Great decision, but is it informed? There is much more to buying and owning a home than a simple ‘it’s time to buy’ decision - that is unless you happen to have so much disposable income that you don’t need to even think about the financial obligations. Do you?
Let’s break this down into manageable sections, Financial, and Labor. If you’ve been renting, you know about financial obligation concerning making monthly rent payments, your utilities bills etc. You probably haven’t had much hands on experience in the labor department though, and it is a large part of owning your own home.
Financial - a list of miscellaneous expenses associated with owning and maintaining your home:
Below you will find information and requirements for getting your real estate license in Kansas.
1. All applicants must successfully complete a thirty hour pre-license course in, “Principles of Real Estate” through a training facility approved by the Kansas Real Estate Commission.
2. Applicants must successfully complete their real estate license exam within twelve months of completion of their pre-licensing course as stated above.
3. All applicants must be eighteen years of age or older at the time of application to get a Kansas real estate license.
4. All applicants must file an application for their real estate license within six months of passing the Kansas Real Estate exam.
5. All applicants will be required to have their real estate license application signed by a supervising or branch broker whom will certify that the applicant is honest, trustworthy and of good reputation. No licenses can be issued on “inactive” status, a broker will be required to oversee your real estate activities and transactions.
6. All applicants must file a current certification of license from any jurisdictions that have ever issued a real estate license to you with the license application if applicable.
You can find more information and requirements for becoming a licensed real estate agent in Kansas through the Kansas Real Estate Commissions website.
