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Real Estate Careers in Rhode Island
Welcome to Real Estate Institute of Rhode Island
At Real Estate Institute of Rhode Island, we believe that learning is a continuous process that should never end. Our mission is to provide high-quality adult education courses that are accessible to everyone, regardless of their background or experience. We offer a wide range of courses in various subjects, including real estate licensing, appraisal licensing, mortgage lender licensing and home inspector licensing as well as continuing education classes for career advancement and continuing education requirements for license renewal. Our courses are designed to help you acquire new skills, advance your career, and achieve your personal goals.
Start your Real Estate Career in five easy steps
Step 1 Enroll in the Rhode Island Licensing Classes
You have to take the 45-hour Rhode Island Real Estate Course at a Rhode Island state approved real estate school, that's us! Our classes are online with live instructors who are knowledgeable and passionate about helping you in becom becoming a real estate agent real estate careers ing a real estate agent. If you happen to live in another state no problem, you are not required to be a Rhode Island resident to earn your license. Choose from convenient day, night or weekend class schedules. The tuition fee is just $325 and includes all books and class materials. As part of our commitment to helping you become a Rhode Island real estate agent you can take the entire course or any class over again at no cost for up to six months of completing your normal class schedule.
Step 2 Take the Rhode Island Real Estate Exam
The Rhode Island examination is taken in two parts with PearsonVUE Testing Center. Part one is the National/General Exam, this covers real estate principles and practices to become a real estate agent. The second part covers Rhode Island real estate law. The cost for each is $50.00. You must score at least 70 on both exams. If you fail only one portion of the exam, you are required to just retake the portion that was not passed within one (1) year. You must pay for each retake. Learn more about the examination process here: Rhode Island Examination Handbook
Step 3 Take a Lead Paint Class
We offer the required 3 hours lead class for real estate agents. The Real Estate Institute provides this required class online and it is self paced..
Step 4 Select a Brokerage to Affiliate with
At the Real Estate Institute we provide at no cost one on one career counseling for all our students and a 100% Placement Guarantee.
What You Will Learn:
How to select a brokerage to affiliate with.
Know what to look for and what questions to ask when interviewing.
What training and education do you need?
It's the things you did not learn in real estate school.
What business tools will you need as a real estate agent?
You will learn the top business tools needed to build your real estate business.
Learn about support and resources for new agents?
No successful real estate agent does it by themselves, they have help.
Learn about compensation options, and other fee’s associated with joining a brokerage.
No two brokerages are exactly alike, learn why it’s not about the money starting out.
Learn what every agent must do to have successful real estate career, regardless of the brokerage they affiliate with.
Step 5 Submit your Application to the State of Rhode Island
All RI real estate professionals are licensed by the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation Commercial Licensing Real Estate Division (DBR).
An application signed by the applicant and principal broker where you will hold your real estate license is required and must include the following requirements.
- Applicant must be at least 18 years old;
- Completion of 45 hours of Sales Pre-license training & 3 hours of Agency Law;
- Completion of 3-hour Lead Paint Hazards/Awareness course;
- A passing grade on the state licensing exam (70% or higher);
- A criminal history record to the R.I. Department of Business Regulation;
- Broker signature on application;
- E&O Insurance (typically through your broker);
- Applicable application fees.
Ready to Get Started?
Choose day, night or weekend class schedules.
Tuition fee just $325.00 and includes all books.
Enroll today, start tomorrow.