Indiana Real Estate License Requirements

How to Get a Real Estate License in Indiana

If you meet these qualifications, it takes four steps to earn your real estate broker's license.

 

Step 1: Complete the 90-Hour Indiana PreLicense Broker Course

Complete the Indiana 90 Hour Pre-license Broker Course. The course must be taken from one of the Indiana Real Estate Commission’s approved education providers.

During the 90 hours of instruction, the curriculum will cover principles, practices, Indiana license law and professional standards, law of agency, contracts, financing, settlement procedures, escrow responsibility, recordkeeping, government regulations, and appraising.

The pre-license course can be taken online or in-person.

The broker course will have (3) written examinations of 100 questions each. The exams are evenly spaced throughout the course. Students must earn a score of at least 75% to pass each test and successfully complete the broker pre-licensure course.

You will receive the Course Completion Certificate immediately after passing the third course exam.

Step 2: Apply for the State Exam

Apply to take the Indiana state licensing exam after completing your 90-hour pre-license course.

PSI administers Indiana's Real Estate Broker Licensure Exam. Schedule your exam directly by visiting http://www.psiexams.com/INRE or calling 1-800-733-9267.

The exam costs $53 per exam attempt. You will directly pay PSI for the exam.

Bring your course completion certificate with you to the exam, along with two forms of identification.

It is important to note that you have up to one year after completing your course to successfully pass the state exam.

Refer to the Indiana Real Estate Commission License Examination Candidate Bulletin for information on examination schedules, site locations, exam security, reporting, and preparation.

Step 4: Apply for a Temporary Alabama Real Estate License

Once you pass your state exam, you have 90 days to apply for the Temporary Salesperson's License, starting with the day you pass the exam.

You need the following to complete the application:

• Proof of age
• Proof of high school education or its equivalent
• Proof of state residency
• Submit fingerprints for federal and state criminal background check (see details in next step)
• Alabama non-residents must submit Consent to Jurisdiction Form

The fee for the temporary real estate salesperson license totals $210. It includes a $150 license fee, $30 research and recovery fee, and $30 recovery fund fee.

Once your active license is issued to your qualifying broker, you can begin to engage in real estate business.

Step 5: Submit Fingerprints for a Background Check

Alabama requires all applicants to submit fingerprints for a federal and state background check. The Commission exclusively uses the processing company Gemalto.

The applicant must coordinate their application submission with their fingerprint submission as the Commission will only have access to the background check information for 30 days. Therefore, the Commission strongly recommends applicants submit their application on the same day as they submit their fingerprints.

Find full fingerprint scanning and processing instructions at www.aps.gemalto.com. Make sure the name you submit is the same as the one as your driver's license. The fingerprinting fee is $48.25, payable online with a credit or debit card during registration. You can pay at the fingerprint site with a money order or cashier's check.

Step 6: Take a 30-hour Post-Licensing Course

After the Alabama Real Estate Commission receives your application and background check results, it will issue a temporary license good for one year. To receive a permanent active license, you must complete an additional 30 hours of post-licensing education. The 30-hour Post Licensing Education focuses on the operations involved in a real estate practice.

Note: your active temporary license is only good for six months; after that, it will be classified as inactive.

Step 7: Apply for Permanent License

Once your post-licensing hours are completed, you must submit an Application for Real Estate Salesperson's Original License by logging into Online Services or printing one from the commission website. The Salesperson License fee is $85 for a single year for $170 for a two-year period, plus $10 for certification of licensure. Your permanent license will be issued directly to your supervising qualifying broker.

Congratulations! You are now able to practice as a real estate salesperson in Alabama.