Easy and Convenient Courses to Help You Become a Licensed Real Estate Agent!
At VanEd, we offer licensees all the required courses to satisfy both the initial pre-licensing education and SAE requirements for a Texas real estate license. VanEd offers convenient and affordable online Texas real estate courses to students in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Odessa, and across the state.
VanEd - Texas Real Estate School is one of the highest rated schools in Texas and is approved to meet the new 2020 Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) requirements for course content and online delivery.
Salesperson License Requirements
In order to become a licensed real estate salesperson in the state of Texas, you must first complete mandatory pre-licensing education approved by the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC). After obtaining your Texas real estate license, there are additional Salesperson Apprentice Education (SAE) requirements that are mandatory within the first two years of licensure.
How to get a Texas Real Estate License
VanEd provides two routes for satisfying your real estate license education requirements:
1. Texas Real Estate License Courses and Packages
Everything you need to qualify for the Salesperson's licensing exam. We've created discounted pre-license course packages to provide all required classes online. Other packages can be custom designed to fit your needs or you can take individual classes.
180 TREC-Required Texas Pre-License Course Package
| Course Title | Credit Hours | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome! Texas Real Estate Course Orientation | - | - |
| Principles of Real Estate I | 30 hours | - |
| Principles of Real Estate II | 30 hours | - |
| Real Estate Finance | 30 hours | - |
| Law of Contracts | 30 hours | - | Law of Agency | 30 hours | - |
| Promulgated Contract Forms | 30 hours | - |
| Real Estate Exam Prep (General) | - | $47 |
| Real Estate Exam Prep (Texas) | - | $47 |
| 180-Hour TREC-Required Real Estate License Course Package | 180 hours | $396 |
180-Hour TREC-Required Pre-License Courses & SAE
| Course Title | Credit Hours | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome! Texas Real Estate Course Orientation | - | - |
| Principles of Real Estate I | 30 hours | - |
| Principles of Real Estate II | 30 hours | - |
| Real Estate Finance | 30 hours | - |
| Law of Contracts | 30 hours | - | Law of Agency | 30 hours | - |
| Promulgated Contract Forms | 30 hours | - |
| Real Estate Exam Prep (General) | - | $47 |
| Real Estate Exam Prep (Texas) | - | $47 |
| Real Estate Law | 30 hours | - |
| Real Estate Appraisal | 30 hours | - |
| Real Estate Property Management | 30 hours | - |
| 180-Hour TREC-Required Pre-License Courses & SAE | 270 hours | $559 |
New! Complete Texas Real Estate License Exam Prep is now available!
Learn more about Online Texas Real Estate License Courses
2. SAE / Post-Licensing Packages and Courses
Salesperson Apprentice Education (SAE) courses are mandatory (90 credit hours elective SAE plus 8 hours of Legal Updates) within the first two years of getting your Texas real estate license.
Please note that sales agents who have been made a supervisor by their broker for six months or more must also take the 6 hour Broker Responsibility course to renew. TREC - Renew Your Sales Agent License
Choose from any of our elective SAE courses to fulfill the required 98 hours of Qualifying (SAE) post - licensing education. The two TREC Legal Update courses are mandatory, then you may pick 3 additional SAE courses to complete hours needed for your first Texas real estate license renewal.
98-Hour Texas SAE Post-License Student Choice Course Package
| Course Title | Credit Hours | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required | TREC Legal Update 1 | 4 hours | - |
| Required | TREC Legal Update 2 | 4 hours | - |
| Optional | Foundations in Real Estate: Marketing, Finance & Investment | 30 hours | - |
| Optional | Real Estate Appraisal | 30 hours | - |
| Optional | Real Estate Brokerage | 30 hours | - |
| Optional | Real Estate Property Management | 30 hours | - |
| Optional | Residential Inspection for Real Estate Agents | 30 hours | - |
| Optional | Real Estate Law | 30 hours | - |
| Texas SAE 98-Hour Post-License Student Choice Package | 98 hours | $370 |
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VanEd is a distance learning provider of Real Estate Pre-Licensing Education as approved by the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC). TREC Provider #575
The TREC requires online schools to meet high delivery standards, which ensures that our Texas real estate course delivery; testing and student feedback systems provide an outstanding educational environment. VanEd courses in Texas are also ARELLO Certified in addition to the TREC approval.