Kentucky real estate license law requires that all new agents work for a licensed broker in Kentucky for a period of time (normally two years) before the agent could obtain a broker license and open up their own real estate firm/brokerage. You might be wondering when you should start looking for a broker. Should you do this before, during, or after your Kentucky real estate pre-license course? It’s really a matter of your individual preference.
First a little background. We (all real estate schools) are prohibited by law from recruiting for specific brokers, but you can contact all your local brokers and speak to them directly. If you want the brokers to send you information, chances are that most brokers don’t have readily available material to send you. (They should but they don’t)
In most cases, if they are actively hiring new agents they’d rather schedule a face to face appointment (interview) over sending out material. If the broker is not currently hiring, they’d likely tell you that over the phone and you could cross them off your list.
The decision to bring you on board is a mutual one. They don’t have to accept you and you don’t have to accept their offer. In a best case scenario, you’d have multiple brokers who wanted you to come to their office so you could pick and choose the creme of the crop based on which you believed provided the best resources/fit for what you want to accomplish.
Some students want to focus on the real estate class and then the PSI Exams Kentucky license exam before they start contacting brokers while others want to already know where they’ll go to work when they take the exam. There’s no right or wrong answer, but I normally suggest doing what’s best based on your schedule. If you don’t have a lot of time with your current job and taking classes, then you might wait. If you do have time to schedule some appointments, then go ahead and meet with a few brokers while you’re in class. Every person that passes the Kentucky real estate exam has 60 days to decide where they want to place their license so you’ll have time after the exam if you need it.
Todd (Renegade) Thornton
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