Frequently Asked Questions
Questions About Becoming A Real Estate Agent in Idaho
The exam is administered through Pearson. Head to www.pearsonvue.com, type “Idaho Real Estate” in the search bar for finding your exam program. Follow the steps from there.
120 questions total: 80 for the national portion and 40 for the state portion. You must pass with 70% or better.
The Idaho real estate license exam costs $80.
You have up to 3 years.
Most Pearson testing centers will also do fingerprinting.
No, the background check has to come back before the license will be issued but you can take the exam at any point prior to that.
If you are already licensed in another state, you are not required to take the pre-license classes that we offer. You can opt to take the Exam Prep class we have, as it is designed for those in that situation to prepare for the Idaho state portion of the license exam. It is not required, however. You will also need to complete a waiver of the national exam, which you can obtain from the Idaho Real Estate Commission website.
Yes. Each state and license types have different criteria so you will need to get your fingerprints done again for your Idaho license.
We only offer salesperson pre-license classes at this time.
We offer live classes at our Coeur d’Alene location. We offer live or hybrid (following along via Zoom with the live class) classes at our Boise location. We do not have evening classes or work-at-your-own-pace classes. However, we are partnered with The CE Shop and they do offer online course work. You can visit their website at reainorth.theceshop.com.
Their phone number is 208-334-3285.