1. Complete the California Real Estate Principles Course.

2. Study for your California Real Estate State Exam. (With Home-Study Prep Materials, Live Classes, Seminars, or attend a Real Estate School.)

3. Complete the Salesperson Examination Application and mail to Department of Real Estate with a $60 salesperson examination fee.

4. After you receive your Examination Date by mail from the Department of  Real Estate you will be assigned to take your State Exam in Sacramento, Fresno, or Oakland.

5.  The Department of Real Estate will take approximately 8 weeks to send your Conditional Salesperson California Real Estate License by mail.

6. Once you receive your Conditional Salesperson California Real Estate License, you may start working actively working in Real Estate under the supervision of a licensed real estate Broker. You may not act as a salesperson independently of a Broker. Also you will need to notify the Department of Real Estate the name of the Broker, the Company and address of where your licensed will be used. 

HOW TO RENEW YOUR CONDITIONAL LICENSE

1. Your Conditional Salesperson California Real Estate License is good for 18 months. You must submit to the Department of Real Estate evidence of having completed 2 College Level Courses within the 18 months period.

One of the courses must be REAL ESTATE PRACTICE

Plus 1 of the following

• Accounting 
• Business Law
• Escrows 
• Legal Aspects of Real Estate
• Mortgage Loan Brokering and Lending
• Property Management
• Real Estate Appraisal 
• Real Estate Economics
• Real Estate Finance
• Real Estate Office Administration

2. If you do not complete the 18 month renewal, your license will be suspended and you will not be able to work actively in Real Estate until you do complete the 2 college level courses. 

3.  Once you complete the 18 month renewal your license will be good for 4 years.