CRE Brokerage License Course Options for Chicago - Advice?
I have a few years of experience in CRE doing marketing and some biz dev. Looking to do an evening/online CRE brokerage license class this summer but have no clue where to begin. Any advice is appreciated!
[{"id": "hzwwc5l", "text": "The licensure in Illinois is the same for residential as it is for commercial. My recommendation is to do whatever the cheapest licensing education you can find is because unless you're going for your CCIM or SIOR most of what you're going to learn will come either from people in your shop or from industry groups.\n\nIf you have more specific questions you can DM me.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hzx2qcg", "text": "Look at McKIssock.com for online pre-licensing courses. I like their format and it's easy to use. You can purchase a complete new/pre-licensee package with all of the required classes and they will report your results to the real estate commission that issues licenses.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hzx5dfn", "text": "You're not going to learn anything about commercial from traditional licensing classes, might as well bang them out quick and get to work. \n\nThe online CE shop shouldn't be legally recognized but it is.  Easiest way to rack up CE credits for your license (and subsequent renewals) that Ive seen.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i00vcv9", "text": "As others have said, there's not really a right answer. The IL test is a joke and focuses all on resi. Memorization is all you really need.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]