California Real Estate School Online: Pre-License Courses
Self-paced California Real Estate License Course Packages
85,000+ students have gotten a license with our courses since we started in 2020
- 135-hour pre-licensing course
- 100% online course
- Work on any device, at your own pace
- Engaging material in a variety of formats
- Fully accredited course by the California Department of Real Estate
- The #1 course endorsed by top producing California agents
- Everything in The Basics Package +
- Highest rated Test Prep in California (save $50!)
- Pass or it's Free Guarantee (see FAQ's below for details)
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How to Get Your California Real Estate License
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AgentAdviceU
You’ve got your real estate license…now what? By purchasing your real estate licensing course from us, you also get FREE access to AgentAdviceU – real life agent training videos created by a recent CEO of the largest real estate brokerage in the world. AAU is normally sold for $99 through real estate schools across the country, but we include it free with your course purchase on our site in order to help new agents jumpstart their actual agent training.
In these videos you’ll learn:
- How to find the right broker for you
- How to set up your business for success before you graduate:
- How to build your social media presence
- How to effectively work your network & feel good about it
- How to find leads that you can turn into commissions
- Agent marketing and lead management
- How to sell or buy a home once you have a client
Unfortunately, your licensing courses won’t cover these subjects in any depth. The licensing courses only qualify you to become an agent. It’s important you learn the ins and outs of agent life before you graduate, so that you can rack up sales sooner after graduation than you would otherwise. Don’t wait until you get your license to start your real agent training.
Pass the real estate test – guaranteed!
If you don’t pass your state licensing exam, we’ll fully refund you. To be eligible, students must purchase a course from AgentAdvice.com. You must attempt to pass the state licensing exam at least twice within 45 days of completing the course material. Just let us know after failing the exam the first time, so we can help provide you with additional help. If you still don’t pass, you will receive a full refund.
Career Counseling & Job Placement
Whether you have a quick question about preparing for interviews or are ready to get connected to the best brokers in your city, our team is ready to support you on your real estate journey. AgentAdvice has helped over 50,000 agents and students pursue or advance their real estate careers in just the past year alone. And we work with the top new-agent brokerages across the country, so we can answer your questions based on what’s in your best interests rather than what’s in the interest of any one individual broker.
We’ve built the most affordable way for you to get your Real Estate License. All you have to do is attend at least 1 interview with one of our recruiters (+ provide feedback) after passing the state exam & before joining another brokerage, and we’ll reimburse you for the entire cost of The CE Shop course that you purchase from us.
That’s right – we’ll reimburse you whether you choose to join our team or not (but we hope you do!). About 50% of our tuition reimbursement graduates choose to work for our team after interviewing with us. The other 50% of our tuition reimbursement students that choose to join another brokerage still get their course costs fully reimbursed.
Thankfully, there’s no hard limit on the number of times you can take the California real estate license exam during a two-year period. Still, a good recommendation is to wait at least 18 days between each exam. Each attempt must be accompanied by a new application and a non-refundable fee of $60.
While some agents indicate that it can take up to four times to pass the sales agent exam on average, much of it will depend on how prepared you are and how thorough your understanding is of the required preliminary courses. It’s certainly not unheard of for agents to have passed on their first attempt.
There are seven areas covered during the exam. Your pre-licensing course, along with a simple test prep course, should prepare you to succeed on the state real state exam. The seven pieces of the real estate exam are:
- Property Ownership and Land Use Controls and Regulations,
- Laws of Agency and Fiduciary Duties
- Property Valuation and Financial Analysis
- Financing
- Transfer of Property
- Real Estate Practice and Disclosure
- Contracts
Roughly 50% of all people who take the California real estate examination complete it with a passing grade of 70% or more. That said, don’t let the state pass rate dissuade you. Many people don’t prepare with a prep course – which of course, is highly recommended. If you’ve trained with a prep course, you’ll be in much better shape to pass the state exam.
Tip: You can find tons of information and tips (along with real practice questions) to help you pass the California real estate exam on your first try.
The cost for a real estate agent license in California is $245 annually, with a $60 examination fee in addition to the cost of the preliminary course requirements as listed above. The pre-licensing courses range wildly in price – from $99 to $500 if you’re taking the course online. When you’re budgeting for the new career, be sure to include the cost of a test prep course – it can significantly improve your chances of passing the state real estate exam.
People looking to become California real estate agents will be need to deal with the following expenses.
- Pre-licensing course: $179-$700
- Exam Fee: $60 per attempt
- Application Fee: $245 for a four-year license
- Fingerprint Fee: $60
- Optional Fees: $150-$500
- Renewal Fee: $245 for an agent, $300 for a broker
- Continuing Education Fees: These vary according to the type of classes you are taking
California agents make an annual average salary of $76,750 which breaks down to $36.90 an hour.
The highest paying cities for real estate agents in California are as follows:
- San Jose: $126,064 per year
- Sacramento: $115,659 per year
- Santa Ana: $109,703 per year
- Los Angeles: $118,621 per year
- Long Beach: $111,794 per year
- Bakersfield: $108,436 per year
- San Diego: $115,740 per year
- Carlsbad: $111,352 per year
- Fresno: $106,982 per year
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