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How to Become a Real Estate Agent in Texas (Watch This Before Becoming a Realtor!) - YouTube
Channel: Brea Bone - Nontraditional Real Estate Agent Coach
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Hi everyone!Ii'm Brea Bone, your Austin, Texas聽
real estate professional with the Bone Team.聽聽
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In this video, I'm going to go over how聽
to become a real estate agent in Texas.聽聽
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So, let's jump right in! So, a quick disclaimer: I聽
live and work in Texas, and I'm licensed in Texas,聽聽
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so this video is going to focus on becoming a聽
real estate agent in Texas. However, if you're聽聽
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not getting licensed in Texas, keep watching聽
because some of the information I provide,聽聽
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including a real estate school recommendation聽
and discount, will be applicable to all people聽聽
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in all states. However, just please be aware that聽
some of the information will be Texas specific.聽聽
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So, the very first step will be to take your聽
pre-licensing classes. One of the main questions聽聽
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I get about pre-licensing classes is whether聽
I took them in person or online. Personally,聽聽
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I learn better in person, so I took my classes in聽
person, however there were some online elements,聽聽
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like we did take the quizzes slash tests online.聽
To answer that question, I think it depends on how聽聽
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you learn best, what your schedule is like, and聽
what the school is offering. The school I went to聽聽
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offered both in-person and online classes at the聽
time that I took them, however, now I think they聽聽
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only offer online classes. Fortunately, I only聽
had a part-time job while I was taking classes,聽聽
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so I was able to work my part-time job schedule聽
around the classes and take them in person,聽聽
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however, if you're working a full-time job, or if聽
it just works better for your schedule, it may be聽聽
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better for you to take your classes online.聽
Another question I often get is how long it聽聽
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took me to take the classes. It took me 2.5 months聽
to take the classes because of my part-time job.聽聽
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If you're able to solely focus on the classes,聽
I think you can get it done in a month, and then聽聽
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if you're having to work around a full-time job聽
schedule, it may take you even longer, like say聽聽
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five to six months. So, there are six classes聽
totaling 180 hours that you'll need to take to聽聽
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become a real estate agent. They are Principles聽
of Real Estate one and two, Law of Agency,聽聽
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Law of Contracts, Promulgated Contract Forms, and聽
Real Estate Finance. Most real estate schools,聽聽
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including the two that I'll recommend, offer聽
a package with all six classes as a cheaper聽聽
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option than buying each class separately. Before聽
you make your purchase of a package though,聽聽
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make sure it includes all six classes totaling 180聽
hours. I also recommend that you choose a school聽聽
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slash package that offers free online proctoring聽
as part of the package, because you will need聽聽
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to have that for the quizzes slash tests you聽
take during the classes. Lastly, I recommend a聽聽
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school slash package that offers exam prep as聽
part of the package. The two schools I recommend聽聽
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are the Real Estate Business School and Real聽
Estate Express. The Real Estate Business School聽聽
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is located in Austin, Texas. They had in-person聽
and online classes in the past, however, now I聽聽
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think they only have online classes. FYI, the聽
Real Estate Business School only offers classes聽聽
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to get your license in Texas, however, Real Estate聽
Express offers classes slash packages to get your聽聽
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license in 39 states so far, so if you're not聽
in Texas, I recommend Real Estate Express.聽聽
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Real Estate Express is fully online, and I have a聽
link for you all in the description of this video,聽聽
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where you can get a discount on one of their class聽
packages. I love Real Estate Express, because they聽聽
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have four different packages that you can choose聽
from. They are the Basics, Exam preparation,聽聽
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Exam preparation plus, and Ultimate learning. I聽
recommend the Exam preparation or Exam preparation聽聽
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plus packages, because those two focus on making聽
sure that you pass the exam. The Exam preparation聽聽
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plus package also includes 90 hours of SAE聽
courses, which are hours that you'll need to聽聽
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get after you're licensed and before you renew聽
your license after two years of being licensed.聽聽
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In the long run, buying the Exam preparation plus聽
package will save you money, however, if you just聽聽
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want to focus on getting your real estate license聽
not renewing it after two years, then I would聽聽
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just buy the Exam preparation package. FYI, if you聽
want to do your research, you can find a full list聽聽
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of Texas schools on the TREC website. TREC聽
stands for the Texas Real Estate Commission,聽聽
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and it's the licensing agency in Texas. I'll link聽
that list of schools in the description below.聽聽
