Colorado Real Estate School

How To Get Your Real Estate License
 
Getting your Colorado Real Estate license is not complex. You need to take a state mandated course and pass a state test. Please understand one key difference between Colorado and other States - Colorado is a single license state. This means that we do not have a Salesperson or Broker license as is common in many states. In Colorado, every real estate agent is an Associate Broker. This is a one-size-fits-all license that enables you to conduct any type of real estate transaction. The following steps will lead you to getting your Colorado Associate Brokers license:

Step 1 - Complete your educational requirements
New applicants, who have never had a real estate license, must take the Real Estate Pre-Licensing Course. Agents from other states should first check to see if Colorado recognizes your license. Click HERE to assess the status of your state. For everybody - click HERE for a complete list of educational requirements.

Step 2 - Pass the state approved PSI broker examination:
Once you have completed your required education, you will receive a certificate from us that will qualify you to take the state exam You can contact PSI to schedule your exam at www.psiexams.com. You must pass your required examinations before you apply for a license. Click HERE to see additional information about the test.

Step 3 - Apply for a license.
To receive a license you must:

1. -Be at least 18 years of age.

2. -Obtain a certificate of license history from each jurisdiction in which you hold or have held a real estate license. If the other license is current (active or inactive), the certificate must be less than 90 days old when you submit your Colorado application.

3. -Provide your fingerprints to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Federal Bureau if Investigation (FBI) for a background check. Any PSI exam center (HERE) will take your fingerprints and submit them electronically for $59.50. They take credit cards. You may also submit a Fingerprint Card (Form FD-258). Start the background check as soon as possible. The processing time can be as long as 2 or 3 months. The State will not give you a license until the background check is complete. For more information please click HERE.

4. -Find an employing broker. Your employing broker must sign your application for a real estate license. Apply for your license within one year of passing the examination.

5. -Obtain Errors and Omissions insurance – not expensive, but speak with your new employing broker before ordering.

6. Submit your license application to the Colorado Real Estate Commission. You can find the application HERE.