license, there were way fewer distractions on the computer. If you can dedicate some time to study and focus, I think online is the best way to go. Good luck!
Real Estate Agent · Frisco TX · Member since 2022 · 2 posts · 3 votes
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Hey Hunter congrats on your journey to agency. I just got my license through Aceable Agent online. I felt fairly good after not too much prep (1 night study session going over all the practice exams) I did this until i was scoring 85% or higher. The next day I took exam on a whim. Passed thankfully. Stay positive and engaged in the courses and I think you'll do great. Godspeed brother!
Real Estate Agent · San Antonio, TX · Member since 2019 · 1k+ posts · 832 votes
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It depends on how you best learn information and your timeframe.
For me, I used the The Real Estate Business School. Their classes are way cheaper than most and I could download each of the lessons. I’m an auditory learner that needs to hear something 1,000,000 times to get it. This was super helpful for me because I played the lessons in my car. That made the difference…and I finished in less than two months.
Real Estate Broker · Coppell, TX · Member since 2011 · 5k+ posts · 4k+ votes
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Personally I like in person live training, but that's not always easy or even possible perhaps in your situation.
Champions is well know in Texas. They also have hybrid class online and as I understand it, you have to log in and be on camera at specific times.
I'm guessing in person or live classes are proably about $1000 for the basic license...and maybe another $200-$300 over the next couple of years to take your additional SAE.
Our brokerage KW also has a free online course, self paced all on your own if you are good at reading the material and then taking the quizes all on your own. It's thru Kaplan education.
There are also a variety of less than $1000 courses that are online, perhaps with videos. CE shop, Aceable, RE Business School and others. I would guess they are probably $300-$400 for the basic license. Also on the TREC website there is a list of schools and pass rates. Not sure if that is helpful or not. Probably lots of factors go into pass rates.
You apply for licensing thru Texas Real Estate Commission and they have you take in person exam for State and National portions. Some chance you can do that in Oklahoma if there is a testing center there. Not 100% sure about that, but I think there is a chance. If not you come to Texas for an afternoon and take that part here.
BP community help me out here. Im looking to obtain my Realtors license for the state of Texas in the next 4 months.. Ill be living in Oklahoma, what is the best way to study for the exam? Books, in-person, etc? Let me know your thoughts so that I can narrow down my options to best optimize for the exam. Thank you, have a great day!
That's really exciting. In fact let me know how it goes with getting your Texas license being out of state. I am planning to do the exact same thing this year. When I prepared for my real estate exam flash cards were great because understanding terms is huge. Listening to others explain and getting hands on to learn it myself helped me a ton. There are a ton of sources out there with study help. Plus the school/online program you go through will provide study tools. I will say that prep agent helped me a ton to pass the general sales exam!
New to Real Estate · Texas Christian University · Member since 2022 · 118 posts · 56 votes
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Michael Poloncic, thank you for the wise insight. Ill take this valuable information that you provided me with and apply it to the way I study. Have a great day!
BP community help me out here. Im looking to obtain my Realtors license for the state of Texas in the next 4 months.. Ill be living in Oklahoma, what is the best way to study for the exam? Books, in-person, etc? Let me know your thoughts so that I can narrow down my options to best optimize for the exam. Thank you, have a great day!
That's really exciting. In fact let me know how it goes with getting your Texas license being out of state. I am planning to do the exact same thing this year. When I prepared for my real estate exam flash cards were great because understanding terms is huge. Listening to others explain and getting hands on to learn it myself helped me a ton. There are a ton of sources out there with study help. Plus the school/online program you go through will provide study tools. I will say that prep agent helped me a ton to pass the general sales exam!
Good luck!!
Bruce, hank you for the wise insight. Ill take this valuable information that you provided me with and apply it to the way I study. Have a great day!
Hey Hunter congrats on your journey to agency. I just got my license through Aceable Agent online. I felt fairly good after not too much prep (1 night study session going over all the practice exams) I did this until i was scoring 85% or higher. The next day I took exam on a whim. Passed thankfully. Stay positive and engaged in the courses and I think you'll do great. Godspeed brother!
Adam, thank you for the wise insight. Ill take this valuable information that you provided me with and apply it to the way I study. Have a great day!
It depends on how you best learn information and your timeframe.
For me, I used the The Real Estate Business School. Their classes are way cheaper than most and I could download each of the lessons. I’m an auditory learner that needs to hear something 1,000,000 times to get it. This was super helpful for me because I played the lessons in my car. That made the difference…and I finished in less than two months.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
I wish you all the best in your studies.
Hamp, thank you for the wise insight. Ill take this valuable information that you provided me with and apply it to the way I study. Have a great day!
@Hunter Reed, Studying for the exam is a personal thing. For me in California, I did everything online and downloaded the books as a PDF to read them. After I was done with the courses through Allied Real Estate school, I used the same course for the exam cram.
Some agents have a hard time doing everything online, simply because there are so many distractions. Back when I got my license, there were way fewer distractions on the computer. If you can dedicate some time to study and focus, I think online is the best way to go. Good luck!
Brian, thank you for the wise insight. Ill take this valuable information that you provided me with and apply it to the way I study. Have a great day!
Real Estate Agent · Member since 2022 · 13 posts · 4 votes
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Congrats on deciding to get your real estate license! I did my courses through the CE Shop. Their classes are module based and you pretty much go at your own pace. I also recommend PrepAgent, they have great videos and many online live webinars. Their practice exams are somewhat similar to the national portion of the exam.
Investor · Orlando, FL · Member since 2023 · 53 posts · 17 votes
3y
For me, it helped to take in-person courses as well as joining study groups. With so much information you need to learn in such a short amount of time, it helps to be able to utilize other real estate professionals and peers to help you learn and study. And also dedicating time to learning each day. Make it a part of your daily routine if you're serious about it.