What Can You Do With a Real Estate License?
If you're considering earning a real estate license, it opens the doors to several lucrative careers that allow you to pour into your community and the people in it. At HomeServices Real Estate Academy, we offer pre-licensure courses for aspiring real estate agents and brokers as well as continuing education courses. Learn where these courses can lead and what you need to do to earn your real estate license.
Top Jobs with a Kentucky Real Estate License
Real Estate Agent
The most obvious job you can pursue with a real estate license is that of a real estate agent! Real estate agents have many responsibilities. These include:
- Listing and maintaining properties that are for sale.
- Arranging open houses for sellers.
- Helping sellers find qualified buyers.
- Pairing buyers with a home that meets their needs and is within their budget.
- Showing buyers properties.
- Negotiating the price with the seller.
- Arranging property inspections and appraisals.
- Handling closings to transfer ownership.
Realtor®
The first steps to become a Realtor® are the same as for being an agent, but you must also take a few additional steps after earning your licensure. You must join the National Association of Realtors, which has a few extra character requirements. You also need to pay a fee to join and remain in good standing.
Real Estate Broker
If you're looking for an additional challenge and the opportunity for increased income, consider becoming a real estate broker. It requires extra training and licensure. Real estate brokers do everything an agent does, plus they manage real estate agents and receive a percentage of their sales.
Other related jobs that you could pursue include:
- Real Estate Appraiser.
- Home inspector.
- Real estate marketing specialist.
- Mortgage Broker.
- Property Manager.
How Do I Get My Real Estate License?
To earn your real estate license, you must be at least 18 years old and hold a high school diploma or its equivalent, such as a GED. You also need to pass an FBI criminal background check. In Kentucky, you also need six real estate credit hours from an accredited college or 96 real estate classroom hours, which we offer at HomeServices Real Estate Academy. From there, you need to pass the state licensure exam.
Our courses are available online, in-person, on weekends, in the evenings, and during the week, allowing us to meet your needs and accommodate your time constraints. We know life isn't a one-size-fits-all bag.
Contact Us for Your Kentucky Real Estate License
When you're ready to take the plunge and begin a new career, let us help. At HomeServices Real Estate Academy, we offer pre-licensure classes on weekends, weekdays, and online that can prepare you for the licensing exam in as little as two weeks. Our staff is experienced in the field and can prepare you for everything you'll experience as an agent.
To get started, fill out our contact form so we can address your questions. You can also call our Lexington office at (859) 317-4846. We serve Lexington and Louisville, KY.
