I am interested in getting my real estate broker's license for
residential real estate.  I live in San Francisco, CA, and would
practice locally.  Where can I go on the internet to find out what's
required and what's avialable?

Hi! Thanks for the question.

The California State website provides the necessary requirements
before you can take the licensure exam for real estate brokers in
California. Other links discuss the process for application, exam
schedules, plus tips on how to get a license.

REAL ESTATE BROKER LICENSE
http://www.dre.ca.gov/brkrlic.htm

Application
http://www.dre.ca.gov/brkrexam.htm

Exam Scheduling
http://www.dre.ca.gov/bexamsch.htm

"Taking the Broker Examination"
http://www.dre.ca.gov/takebexm.htm

"Broker Examination Content and Test Questions"
http://www.dre.ca.gov/bexamqs.htm

"Help Avoid DENIAL of Your License Application"
http://www.dre.ca.gov/denial.htm

Our next link provides a way for you to search accredited California
real estate schools. The direct link for the list doesn't function
well so you must start at the search page. I suggest that you check
all the boxes so you can get a complete list.

Required Statutory Pre-License Real Estate Courses
http://secure.dre.ca.gov/publicasp/CEStatutory.asp

The schools located in San Francisco are the following:

NOBLE FIELDS
870 MARKET STREET, STE 623
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102
(415) 956-6169

OLYMPIC REAL ESTATE ACADEMY 
3738 IRVING STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122
(415) 759-1040

You can also take correspondence classes instead of live classroom
study.

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