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How Much Does It Cost to Get a Real Estate License?
It can cost $500 to $1,200 to get a real estate license, including licensing fees, exam fees, background checks and pre-licensing education. The precise amount varies largely by state, however.
States have long regulated the real estate industry to ensure fairness, consistency and professionalism. This means to operate as a real estate agent in the U.S., you must hold a real estate license.
To get a real estate license you must complete a pre-licensing course and pass an examination. States and their education partners charge for these services, so there are some financial costs to getting a real estate license.
There are also opportunity costs (the forgone income from alternate activities), but we will not detail them here.
Financial costs vary by state, so there is no one answer to how much it costs to get a real estate license. To get an idea, we will examine three states: California, Texas and Florida.
These three states have the largest populations of Realtors, according to NAR figures.  Together, they make up 36% of all Realtors in the U.S.
CaliforniaIn California, real estate applicants must be at least 18 years old and they must disclose any criminal or disciplinary action. Applicants also are required to take 135 hours of college-level real estate prep courses, and pass the licensing exam.
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