Online California Real Estate School & Courses

There are three eligibility requirements for getting a real estate license in California:

• Be at least 18 years old.

• Be a resident of California. (There’s a separate process for out-of-state applicants.)

• Have a clean criminal record. (You can still apply for a California real estate license with a criminal recordCalifornia California Real Estate License With Criminal Record Career Center, but the application may be denied or sent to a District Office for further investigation.)

Once you’ve completed the three required courses, you can then apply to take the California real estate salesperson exam. You can do this by using one of two applications:

• Salesperson Examination ApplicationFiles Pdf Forms Re400a.pdf Dre.ca.gov
• Combined Salesperson Examination and License ApplicationFiles Pdf Forms Re435.pdf Dre.ca.gov

If you already have a broker, it’s best to go ahead and use the combined applicationFiles Pdf Forms Re435.pdf Dre.ca.gov. You’ll have to pay the nonrefundable $100 exam fee and the $350 license fee, but it will save you a few steps down the road.

On the applications, you’ll be given the choice to either have DRE schedule the exam for you at your chosen test site, or you can choose to self-schedule at a later date. Choosing to self-schedule will expedite the application process.

Include a copy of your course transcripts, and you’re ready to mail your application to the Department of Real Estate. It will take around two to four weeks for the application to be processed. Once it’s approved, you’ll receive either an email letting you know you can schedule the exam, or the Examination Schedule Notice if DRE handled the scheduling.

The biggest variable in determining the cost of a California real estate licenseCalifornia Cost Of Real Estate License California Career Center is which real estate school you choose.

In California, a pre-license course can cost anywhere from $179 - $700 depending on the provider.

There are also fees that are associated with the real estate licensing process. These fees include a $100 exam fee each time you take the real estate exam, a $350 application fee, and a $49 fingerprinting fee.

Adding all these costs together, you should expect to pay somewhere around $678 to $1,200 total to get your real estate license in California

Yes! Every AceableAgent course package includes exam prep.

In the Basic Package, you'll get an interactive course with quizzes and knowledge checks throughout, access to 1,000+ review questions, and six study guides (one for each course).

With the Deluxe Package, you get an additional 1,660+ review questions, 75 video lessons, 70 audio lessons, flashcards, and a review ebook.

The Premium Package comes with all of that, plus an hour of one-on-one tutoring, unlimited live webinars 5x/week, access to the webinar library, and live weekly Q&A.

Yes, AceableAgent’s online real estate pre-license course is approved by the California Department of Real Estate (DRE Sponsor #S0654). That means our three 45-hour real estate courses will fulfill all your real estate pre-licensing education requirements.

All applicants are required to pass the course and the final exam before they can sign up to take the California real estate exam.

AceableAgent's 135-hour California real estate course covers all DRE-mandated topics, meaning the material and subjects you can expect to be tested on when taking the state licensing exam.

A sampling of those topics include:

• Property Ownership and Land Use Controls and Regulations

• Laws of Agency and Fiduciary Duties

• Property Valuation and Financial Analysis

• Financing

• Transfer of Property

• Practice of Real Estate and Disclosures (Includes Specialty Areas)

• Contracts

AceableAgent’s course is interactive and includes opportunities for review throughout.

The Basic Package includes practice tests (with over 1,000 practice questions), a study guide for each course, and proctored exams. The Deluxe and Premium packages have additional review questions, tutoring, live webinars, and other exam prep.

You can complete your final exam in the comfort of your own home with an online proctor at no additional cost to you. In order to take your proctored final exam, you will need a desktop computer or laptop with a webcam and a working built-in or external microphone.

Please note that tablets, Chromebooks, and cell phones do not meet the requirements for testing.

Take the State Exam

Once you complete all three courses, you can then apply to take the state exam using one of two applications.

• Salesperson Examination ApplicationFiles Pdf Forms Re400a.pdf Dre.ca.gov

• Combined Salesperson Examination and License ApplicationFiles Pdf Forms Re435.pdf Dre.ca.gov

With a copy of your course transcripts, you can mail in your application to the Department of Real Estate. It will take between two to four weeks for the application to be processed. Once it’s approved you will either receive an email to schedule the exam or the DRE has scheduled then exam for you.

Find a Sponsoring Broker

Technically, you can get a California salesperson license without a broker, also known as a “responsible broker.” BUT - without a broker, you can’t legally perform any activity that requires a real estate license. The whole reason you got a license is so you could work as a real estate agent, right?

If you haven’t already found a California real estate broker and included their information on the salesperson exam/license application now’s the time to start lining up interviews.

Our real estate courses are so successful that we have a 91% first-time pass ratePass Rates Real Estate License, and we guarantee you'll pass the state licensing exam. If you don't pass the California real estate license qualifying exam, you'll get your money back!

Additional terms and conditions do apply. State laws and regulations may prohibit some students from qualifying.

Your 135 hours break down into three separate DRE-approved courses, each covering a different foundation for your career:

• California Real Estate Principles (45 hours)
• California Real Estate Practice (45 hours)
• California Legal Aspects of Real Estate (45 hours)

All three are included under DRE Course Approval #S0654, and you'll complete them one at a time — three clear milestones on your way to a full 135 hours.