The 6 Best Online Real Estate License Schools

The 6 Best Online Real Estate License Schools

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You likely have dozens of online real estate license schools to choose from. It can get a little overwhelming researching them all. In the list below, I’ll share who I think are the 6 best online real estate license schools with some quick reviews of each. My recommendation is to check each of the below courses out and simply go with whoever you feel most comfortable with. Any of them will get the job done.

1. Real Estate Express Review

Real Estate Express is the online real estate license school I used to study for my real estate license here in California. I found the course to be pretty simple and easy to follow. Some content is slightly outdated but for the most part, I felt very prepared for the real estate license exam. I opted for a more expensive package which gave me not only the online course, but I also had some textbooks sent to me as well which is basically just a written version of the online course. I could literally follow along in my textbooks with the online course material. The books enabled me to highlight, take notes, and write in the books to help me study. Call me old school, but I thought this was a tremendous help. I still had to progress through the online training since that is how they track the training hours you’ve put in, but I also did quite a bit of independent study time just going through the books themselves. They have instructors you can talk to if you have any issues, and while the format is pretty straightforward in its delivery (mostly text), that is pretty much what I assumed it would be. I will not claim it is the most fun course to go through as the material is dry, but I don’t think too many people expect their online real estate training course to be all that fun and entertaining. I would certainly recommend this online real estate license school to anyone who is considering it.

Like any of the online real estate courses I listed here, Real Estate Express works on mobile devices, although I do think it could use some improvements. They do not have a downloadable app, so you’ll need to use your phones web browser. This can get a little glitchy sometimes, so you might need to refresh a page here and there, but otherwise, it worked well on my iPhone. You can also log into and out of the course whenever you want and even switch between devices pretty seamlessly. Real Estate Express has some additional features such as live classroom days where they hold Q&A sessions with an instructor. This is in addition to the personal instructor that will be issued to you. With that instructor, you can email them to get answers to questions you have. The response time is typically about 24hrs though which can seem like an eternity while you’re studying. You can often get a faster answer by submitting a question to their student forum. It’s a bit of a “help and be helped” community that can come in handy.

2. Career Webschool Review

Career Webschool is generally the school I recommend for those who are looking for a cheaper solution. Career Webschool is not as expensive as the other options on this list, but they tend to receive positive reviews from former students. The savings can be pretty significant as some courses are priced at more than $100 lower than their competitors. Career Webschool claims they have a unique way of delivering content, which improves retention rates. They have a learning platform that breaks things into smaller chunks that can be learned in 20 to 30 minutes. This is especially helpful for those who have trouble organizing information and figuring out the most important areas to study, as Career Webschool takes the guesswork out of that for you. This is more of a text-based real estate school and they don’t have a lot in terms of video training, but if you’re ok with that, this is a great budget-friendly option for you. One thing that Career Webschool does really well is their unique exam prep program, called Prep xL. Career Webschool has a system in place that automatically determines your strengths and weaknesses. Instead of just asking you questions at random, their system learns where you need the most help, and will serve up questions that you frequently get wrong. By doing this, you save time by not answering questions you already do well on and learn where you’re struggling.

Career Webschool has some other pretty good tools that they aren’t required to have in the course. For example, I’m absolutely horrible at math and it takes me longer to learn the math aspects more than most people. That’s where their Math Prep program comes in handy. I felt like Career Webschool worked among the best on mobile devices. While they do not have a dedicated app that you can download, their browser-based course has clearly been optimized for mobile use. I did not encounter any glitches or errors on my iPhone as I did with many other courses. Heck, some online real estate schools still aren’t compatible at all with mobile devices! Hard to believe, but true. Career Webschool offers a “pay as you go” plan if you don’t have the money up front. Simply choose your courses a-la-carte and you can purchase each module individually. While this ends up being slightly more expensive in the long run, it helps for those of you who need to spread payments out. Even when you choose to spread it out, you still get access to all the tech support, instructors, and student resources that you would get otherwise.

3. Brightwood Real Estate Education Review

Brightwood is operated by Kaplan, a well known educational institution, and they are a real estate license powerhouse. Tens of thousands of people obtain their real estate license from Brightwood every year. So, if you’re looking for a well known and very popular online real estate license school with the backing of an actual educational institution with physical locations, this is a pretty good school to consider. One of the things that sets Brightwoodapart from the rest is their student pass rates. These pass rates are no longer public, but historically Brightwood has had higher than average pass rates. This school rivals the best real estate license schools in the country. Brightwood also offers a bit of diversity with their content delivery as they offer more in the way of text, videos, and alternative content delivery formats. You are also issued a personal instructor that can answer questions for you pretty quickly. Brightwood is a bit more expensive than other options, but most students seem to think it’s worth the additional cost.

