Q. What are
the MA Real Estate Salesperson's License requirements?
You must be 18 years old
and of good moral character. You must complete our state certified 26 hour, 13
two hour module salesperson's license course + pass the state exam. Your Tuition
includes 2 of the Very Best Textbooks available for the State Exam, The MA License Law/Regulations
Handbook, Candidate Handbook & Education Certification! All Credit Cards
Welcome.
Q. What are
the MA Real Estate Broker's License requirements?
You must first be a
licensed salesperson. You must have been currently, actively associated with a
real estate broker for a minimum of 1 year. You must complete our state
certified 32 hour, 16 two hour module real estate broker's license course +
pass the state examination. Your tuition includes 2 of the very best textbooks
available for the State Exam, The MA License Law/Regulations Handbook,
Candidate Handbook & Education Certification.
Q. What are
the Massachusetts Continuing Education requirements?
In order to maintain
your brokers or salespersons license, state law requires that you complete a
12 hour, 6 two hour module course every 2 years. There is no state
examination.
Q. Can I
make my own video class schedule?
Yes, each class is a 2
hour module that covers a separate topic. There is no sequence to the course.
You can mix and match the classes, as long as you complete the required hours. Take the course as quickly or as slowly as you choose. We have the most
flexible license school schedule in the state! If you decide to take a live
class once a week, it will take you over 2 months to become a licensed agent!
Q. Do you
offer the State approved video license courses?
Yes we do! In fact, all
of our pre-license courses are professionally produced video's of a live
course that the instructor, John C. Karcher taught at Quincy College.
The video classes are approved, full credit classes for the
state exam. Your video instructor has been teaching the license courses
for over 25 years. You will also receive individual, personal attention
as there is always a state certified instructor at each school location to
help you, and answer your questions!
Q. How can I check out the
video instructor?
A.
Contact the MA. Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers.
www.magnet.state.ma.us/reg or 617-727-2373. John C. Karcher broker
license #57654, 38 years of full time real estate experience.
John C. Karcher ABR, ABRM, CEBA-MASTER, CHBA, CBR, C-CREC, SCBR, has been
teaching license courses for over 30 years. John has been serving the
residential and commercial Real Estate market of Boston, Metrowest and the
South Shore for over 35 years. He is the Founder/Owner of Horizon Realty Corp.
1967, Horizon Insurance Agency Inc. 1971, Horizon Institute of Real Estate
Licensing 1972, Security Builders Limited 1976, Statewide Realty License
School Inc. 1990, Lincoln Statewide Realtors Inc. 1990, Statewide Real Estate
Recruiting Group 1990, Karcher Family Art Gallery, Scituate Harbor 1992,
Buyer1st.com Karcher Family Realtors 1995. John has owned 15
residential/commercial Real Estate offices with over 1,000 Real Estate Agents
past and present. They are/were located in Boston: Harbor Towers, Union Wharf,
Faneuil Hall Marketplace. Plus 12 South Shore RE office locations. John's
Statewide Recruiting Group recruits and trains real estate agents on an
ongoing basis, for many National and local real estate offices across the
State of Massachusetts.
John's memberships/affiliations past and present: Eastern Region Director of
the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents(NAEBA)Director of The
Massachusetts Association of Buyer Agents (MABA)--Nationally Certified
Exclusive Buyer Agent (CEBA-MASTER)--Nationally Certified Buyer Representative
Master (CBR)--Nationally Certified Senior Buyer Representative (SCBR)
Nationally Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR)--Nationally Accredited Buyer
Representative Manager (ABRM)--National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents
(NAEBA)-- MA Association of Buyer Agents (MABA)--Plymouth County-South
Shore/Cape Cod/Bristol County/Greater Boston/Greater
Brockton/Boards-Realtors--Former Chairman of The Education Review Committee
for The MA. Board of Registration of Real Estate--Quincy College Teacher for
the Real Estate Brokers and the Salespersons State License Courses--MA
Association of Realtors (MAR), National Association of Realtors (NAR)--Statewide
Instructor for the Mandatory State Real Estate Continuing Education
Courses--Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council of the National Association of
Realtors (REBAC)--Former Advisory Council Member to the MA. Department of
Education--Executive Committee Member for March of Dimes Birth Defects
Foundation--Statewide Multiple Listing Property Information Network (MLS
PIN)--Director of The Scituate Chamber of Commerce--The Irish Culture Center
of New England.