Ben Porter School of Real Estate, Huntsville, AL

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Real Estate Broker Courses

You may become a candidate for an Alabama Broker’s License upon completion of two years as licensed real estate agent or upon completion of a four-year college degree where real estate license law and real estate commerce are the primary emphasis. The Ben Porter School of Real Estate can help you prepare for the Alabama Broker’s Exam.

Here are the courses related to the Pre-License instruction:

Agency:

Identifying and disclosing the various types of relationships between a real estate licensee and the person he or she represents.

License Law:  

Learning and implementing national and state real estate license law, as it relates to risk management, describing the various types of antirust violations the penalties involved and how a brokers compensation is determined.

Ownership & Interest in Real Estate:  

Describing the various estates in land and the rights and limitations they convey.

Fair Housing:  

Identifying the classes of people who are protected against discrimination, how the law is enforced and the exemptions that are allowed.

Contract Law:  

Understanding the requirements for a valid contract, the various types of contracts, how their used and discharged in the real estate business.

Property Management:  

Understanding the basic elements of lease agreements, income generating properties and the difference between commercial and residential property.

Land Use Controls:  

Distinguishing the function and characteristics of building codes and zoning ordinances.

Finance:  

Learn how to determine market value versus market price, describe the various types of financing techniques, the role of government financing regulations, measuring and appraising real property, performing good faith and cost work estimates for buyers and sellers.