You must first acquire a certificate of completion from an approved real estate principles course. You can schedule a test date for the state test without a certificate. You must submit the application and a check or credit card for the appropriate fee to the DRE before they will give you a state test date. Then comes the big one, you must then successfully pass the real estate test. California is known for having one of the most difficult real estate test in the country.(Click on Ca. Requirements to see additional requirements.)

The first prerequisite is that you must acquire eight college-level real estate courses.(It is possible to take these eight courses in correspondence fashion through most real estate schools.) The second prerequisite is that you must have the equivalent of two years full-time real estate experience or a four-year college degree. Once you have completed these two prerquisites, you then submit copies of your eight certificates, application and a check for the appropriate fee, to the DRE before the DRE will give you a test date. You must then successfully pass the California brokers test. ( To find out more about additional requirements and the 8 prerequiste courses that you must complete before taking the brokers test click on Ca. Requirements on this web-site.)

Let us first discuss the California real estate salesperson test. There are currently seven different tests that are constantly rotated. Each exam consists of 150 multiple-choice questions. It is not a computer test, it is a scantron, paper and pencil test. The examinee is given three hours and 15 minutes to complete the examination. There is a total of 150 questions which means you can miss 45 questions and still pass the test. You need 105 correct answers.==========The California brokers test is in fact not one test but a set of tests. You take one test in the morning consisting of 100 questions and you take a second test in the afternoon consisting of 100 questions. The examinee is given 2 1/2 hours for the morning test and 2 1/2 hours for the afternoon test. The total questions for the day is 200 and the total time for the day is five hours. You are only allowed to miss 50 questions for the entire day. You need a total of 150 questions correctly answered in order to pass the California brokers test. The brokers test is a scantron, paper and pencil test.

Most instructors and most real estate schools all say the same thing "you can miss all of the arithmetic and still pass the test." Is this true? The answer is, yes. But wouldn't you agree, that it would be much safer to get anywere from half to all of your math correct? Well, if you have not learned math by now, you're not going to learn it by the time you take the state test. So what is the solution? Let us tutor you. If you are taking the salesperson's exam we will cover arithmetic in our six hour module. We will enable you to get anywhere from 1/2 to all of your math correct on your state test. If you are taking the brokers test, we will cover arithmetic in module two. Module two is the second of two six hour modules normally offered on Tuesdays. Do not study arithmetic on your own. It takes too much time.

We use keyword association. Therefore it is best to be tutored as close to the state test as possible. Anywhere from one day, to five days before your test is ideal. One day is best, five days still works. My tutoring is not designed, for you to go home and study what you leared that day. My tutoring is designed to where you remember what you saw, heard and learned in our therapy session. Than taking the state test as soon as possible before you have a chance to forget what you heard and saw. If we tutored you two weeks before your test you would forget what you learned by the time you take your test. The keywords only stay in your conscious mind for a few days.

Yes. You get what you pay for. If you desire results, get involved in my private or group tutoring.

The first reason is we cut to the chase. We don't spend time taking notes that you can't interpret or for that matter ever use again. We zero in on the questions that the DRE will be using when you take your state exam. We focus on what you must know to pass the salesperson or broker state test. The second reason as to why group tutoring works is that we use keyword association. We are convinced that you do not need to understand the questions on the state test in order to find the correct answer.

We recommend a minimum of two weekend modules if you have had the time and/or discipline to study or if you are skilled at taking test. If a person does not have the time to study or does not want to study and is not skilled at taking test we recommend an additional two to four hours of private tutoring. This works if you want to play it safe. Take the module's and private tutoring as close to the exam as passable.

We recommend a modicum of two six-hour modules as close to your exam date as possible. This works with a person that has had the time and/or discipline to study or if the person is skilled at taking test. You will see more than you need to see in the two six hour modules to pass the broker exam. We designed the two six hour modules so that they will work for some test takers. However the two six hour modules do not work for everyone. Some of us do not have the time to study. Some of us do not have the discipline to force ourselves to study. What is the solution? You may require more tutoring than two six-hour modules affords. Some individuals may require an additional two to four hours of private tutoring. This works for the individuals that want to play it safe. In module one we cover the medium level questions and in module two we cover the extremely difficult questions. We also cover math in module two.

Group tutoring is offered in Marina Del Rey, Culver City area, near the 405 Freeway and Los Angeles International Airport, most Saturdays and Sundays from 8:30 AM until 6:00 PM. If you want private tutoring you may purchase any amount of time you wish, however we do not come to your home or office.

Group tutoring is offered in the Marina Del Rey, Culver City area, near the 405 Freeway and Los Angeles International Airport. Broker module one is offered most Sundays or Mondays from 12:00 PM until 6:00 PM. Broker module two is offered most Tuesdays from 12:00 PM until 6:00 PM. You may purchase any amount of private tutoring, however, if you want Marshall to come to your office or to your home the minimum time slot is six hours. Does Marshall's tutoring work? Click on tutoring validations to see what others have to say!

First of all you don't need a guarantee if you are going to pass the state exam, do you? What is the guarantee? They're not guaranteeing that you will pass the test, no one can do that, now can they? Granted it sounds very appealing, but what they're really saying is that if you don't pass you can spend another long day or two in there program the next time you take your test or some even may offer refunds. Do you want your money back? Do you want to spend more time studying? Do you really want to go though all of that again? No, you want to pass the test don't you? You want to go for quality. Beware of schools that offer so-called guarantees. Guarantees are gimmicks, ingenious schemes or devices to get your money. Go for quality and results not gimmicks don't you!