One of the reasons Brightwood is a bit more expensive is due to the instructors they hire. The vast majority of their instructors either were or still are real estate agents themselves. This enables them to give you insight into not only the course material, but into the industry itself. This makes itself most evident during the live video classroom sessions. You’ll get much more valuable insight as they can show you how what you learn applies to things in real life situations. I do think Brightwood could improve the mobile functionality a bit better. If you do plan on taking your real estate license course from a phone or tablet, just be prepared that there are a few areas of the course that don’t work great on mobile screens. You can take the full course just from your phone if you want, there are just a few glitchy areas mixed in. As with most online real estate schools, you can log into and out of the course whenever you want, you get access to tech support 7 days per week, access to a private instructor, test prep resources, and a student forum.

4. Allied Schools Review

Allied Schools has been around for quite some time (over 25 years) and while they are only approved in 7 states right now, they are extremely popular in those states. They are currently approved in California, Texas, Florida, Nevada, Virginia, and Washington. Allied Schools boasts a generous 110% money-back guarantee. Their online real estate license school is called the Fast Track Program and is designed to get you your real estate license as quickly as possible. Allied Schools also gives you an easy way to download eBooks if you want physical copies, or you can get hardcover books for an additional fee. This is another text-heavy course without much video training involved, but this is a moderately priced online real estate training school that isn’t necessarily the best but far from the worst option. One aspect of Allied Schools that I really don’t like is that this course does not work very well on smartphones and tablets. It’s hard to believe that there are still courses that are not mobile optimized, but this course is not. This is a huge drawback of Allied Schools. Granted, if you plan on taking the entirety of the course from a PC or laptop, you will get a course that is optimized for that type of platform, so this could be seen as a plus. However, for those looking for flexibility, be prepared that Allied Schools does not recommend taking the course from any mobile device.

Allied Schools also has a below average student pass rate. Most states do not keep student pass rate information public, but the state of Texas does. As of this review, they have a 53% student pass rate. The average student pass rate in Texas is 60%, and most courses on this list are above that figure. With that said, Allied Schools does a pretty good job with supplemental training aids. If you do decide to sign up with Allied Schools, I recommend going with one of the higher packages. The base package will give you everything you need, but the premium programs offer some unique extras that could help you not only pass your real estate license exam, but also help prepare you for your career in the real world.

5. The CE Shop

The CE Shop is arguably one of the best online real estate license schools available today. But what am I basing that on? Quite simply, student pass rates. The CE Shop boasts having a 90% student pass rate nationwide. In the state of Texas, where student pass rates are public, they have an 80% student pass rate which is significantly above the state average. We can talk about customer service or instructors or mobile-friendliness all day long, but what really matters in the end? Student success. The CE Shop has proven to be a real winner in that regard.

Aside from the student pass rates being among the best in the industry, they seem to do just about everything else right, too. This is one of the best courses to use if you plan on using a mobile device. The course is well organized, easy to use, and the user dashboard is as simple as it gets. Some of the other online real estate schools seem very unorganized and difficult to navigate. That’s not the case with The CE Shop.

They also deliver the content in several different ways. Most online real estate license schools are still 100% text-based. While this is fine for most of the learning material, sometimes things are better explained by using videos or other visual aids. The CE Shop really does a good job with this. Not only do they actually have video modules, but the videos are high quality. Another advantage? They are cheap! Even though The CE Shop is one of the most modern courses in the industry, they are also among the cheapest somehow. You can even try their course for free for 5 days to make sure you like it, and if you haven’t completed 50% of the course, you can get a full refund.

6. AceableAgent Review

Even though I’ve listed AceableAgent on the bottom of this list, it is probably my favorite online real estate license school to recommend. The only reason I listed this school at the bottom is because they are only approved in three states right now which is Texas, New York, and Michigan. The reason AceableAgent is only approved in 3 states is that this is the newest certified online real estate license school to hit the market.

Normally, I’d recommend going with one of the many experienced online real estate license schools, but in this case, AceableAgent is far above everyone else. It is the most updated and modern real estate course you can sign up for online. They offer multiple content delivery formats including videos, graphics, animations, text, and several other ways of helping you to retain the information. They also offer several packages to choose from so you can either go for the budget-friendly courses or the luxury courses where you get all the bells and whistles. It’s up to you! One thing that really sets AceableAgent apart from the rest is that they have programs which guarantee you won’t just pass your licensing exam, but they even guarantee you’ll sell a house in your first 6 months! Now that’s standing behind a product!

AceableAgent is the only online real estate license school that I know of who actually has dedicated apps for Apple and Android products. Instead of just being mobile friendly by using a web browser, you can download their app. This helps the course to function so much better. This online real estate license school also boasts the highest student pass rates in the states they serve. For example, in Texas, they have an 86% student pass rate. That’s higher than any other school on this list. As I always say, you can compare features and functionality all day long, but all that really matters, in the end, is how well students are able to learn the information so that they actually get their real estate license. AceableAgent is among the top of the industry as far as this is concerned. I suspect, however, that their high student pass rate is attributed to the way they deliver their content. It isn’t just page after page of plain text. They actually have a mascot, Ace, who walks you through each module. There are lots of videos and interactive features to help you retain information, and they of course also provide you with a personal instructor if you need some additional hand holding.