Texas Core real estate required courses

Principals of Real Estate, law of agency, law of contracts

Real Estate Appraisal courses, Real Estate Law, Real Estate Finance classes

Texas Real Estate School

Pre-license Packages

Three formats to choose from:

E-book Download the materials to your computer & read at your own pace

Online Take it any time day or night, All at once or start and stop

Textbook Traditional books you can keep

Pre-License Packages Regular Price Special Price

Real Estate Pre-License 150 hours $750 $498

Real Estate Pre-License 210 Hours $1050 $698

What is an eBook?

An e-Book course allows you to download the materials in Adobe's PDF format.

You read each section of the course and then log in to take a quiz on that section.

Once downloaded, the materials can be read at your own pace without the use of an internet connection.

The quizzes and finals are all taken in our online testing system.

You have up to 180 days to complete the entire course

Click for Specially Priced Pre-License Packages

Want to start right away but not sure how many hours you need?

Don't waste valuable time. Get Started Now! with our 150 hour package (3 formats to choose from:

E-book,

Online or

Textbook

while you get TREC to evaluate your transcript. If TREC determines you need the other 60 hours, you can upgrade to the 210 hour package for the additional $200.

There are quite a few courses listed below that qualify to meet the addtional 60 hours acceptable to the Commission. Be sure to have the Commission evaluate your transcript to confirm.

(And remember, you can start with our 150 hr package and upgrade later if necessary)

TREC Related Courses

These courses are defined in the Provisions of the Real Estate License Act (TRELA), Chapter 1101, Texas Occupations Code Section 1101.003, and the Rules of the Texas Real Estate Commission, Section 535.69.

Course Catalog

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SPECIALLY PRICED REAL ESTATE PRE-LICENSE PACKAGES

SAVE $352 over single course prices + FREE Exam Prep!

7 Class Pre-License Package with *Free* Exam Prep Package

(210 HOURS) Normally $799

Special Limited Time Price $698

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The 7 Course Package is designed for students preparing for the Salespersons State Exam and the future years of their career. This package includes the primary required courses (Principles, Law of Contracts and Law of Agency) and also includes three electives. One of these electives must be taken before applying for the state exam to satisfy the initial elective credit requirement of 30 hours. The remaining two elective courses qualify for Sales Persons Annual Education credit for the first year of your career.

Courses included in package:

Real Estate Principles I (30hours) TREC 0111

Real Estate Principles II (30 hours) TREC 0112

Law of Contracts (30 hours) TREC 1200

Law of Agency (30 hours) TREC 1111

Finance One (30 hours) TREC 0411

Marketing: Building a Real Estate Practice (30 hours) TREC 0511

Marketing II Negotiations Techniques (30 hours) TREC 0512

Texas Salesperson Exam Prep

National Salesperson Exam Prep

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SAVE $352 over single course prices!

5 Class Pre-License Package with *Free* Exam Prep

Package (150 Hours) Normally $599

Special Limited Time Price $498

Full Course Description - 150 Hour Texas Salesperson Pre-license Package - e-Book

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This complete Pre-Licensing package includes all necessary courses to qualify to take the Real Estate Salesperson state exam. The included courses in this course package.

Real Estate Principles I (30hours) TREC 0111

Real Estate Principles II (30 hours) TREC 0112

Law of Contracts (30 hours) TREC 1200

Law of Agency (30 hours) TREC 1111

Marketing II Negotiations Techniques TREC 0512

Texas Salesperson Exam Prep

National Salesperson Exam Prep

Texas Salesperson Exam Prep

National Salesperson Exam Prep

150 Hour Texas Salesperson Pre-license Package - e-Book

Full Course Description - 150 Hour Texas Salesperson Pre-license Package - e-Book

PACKAGE CONTENTS

This complete Pre-Licensing package includes all necessary courses to qualify to take the Real Estate Salesperson state exam. The included courses in this course package.

Real Estate Principles I & II (60hours) TREC 0111 & 0112

Law of Contracts (30 hours) TREC 1200

Law of Agency (30 hours) TREC 1111

Marketing I: Building a Real Estate Practice (0511)

Salesperson Exam Prep.

Education Courses & Providers for Salesperson & Broker Applicants -

Core Real Estate Courses and their content requirements

Real Estate Related Courses considered acceptable by the Commission for real estate related credit, provided they are taken from an approved source.

Principles of Real Estate, Law of Agency, and Law of Contracts are required courses.

Principles of Real Estate -

Shall include but not be limited to an overview of licensing as a real estate broker and salesperson, ethics of practice, titles to and conveyances of real estate, legal descriptions, deeds encumbrances and liens, distinctions between personal and real property, appraisal, finance and regulations, closing procedures, real estate mathematics , and at least three classroom hours of instruction on federal, state, and local laws relating to housing discrimination, housing credit discrimination, and community reinvestment.

Law of Agency -

Shall include but not be limited to the principal-agent and master- servant relationships, the authority of an agent, the termination of an agent's authority, the fiduciary and other duties of an agent, employment law, deceptive trade practices, listing or buying representation procedures, and the disclosure of agency.

Law of Contracts -

Shall include but not be limited to the elements of a contract, offer and acceptance, the statute of frauds, specific performance and remedies for breach, unauthorized practice of law, commission rules relating to use of adopted forms, and owner disclosure requirements

More Core Real Estate Courses

Real Estate Appraisal -

Shall include but not be limited to the central purposes and functions of an appraisal, social and economic determinant of value, appraisal case studies, cost, market data and income approaches to value estimates, final correlations, and reporting.

Real Estate Law -

Shall include but not be limited to legal concepts of real estate, land description, real property rights and estates in land, contracts, conveyances, encumbrances, foreclosures, recording procedures, and evidence of titles.

Real Estate Finance -

Shall include but not be limited to monetary systems, primary and secondary money markets, sources of mortgage loans, federal government programs, loan applications, processes and procedures, closing costs, alternative financial instruments, equal credit opportunity acts, community reinvestment act, and state housing agency.

Real Estate Marketing -

Shall include but not be limited to real estate professionalism and ethics, characteristics of successful salesperson, time management, psychology of marketing, listing procedures, advertising, negotiating and closing, financing, and the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act, as amended, Section 17.01 et seq., Business & Commerce Code.

Real Estate Mathematics -

Shall include but not be limited to basic arithmetic skills and review of mathematical logic, percentages, interest, time-valued money, depreciation, amortization, proration, and estimation of closing statements.

Real Estate Brokerage -

Shall include but not be limited to law of agency, planning and organization, operational policies and procedures, recruiting, selection and training of personnel, records and control, and real estate firm analysis and expansion criteria.

Property Management -

Shall include but not be limited to role of property manager, landlord policies, operational guidelines, leases, lease negotiations, tenant relations, maintenance, reports, habitability laws, and the Fair Housing Act.

Real Estate Investments -

Shall include but not be limited to real estate investments characteristics, techniques of investment analysis, time-valued money, discounted and non-discounted investment criteria, leverage, tax shelters, depreciation, and applications to property tax.

Promulgated Contract Forms -

Shall include but not be limited to the unauthorized practice of law, broker-lawyer committee, current promulgated forms, commission rules governing use of forms, and case studies involving the use of forms.

Residential Inspection for Real Estate Agents -

Shall include but not be limited to property condition addendum, inspector and client agreement, tools and procedures, electro-mechanical system (plumbing, heating, air conditioning, appliances, energy saving considerations), and structures (lot and landscape, roofs, chimney, gutters, paved areas, walls, windows and doors, insect damage and storage areas