As I mentioned before, I passed my RE salesperson exam earlier this month, and I received the license application the following week. Yesterday, I spent the whole afternoon filling out the application forms. I wanted to mail the application right away so I can get my license sooner. DRE said it would take about 7 weeks for them to process license applications.

After filling out the forms and figuring what went where, I put all the forms in a big brown envelope, including my official college transcript from Sacramento State University. Since I have already satisfied the 18-month statutory courses requirement, I pay $20 less for the application fee. Now the last thing I needed to do was to have my finger printing done. I chose to have it done at the police station on Bond Road, Elk Grove which is not too far from where I live. It was my first time going to that police station and I got there without much hassle. There was nobody inside except two officers. One is a handsome young man, the other is a lady about 40 years old. After telling the young officer who is tending the service counter my purpose for the visit, I quickly found out they only accept money order or cashier's check for the service.

I should had figured that out first. I had to drive almost all the way back close to my home where the post office I know is located. Although it's not really far away, but still takes about 10 minutes. Anyway, when I got to the post office, there was a line of people waiting there. Most of them wanting to mail some packages, I realized it must be the holiday rush for sending out Christmas gifts. Fortunately, the line moved fairly quickly, I purchased the money order and headed back to the police station. Boy, was I glad that there was only one person waiting there and she was being taking care of. I was directed to a computerized scanner to have my fingers printed. That didn't take long. I put a copy of the receipt in the big brown envelop and headed back to the post office. This time the line was even longer! But I was in a pretty good mood, so the wait wasn't that bad at all. I just hope that I will get my license soon.

So, what's the next step should I take? I don't know yet, I am planning either to be a real estate agent or just do referrals. In any event, you will find out soon. By the way, did I mention I am also training to be a loan officer? I figure that by getting my real estate license and being a loan officer, I can offer the greatest service & help that I can offer to visitors of sohosos.com. Buying a home is probably the biggest purchase most of us ever make in our lives, and we need all the help and advice we can get before making that major decision. I know how frustrating and scary this can be because when I bought my first home I wished I knew more about the home buying process and loans which could have saved me a lot of grief. This is however, what motivated me to study for the real estate license and to become a loan officer. Anyway, I am really looking forward to use what I learn to help whoever needs help in buying and selling a home.

Again, for those of you who is also aspired to explore real estate as a career option, I suggest you to go visit the Soho Opportunities page and find out how you can be on the fast track to be a real estate agent. Good luck.