How to become a real estate agent in Ohio
Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing licenses agents here. Ohio's Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing (REPL) issues salesperson licenses and points exam candidates to the Salesperson & Broker Candidate Information Bulletin hosted by PSI, its testing vendor.
- Entry license
- salesperson
- Exam vendor
- PSI
- Verified
- Official source
Start at the source
Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing is the authority. Its site, com.ohio.gov, 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 Ohio
- 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
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Real Estate Commission |
| Oregon | Oregon Real Estate Agency |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania State Real Estate Commission (Department of State, Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs) |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation, Commercial Licensing Division (Real Estate) |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Real Estate Commission (Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation) |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Real Estate Commission (Department of Labor and Regulation) |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Real Estate Commission (Department of Commerce and Insurance) |
| Texas | Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) |
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