3,345,066
It has not always been that way. Laws change for a reason. It makes sense that a person/agent have some experience before becoming a broker and able to "manage" other agents. Otherwise, it is the blind leading the blind.
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The Villages Realty
San Jose, CA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Tamara Jensen
Eden, UT
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Romylio "Romeo" Cordob...
New Smyrna Beach, FL
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
5,229,939
Because it's the law!
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Tamara Jensen
Eden, UT
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
5,104,931
1. Because it's the law.
2. If you have no experience how good would you be as a broker?
3. Each state sets its own timeline for allowing agents to get a broker's license.
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Tamara Jensen
Eden, UT
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
1,231,853
Not in Pennsylvania. Check your state's law.
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Tamara Jensen
Eden, UT
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
4,571,967
No offense but you have to learn, grasshopper. Study well. Take lots of practice tests. Do well on your state exam. Report back to us when you are licensed.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
2,390,437
It's the law.
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Tamara Jensen
Eden, UT
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
758,035
Sales People have to be associated with a Broker because of Real Estate law. They don't want it to be like the Wild West; there's got to be some accountability.
On your 2nd question, I am not aware that you must work as a Salesperson before being allowed to get a broker's license, never looked into it, never heard it before- but assuming it's true (because it's been said in Q&A) I would think it helps to work in a business & grow your own after understanding what Agents do; after all you'lll be managing them & it helps if you walked in their shoes for a few miles 1st.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Tamara Jensen
Eden, UT
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,598,452
Great answers here, Tamara.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
711,752
In Oregon every new agent is a Broker. However, they must be affiliated with a Principal Broker for the first 3 years to gain experience and have someone with real estate knowledge supervise their work.
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Tamara Jensen
Eden, UT
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,071,025
Well, that was a topic in your real estate class.
Tamara, did you study good?!
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
2,220,323
Debe Maxwell, CRS has your answer.
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
7,835,329
Simply follow the rules in your state.
I received a broker license with no experience as an agent. However, I did finish law school.
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
953,617
If you have earned a Juris Doctorate you could fast-track into becoming a principle broker in many states.
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Tamara Jensen
Eden, UT
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
6,392,929
Two purposes, one to have someone take responsibility for you.
The second to have someone take on the State for you.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,854,786
In Maryland...an attorney can become a Broker without being a real estate agent first.
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Tamara Jensen
Eden, UT
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,374,323
Good luck to you as you embark on your new real estate career. My suggestion would be to study your class materials in preparation for your exam.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
4,160,306
Tamara Jensen it is the law in many areas.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,988,007
New agents especially need a broker to supervise their activities. I have been in the business 38 years and still learning each day but know a whole lot more than a brand, spanking new agent. Experience really is a good teacher and you need time under your belt learning and getting more education before you are ready to be on your own or supervise others..
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Tamara Jensen
Eden, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,684,009
It is the law.
Talk to your state legislators who make the laws.
No.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,543,623
Kathleen Daniels and Bob "RealMan" Timm got you covered.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
809,258
This is state specific and is the law. -Kasey
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,090,637
In my state, agents are required to work under a broker if they want to practice real estate. To get a broker's license, Florida requires that an agent be active for at least 2 years out of 5 so they have actual on the job experience before becoming a broker.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
427,157
Because there are things called laws, and you must follow the law to practice.
You can't go right to a broker license because you have to learn the business first and the law wants someone to teach newbies the law. Think of it as an apprenticeship.
I was curious what is Caldwell Banker, from your profile, because I've never heard of that. I also can't find your name and affiliation on the UT Real Estate Commission license lookup, there is a Tammy Jensen that expired in 1997.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,164,119
to protect the public from rookie mistakes. you are going to make mistakes
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,772,575
It is the law.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,502,998
It's the law. In California you need to be a full time agent for 2 of the last 5 years and have verified production in order to become a Broker.
Think of it this way, would you want to run your own real estate company before you even know how to fill out the forms or work with clients?
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,781,153
There are rules laid out by the higher-ups that dictate this subject....
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,182,502
It takes 3-5 yrs. to really Understand this business . States can not allow anyone who doesn't, to be able to supervise others or own a Brokerage !!!
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael J. Perry
Lancaster, PA
5,048,758
Well it's the law for one thing. And having some experience BEFORE becoming a broker makes sense.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,216,370
Law of the state. As for going direct, would you want a doctor to do surgery who has no experience?
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,239,801
Many realtors in CA start with a broker license. It needs a college degree and two years related experience which can be anything substituting it.
Once you have a broker license you ask a realtor how do you fill out a form? Where do I get leads?
At anyrate it is just a piece of paper hanging on the wall. Can not use it? Why bother?
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
117,135
It is a sort of checks and balances where the broker has some accountability for what the agent does, a supervision of sorts.
You can get a brokers license pretty quickly with some experience.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
4,800,082
4,882,355
20,445
I believe its because new agents are still learning and are bound to make mistakes.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
4,935,567
5,868,472
699,874
4,434,127
3,986,258
You really need to think about this. How muchh do you know and how much could still get you in trouble
1,712,676