Do I need to be a TN resident in order to apply for a TN license?

If you are a resident from another state, you may still apply for a Tennessee affiliate broker license if you hold a real estate salesperson license in your own state. However, the firm and principal broker where you are affiliated in your state of residency must also hold an active Tennessee real estate license before you can make your application.

You will need to meet the same requirements as resident candidates for the affiliate broker license. You must pass the Tennessee (state law) portion of the examination with a score of 70% or above, but may not need to take the national, or uniform, portion of the exam if you can show proof that you have passed the national portion of the real estate licensure exam in your own state. You must be able to show that your state uses the uniform national exam rather than having created its own.

The Tennessee Real Estate Commission asks that you submit Worksheet A and a certified license history from every state where you hold, or have ever held, a license. The worksheet will assist you in determining what other requirements you must meet in order to apply for a Tennessee affiliate broker license. You may be able to expedite the Tennessee Real Estate Commission’s evaluation of your request if you also include certificates showing completion of pre-license education and continuing education when you submit your worksheet and certified license history.

You will need to email the completed worksheet, certified license history from all states where you hold, or have held, a real estate license, as well as your course completion certificates, to trec.info@tn.gov. The Tennessee Real Estate Commission will then review your request and notify you of the specific requirements you will need to meet to apply for your Tennessee affiliate broker license.