The Outer Banks School of Real Estate: Getting Started

Getting Started (252) 491-5372

Image of study North Carolina is an all Broker state. All real estate licenses are Broker Licenses. There are three Postlicensing courses required to become a full Broker.

You begin by taking the Prelicensing Broker course, consisting of 80 hours and successfully completing the course. This course prepares you to take the North Carolina Real Estate Commission exam. When you have passed the exam and paid your fees, you will become a Provisional Broker.

Over the next three years, you are required to take at least one 30-hour course of Broker Postlicensing. You may take all three courses one after another, and they may be taken in any order.

In addition to your Broker licensing, you will have to take two 4-hour Continuing Education courses each year. One is a Mandatory Update and the other would be an Elective of your choice, approved by the North Carolina Real Estate Commission. Brokers-in-Charge are required to take the Broker-in-Charge Annual Review course, BICAR, to maintain their license status.

In order to do the business of real estate brokerage, you will have to have your license activated by a firm and the Broker-in-Charge of that office. Whether you want to be in Property Management or Sales, there are responsibilities and opportunities that require a license.

Real Estate is certainly the mainstay of business and income in The Outer Banks. Join the professionals and get your license.

Career Opportunities for your BIGGEST INVESTMENT:

Broker

1. Sales
2. Sales Assistant

Property Management

You must have your Broker's license to be called a Property Manager

1. Resort Property, short term rentals
2. Full-time rentals

Broker-in-Charge

Requires two years of full time brokerage license experience (4,000 hours). You may have earned your license from another state and gained your experience there. You will have to notify the North Carolina Real Estate Commissionstate of the out-of-state experience to receive credit. The Real Estate Commission will verify all of your experience.

Own your own company

Where it will probably require that you be eligible to be a Broker-in-Charge. You must have 2 years of full-time license experience in order to be so designated. It can include an out-of-state license, with an explanation to the North Carolina Real Estate Commission.

Home Ownership

Is the largest investment you will make in your future. Know what your rights are. You may want to invest.

Referrals

Can be made to other real estate agents, even in other states, if you have an active real estate license.

Lawyers

Must have their licenses to practice real estate sales. They may do the business of handling closings and title searches and all other lawyerly things their licenses allow.

Classes

Broker Prelicensing:

80 Hour Course will prepare you for the North Carolina State Real Estate Licensing Exam.
Tutoring available and extra math support!
$395 (*includes books and materials.)
Tutoring and math support available.

Broker Postlicensing Relationship & Responsibilities Course #301:

30 -hour course for those who passed their North Carolina State Licensing Exam after October 1, 2005.
Certificate upon completion.
Final Exam for course required.
4 weeks of classes with no state exam required.
$200 plus book (same book used for all 3 30-hour Postlicensing Courses)
The three Postlicensing Courses may be taken in any order

Broker Postlicensing Contracts and Closings Course #302:

30 -hour course for those who passed their North Carolina State Licensing Exam after October 1, 2005.
Certificate upon completion.
Final Exam for course required.
4 weeks of classes with no state exam required.
$200 plus book (same book used for all 3 30-hour Postlicensing Courses)
The three Postlicensing Courses may be taken in any order

Broker Postlicensing Selected Topics Course #303:

30 -hour course for those who passed their North Carolina State Licensing Exam after October 1, 2005.
Certificate upon completion.
Final Exam for course required.
4 weeks of classes with no state exam required.
$200 plus book (same book used for all 3 30-hour Postlicensing Courses
The three Postlicensing Courses may be taken in any order

Continuing Education:

The Outer Banks School of Real Estate is an official Sponsor for Continuing Education. As required by the North Carolina Real Estate Commission, licensees must take eight (8) hours per year in order to maintain active status of their real estate licenses.

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