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If you're in another state, your licensing聽
agency may have a list of schools as well,聽聽
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so you can search for your licensing agency on聽
Google, find their website, and then see what聽聽
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resources they provide. So, when you complete each聽
of the six pre-licensing classes, you'll receive a聽聽
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certificate of completion, and you will need those聽
in order to take your final exam to get licensed,聽聽
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so make sure you keep those in a safe place.聽
The next step will be to prepare to submit聽聽
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your application to your licensing agency. As I聽
mentioned before, the licensing agency in Texas聽聽
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is the Texas Real Estate Commission, or TREC. FYI,聽
there are several qualifications you must meet in聽聽
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order to submit your application and receive your聽
license. The first is that you're a citizen of the聽聽
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United States or a lawfully admitted alien. The聽
second is that you are 18 years of age or older.聽聽
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The third is that you meet TREC's qualifications聽
for honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity,聽聽
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which means you'll need to provide your聽
fingerprints for a criminal history check.聽聽
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I'm not sure if every state requires you聽
to submit your fingerprints like that,聽聽
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however, I wouldn't be surprised if that's a聽
requirement in every state. So, to prepare to聽聽
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submit your application and get your fingerprints聽
done, you'll first need to create an account on聽聽
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your licensing agency's website. You'll then聽
need to fill out the application for an active聽聽
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sales agent license information sheet. For those聽
in Texas, I'll link that form in the description.聽聽
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Once you fill out that form, you'll submit it with聽
your certificates that you got from completing the聽聽
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pre-licensing classes and the application fee,聽
which at this time for Texas is 185 dollars聽聽
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total. You'll then go to the fingerprint聽
requirements section of their website,聽聽
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if they require that, and follow the steps.聽
I'll link the TREC fingerprint requirements聽聽
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section below in the description. On the TREC聽
website, you'll enter your information and receive聽聽
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your IdentiGO ID. You'll then be able to schedule聽
your appointment with the vendor that is going to聽聽
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take your fingerprints. The vendor that TREC uses聽
is MorphoTrust. So, MorphoTrust doesn't process聽聽
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your fingerprints. They just take them and send聽
them to the Department of Public Safety, or DPS.聽聽
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FYI, if you have something that's聽
going to come up because of that,聽聽
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it doesn't necessarily mean that you won't be able聽
to get your license. You will be given the option聽聽
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to explain what happened if applicable. Once聽
you get your fingerprints done, you will have聽聽
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applied for your inactive real estate agent sales聽
license. FYI, your license will not be active聽聽
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and you will not be able to perform any active聽
real estate services until you are sponsored聽聽
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by a licensed broker, which we'll discuss聽
later. Also, you have one year from when聽聽
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you file your application to meet the licensing聽
requirement. After your application is accepted,聽聽
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you will receive a notification via email that it聽
has been accepted and that you can take your exam.聽聽
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FYI, this can take some time. I think I waited for聽
a month from when I submitted my application until聽聽
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I received confirmation and was able to take my聽
exam. During this time, I took a lot of practice聽聽
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exams and made sure I was as ready as possible to聽
take the exam. The notification email you receive聽聽
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will give you all the info you need on scheduling聽
your exam, however, here's a bit of information聽聽
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from my experience. So, in Texas, the exams are聽
administered by Pearson VUE, which is a testing聽聽
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service company. It took me about a week from when聽
I received the email to actually take the exam,聽聽
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because when I went on the Pearson VUE website聽
and looked at the opening slots, it was about a聽聽
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week before I could find one that worked for my聽
schedule. When I went to take my exam, I checked聽聽
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in with the person in the receptionist area and聽
put my stuff in a locker, and then another person聽聽
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came from the back and picked me up and took me聽
back to the exam room. The exam room had maybe聽聽
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10 computers spread out in a half circle, and聽
then the person that led me to take my exam was聽聽
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actually positioned outside of the room looking at聽
us through a window, and then also with cameras,聽聽
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so it was pretty obvious that they were monitoring聽
us at all times to make sure everything was okay.聽聽
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When I was done, I just turned around and waved聽
at the person, and they came in and took me out,聽聽
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and then led me back to the receptionist area. One聽
good thing was that they were able to tell me my聽聽
