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How to become a real estate agent in Georgia

Georgia Real Estate Commission & Appraisers Board licenses agents here. PSI handles unusually many licensure steps in Georgia; applicants bring their certified criminal history (GCIC) report and other documents to the PSI test center rather than the commission, which also licenses Community Association Managers as a separate entry credential.

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Start at the source

Georgia Real Estate Commission & Appraisers Board is the authority. Its site, grec.state.ga.us, carries the current candidate handbook, approved education list, and application. Hours, fees and requirements change; the commission's version is the one that counts.

The path in Georgia

  • Pull the candidate handbook from the commission above; it names the education hours, the application steps.
  • Complete pre-licensing education with an approved provider.
  • Pass the exam, administered by PSI: typically a national portion plus the state-law portion that catches candidates who studied only national material. The exam guide covers how to split your prep.
  • Choose your sponsoring brokerage deliberately: the questions to ask matter more than the recruiting pitch.
  • Before any of it, read the honest decision guide. The license is easy; the career is the decision.

Other states

HawaiiHawaii Real Estate Commission (Real Estate Branch, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs)
IdahoIdaho Real Estate Commission (Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses)
IllinoisIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Real Estate
IndianaIndiana Real Estate Commission (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency)
IowaIowa Real Estate Commission (Professional Licensing Bureau, Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing)
KansasKansas Real Estate Commission
KentuckyKentucky Real Estate Commission (Kentucky Real Estate Authority, Public Protection Cabinet)
LouisianaLouisiana Real Estate Commission

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