Are you asking how much will it cost you if Marshall does tutor you, or are you asking how much will it cost you if he does not? First of all, private tutoring is $50 per hour. Group tutoring is $35. per hour per person. However, if you take Broker module two, the six-hour module, it will cost you $150. If you take both module one ( six-hour medium level questions) and module two (six-hours of difficult questions) it will cost you $300. It is recommended that you take take both module one and module two. Remember, Marshall law says "You usually get what you pay for!". We accept all major credit cards.

Are you asking how much does it cost you if Marshall does tutor you or are you asking how much will it cost you if he does not tutor you? Private tutoring is $100 per hour and group tutoring is $ 70 per hour per person. However, if you take one weekend day module of salesperson group therapy on a Sunday it will cost you $200. If you take one weekend module on a Saterday it will cost you $ 200. If you take two modules of group therapy, a Sunday and a Saterday it will cost you $300. We accept all major credit cards.

What is the best way to study for the salesperson or broker test is to be tutored by Marshall! A better question is what is the best way to prepare for Marshall's tutoring? This is an important question. The best way to study for the salesperson or broker tutoring is to read the question (do not mark the answer beforehand) read the four ostensible answers, immediately checking to see if you are correct or incorrect. If you are correct, expediently moving on to the next question. If you are not correct, immediately checking to see why you were incorrect, reading the explanation. Sometimes you will understand the explanation and sometimes you will not. In either case, do not spend precious time looking up words, move on to the next question. Do not study math. Do not study vocabulary words. Spend no more than 30 seconds on short questions and no more that 60 seconds on long questions. Marshall law says "It is better to cover a few questions poorly as opposed to mastering only a few". We recommend a minimum of 800 questions for both the broker's test and the salesperson's test. (If you need a source for questions we have a 900 question book, or if you prefer, floppy disk for your computer.) By the way, we said 800 question minimum not maximum. This is easier said than done. You may not believe this, the material is extremely boring and time-consuming.

You have three choices. You can click on the tutoring enrollment tab on this web-site, fill in the information, specify which days you want, and push send. You can call 1- 866- i passed, leave your information on the voice mail. Specify which days you want. Someone will return your call within 24 to 48 hours. Or you can pay the day of the tutoring. We accept all major credit cards, Discover Card, Visa, Master Card, American Express, Diners Club, even JCB. We do not accept checks. We look forword to working with you!

If you took a full semester or the equivalent Real Estate Priciples Course at an accredited college or university, it may be sufficient. If you took the course at a private school it may not be sufficient. Push the DRE button and address your question to the DRE (Ca. Department of Real Estate.)Or call the DRE at (916) 227-0931. They can make the final determination.

No, California has no reciprocity with any other state to allow any waivers of license requirements.

You may use a nonprogrammable calculator or a slide rule (the DRE will not normally allow you to use an Hewlett-Packard 12-C.

The DRE currently has over 3000 questions in their collection. They are constantly writing new questions. Therefore if you were to add up all of the test that the DRE has ever written you would come up with dozens. Regarding the salesperson's exam the DRE is currently rotating seven different test. Some of them they rotate more than others throughout the state of California. Respecting the brokers test, it is not a test, it is in fact a set of tests. You take one test in the morning and you take a second test in the afternoon. The DRE is currently rotating five different sets of brokers tests throughout California. Some of which they rotate more than others.

It depends. If you took a full semester or its equivalent Real Estate Principes Course in a college or at a university at any time in the past it is still good. If you took a principles course through a private school after 1968 it is still valid. If you took a principles course through a private school in California in 1968 or before you will be required to retake a principles course before you can schedule a state test date.

Normally it will take four to six weeks, from the time you mail off your application to sit for the state test. We should point out that this does vary one to two weeks either way.

We have some good news for you. If you do not pass the state test you can contact the DRE by clicking on the (Schedule state test) button on this website and you can see what test dates are available and with a credit card you can reschedule immediately. You could have a new test date within one to six weeks. But wouldn't it be better to pass the test the first time you take it?

The first fee is for the privilege of sitting for the test. The salesperson's examination fee is $60 and the broker's examination fee is $95. Once you successfully pass the salesperson's exam, the DRE will send you an application which of course you must fill out and mail back to them. You must dispatch the application to the DRE with the license fee of $190. You can use a credit card or a check. This $190 pays for a four-year license, there is also a onetime fingerprint processing fee of $32 bringing us to a grand total of $222. You can reduce this fee by $25 if when you submit your application you also submit proof of the two additional courses, (see salesperson requirements) for a grand total of $195. The brokers license fee is $210 for a four-year license plus $32 for your fingerprint processing fee, making a grand total of $242. These fees do not include what private companies will charge to electronically fingerprint you. Once you pass the test the DRE will send you a list of approved fingerprint companies. They charge anywhere from $15 to $35.

Birth certificate, resident alien card, etc. must be submitted with a Public Benefits Form (RE 205) before a license will be issued. This does not stop you from taking the state exam.

Both the broker and salesperson state exam are offered in Fresno, San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles and San Diego. This changes from time to time based upon the needs of the industry. In L.A. the salesperson's test is normally offered on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays both a.m. and p.m. In other locations the salesperson's state test is normally administered during the week. The brokers test is offered in L.A. most Wednesdays and certain Saturday's. The brokers test is an all-day test. In other locations the brokers test is normally offered on Wednesdays.

The day you take the state test the Procer in charge will give you a phone number that you can use to obtain your results. It will take anywhere from 72 to 168 hours to get your results. It really does very that much. Remember, you can also obtain your results through this web-site. Simply click on "get state test results and go".

Both the salesperson's and broker's license are good for 4 years. You do however need two additional courses within 18 months. This 18 month rule only applies to the salesperson's license. There is a two-year grace period once the licence expires during which time the licensee can renew his or her license for an additional fee. Once this two year grace period expires, this one time licensee will be required to retake the California state examination. You will not be required to retake your principles course.