Lawyer/law student able to get real estate license? notary?

I know that usually to get your real estate license you need to take a weekend course and a test. however i thought i remebered hearing that law students (or maybe it was just lawyers) were able to forgo the test and just apply for their realestate license. Anyone have any info on this? what about becoming a notary public?

thanks

Originally Posted by pg600rr

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I know that usually to get your real estate license you need to take a weekend course and a test. however i thought i remebered hearing that law students (or maybe it was just lawyers) were able to forgo the test and just apply for their realestate license. Anyone have any info on this? what about becoming a notary public?

thanks

This will vary according to your state. You might contact your state association of Realtors.

^Listen to this man.
If the slimeball Realtors can't answer the question (which is a real possibility), try your state Real Estate Commission or Department of Commerce.

Most likely lawyers, not students, and most likely it will vary by state.

Originally Posted by CTGuy

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This will vary according to your state. You might contact your state association of Realtors.

Contact your state's Real Estate Commission. The REC is responsible for licensing. The REALTOR organization is just a trade association. If you want to sell real estate you must be licensed by the state. You are not required to be a REALTOR.

******* echo in here.

Originally Posted by Dakota rube

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******* echo in here.

Not at all. You suggested that the OP start out by contacting an organization which has nothing whatsoever to do with licensing.

Originally Posted by pg600rr

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I know that usually to get your real estate license you need to take a weekend course and a test.

WTF!!?? Realtors just need to take a weekend test? Why the hell do they get paid so much then? I don't know much about the profession, but I've always despised the concept that someone who just 'helps' sell a place he doesn't own thinks he can give himself this huge salary for it.

Pre-licensure requirements vary from state to state. When I got in the business back when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth, I had to complete 30 hours of classroom training and write a two state exams and a federal test. I think the rules here have changed considerably: much more training is required prior to writing the exam.

I have to complete continuing education credits each year (the number of which, again, varies from state to state).

And real estate agents are not, in most instances, drawing a salary; I am a self-employed independent contractor. No salary; no draw against commissions. I pay twice as much into Social Security and Medicare as any "employee". I pay all my own overhead: rent, utilities, advertising, health insurance, errors and ommissions insurance, workers comp, local, state and national dues and license fees.

If I don't make a sale this month, I don't get any income.

I don't want to get into a discussion about whether I "help" sell a place, but I can assure you the real estate business is not the bed of roses you envision it to be.

Originally Posted by Svenn

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WTF!!?? Realtors just need to take a weekend test? Why the hell do they get paid so much then? I don't know much about the profession, but I've always despised the concept that someone who just 'helps' sell a place he doesn't own thinks he can give himself this huge salary for it.

In Ma. they take a weekend course then a test, thats all.

I am not doing for a job, just figured I might as well get it since I dont have to do anything for it... I guess they assume law students learn as much if not more in their 1L property & contracts courses than is on the RE test... either way I'll look into it.

There are several instances in which a person may sell real estate in my state without a real estate license. An employee of a builder or developer may market and sell properties owned by his employer to the public without license.

Attorneys in many states are free to serve as intermediaries in a real estate transaction without license.

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I don't know much about the profession...
So true.

Originally Posted by Svenn

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WTF!!?? Realtors just need to take a weekend test? Why the hell do they get paid so much then? I don't know much about the profession, but I've always despised the concept that someone who just 'helps' sell a place he doesn't own thinks he can give himself this huge salary for it.
Its not a weekend class, its a 40 class room hour class, plus a state exam. Not difficult if your not an idiot. edit - in michigan and PA thats the requirement, and is similar in a lot of other states as well. In michigan if your admitted to the Bar here, you can apply for your license without taking any aditional classes. The important thing to remember is that the point of the class is not to train you how to be a realtor, its to cover the basics of the state laws, and more importantly the ethical issues that go into a real estate transaction. bar admited lawyers already know this. Just passing the class doesnt make any better of a realtor than any other person out there, that comes with experiance and time, and yes, is why they get paid what they get paid. But trust me, its worth it.

Originally Posted by jgold47

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Its not a weekend class, its a 40 class room hour class, plus a state exam. Not difficult if your not an idiot. edit - in michigan and PA thats the requirement, and is similar in a lot of other states as well.

In michigan if your admitted to the Bar here, you can apply for your license without taking any aditional classes.

The important thing to remember is that the point of the class is not to train you how to be a realtor, its to cover the basics of the state laws, and more importantly the ethical issues that go into a real estate transaction. bar admited lawyers already know this.

Just passing the class doesnt make any better of a realtor than any other person out there, that comes with experiance and time, and yes, is why they get paid what they get paid. But trust me, its worth it.

wrong, it is a weekend class in massachusetts, 24 hours class time
http://massrealestateclass.com/

Originally Posted by pg600rr

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wrong, it is a weekend class in massachusetts, 24 hours class time
http://massrealestateclass.com/

So it is. Thats just an awefully low number of hours, but to each state their own. I wonder if they get reciprocity anywhere? I know we dont in MI, but in PA we got it in like 10 or so states.