| Buying, selling and investing in real estate involve | | | | required that potential agents must complete |
| complex transactions and high financial considerations. | | | | between thirty to ninety hours of classroom |
| Given this, buyers, lenders and investors usually ask | | | | instruction. For brokers, they are usually required to |
| the help of real estate agents and real estate | | | | undergo sixty to ninety hours of formal training |
| brokers to help them in their real estate needs. This | | | | together with a required amount of experience in real |
| is because real estate brokers and agents possess a | | | | estate transactions, which range from one to three |
| thorough knowledge of the real estate market. They | | | | years. Most of the courses in the training include |
| are also familiar with local zoning and tax laws and | | | | subjects on marketing, accounting, and a substantial |
| with financing agencies. In some cases, agents and | | | | amount of courses in real estate, finance and real |
| brokers also act as intermediaries in the negotiations | | | | estate laws.Most states require that these licenses |
| between buyers and sellers on the price of the | | | | be renewed every one or two years. However, |
| property.Becoming an agent or a brokerBeing a real | | | | instead of requiring agents to take new exams, |
| estate agent or a broker has proven to be a | | | | some states require continuing education for agents |
| lucrative source of income for those practicing this | | | | and brokers for them to be able to renew their |
| profession and most estimates show that in the near | | | | licenses.Where to enrollGiven the demand for real |
| future, the number of real estate agents and brokers | | | | estate training, a large of number of rims has been |
| will continue to rise because of this fact. However, | | | | set up to provide such services. These firms cater to |
| becoming a real estate agent or broker requires that | | | | both beginners and experienced agents and brokers |
| potential agents be at least 18 years of age, a high | | | | for their specific training needs. Apart from the |
| school graduate and be able to pass the state exam. | | | | traditional institutions such as universities and colleges, |
| The state exams, which is usually more | | | | potential brokers and agents can also look to the |
| comprehensive for brokers include questions on real | | | | Internet for online courses. As the number of agents |
| estate transaction and relevant real estate laws.If | | | | and brokers who wish to get formal training on real |
| you wish to become an agent or a broker in the | | | | estate continue to increase, the importance of |
| United States, you must be informed on the | | | | institutions that provide these training will further be |
| different requirement of the different states with | | | | highlighted. |
| regard to licensing. In most of the states, it is | | | | |