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results immediately. As I walked back into the聽
receptionist area, the person that checked me in聽聽
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was like, congratulations you passed your exam,聽
and then as I got my stuff out from my locker,聽聽
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she printed out a piece of paper that just聽
said that I passed and gave it to me. So FYI,聽聽
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they just give you a pass or a fail. They don't聽
tell you what percentage you got right or wrong聽聽
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or any details about which questions you got right聽
or wrong. This means that if you fail the national聽聽
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or state portion of the exam, you won't have any聽
information or feedback to help you retake it. The聽聽
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one good thing about this is say you passed the聽
national exam but not the state, you would only聽聽
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have to resit the state exam. For me, I passed聽
both the national and state sections the first聽聽
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time, however, I remember that the state section聽
was significantly harder for me than the national,聽聽
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however I had no feedback on how well I did on聽
that. I just saw that I passed both of them. So,聽聽
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once you pass your exam, you'll be issued an聽
inactive license. Your final step will be to聽聽
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find a broker to sponsor you. So, I recommend to聽
start searching for a broker while you're still聽聽
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taking your pre-licensing classes. I started about聽
halfway through my classes, and I ended up having聽聽
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a month of dead time between receiving my inactive聽
license and joining my broker, because I was still聽聽
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trying to decide on which broker to join, and if聽
I could go back, I would have started a little聽聽
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earlier so I wouldn't have had that dead time.聽
So, choosing your broker is a very important聽聽
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step. Your broker will have a huge influence on聽
how well you do and how much money you make, so聽聽
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this is a very important step and not to be taken聽
lightly. I chose to join Keller Williams Realty聽聽
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for two reasons. The first was because of their聽
initial training and education, and the second聽聽
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was because of their stellar reputation within聽
the real estate industry and with the public.聽聽
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After joining Keller Williams Realty I quickly聽
realized that they provide so much more than that.聽聽
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In addition to the initial training and education,聽
they also provide ongoing education and training聽聽
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opportunities, resources, such as Command,聽
and tools, such as Keller Mortgage and Keller聽聽
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Offers. They also excel at creating a culture聽
of support and accountability with other Keller聽聽
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Williams agents and leadership staff, and as a聽
result, I've formed many wonderful friendships聽聽
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and working relationships with other agents聽
and leadership staff at Keller Williams Realty.聽聽
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The final thing they provide, which has been聽
monumental in my business growth, is an emphasis聽聽
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on personal growth and in addition to business聽
growth. My favorite saying that I've learned from聽聽
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Keller Williams Realty, and one that I hear often聽
in my office is that your business grows to the聽聽
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extent that you do. Keller Williams Realty truly聽
understands and values that by growing personally,聽聽
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I also grow professionally, and that allows me to聽
be a better real estate agent and human being. I聽聽
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wake up every day feeling so happy and lucky to聽
be working with Keller Williams Realty. For more聽聽
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information about starting a real estate career聽
and / or joining Keller Williams Realty, fill out聽聽
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the form in my link below for more information聽
and to get your real estate career started.聽聽
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So, when your licensing agency issues your聽
inactive license, they will include steps on聽聽
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how to make your license active by finding a聽
broker to sponsor you. As I mentioned before,聽聽
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you can't perform any active real estate services聽
until your license is officially active, so this聽聽
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is a very important step. In Texas with TREC, they聽
have an online service where you can search for聽聽
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the broker and request their sponsorship. When the聽
broker accepts you, you'll receive an email that聽聽
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they've honored your sponsorship request. You'll聽
also receive your little active license in a PDF,聽聽
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and you will officially be an active real estate聽
agent! Your broker will then have additional steps聽聽
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for you to take to get onboarded, however, those聽
steps differ widely across brokerages, so I'm not聽聽
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going to include that information in this video.聽
If you're interested in learning more about the聽聽
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Keller Williams Realty onboarding process and聽
my experience with it, comment below. Also,聽聽
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comment below if you want to become a real estate聽
agent and if so, which state you want to get聽聽
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licensed in. Also, comment below if you're already聽
licensed and a new realtor. I'd love to know what聽聽
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my audience is like for video like this. Lastly,聽
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