Sarasota Association of Realtors®

Launch a new career in real estate at the Sarasota Association of Realtors® School of Real Estate. Learn from an experienced instructor and practicing Realtor® in the comfortable, professional surroundings at SAR Headquarters, centrally located at 3590 S. Tuttle Ave., in Sarasota, FL.

SAR School of Real Estate has carefully designed its pre-license classes to be offered over several weeknights and weekends to enhance the learning experience.

Students will have time to digest the information and come away with the confidence to tackle the state license exam.

SAR School of Real Estate also has a range of post-license and continuing education offerings for salespeople and brokers which lead to nationally-recognized Realtor® designations such as the Graduate, Realtor® Institute (GRI), thereby fulfilling two requirements at once (Classes are typically offered during business hours).

Course offerings include: Sales Associate Pre-License, April 12 - May 19, 2012; 30 Hours Broker Post-License - GRI Course 2: Essential Real Estate Techniques, April 23-May 3, 2012; 30 Hours Broker Post-License - GRI Course 3: Real Estate Specialties, July 23-25 and July 31-Aug. 1, 2012.

Click HERE for the 2012 Course Schedule and Pricing

Requirements for Real Estate Licensing in Florida

If you have a high school diploma or its equivalent, your Florida real estate career begins with a 63-hour sales associate pre-license course, its final exam, and then the state's real estate sales associate license exam. Then there's a sales associate 45-hour post-license course to be completed within the licensee's first renewal cycle. This cycle ends on your license expiration date (located at the bottom of your license.)

After you've completed the sales associate post-license course and have been licensed for at least 24 months, you can take the state's 72-hour broker pre-license course, its final exam, and then the state's real estate broker license exam. Once you pass the state exam, there's a broker 60-hour post-license course(s) (one or more broker post licensing courses, which total at least 60 classroom hours) to be completed within the licensee's first renewal cycle. This cycle ends on your license expiration date (located at the bottom of your license.)

Helpful Links

Licensing FAQs - CLICK

Non-SAR Member Course Registration Form - CLICK

Real Estate Sales Associate Application (printable) - CLICK

Real Estate Sales Associate Application - Online - CLICK

Real Estate Broker Application (printable) - CLICK

Real Estate Broker Application - Online - CLICK

NAR Site Regarding Careers in Real Estate - CLICK

Fingerprinting (Appointment) - CLICK

Fingerprinting - Electronic - CLICK

Schedule Exam - CLICK

Check Application Status - CLICK

Florida Real Estate Statutes - CLICK

Form - Sales Associate Transaction - CLICK

Form - Broker Transaction - CLICK

Mutual Recognition - CLICK

Renew License Online - CLICK

Instructor for the SAR School of Real Estate is Michael W. Davenport, licensed real estate broker and a multi-licensed instructor in Florida with a distinguished resume that includes over 40 years of sales and management experience. He has earned the following credentials: St. Petersburg College (SPC) Honorary Doctorate of Letters (1996); University of Connecticut, Institute of Financial Education Graduate School (1980); University of South Florida (USF) Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Public Administration (1972).