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Property Management Licensing Guide
Introduction
This guide will explain how to get your South Carolina property management license.
Let's start from the beginning. The South Carolina Real Estate Commission
regulates South Carolina property management licenses. The commission’s purpose
is defined as
"The purpose of the South Carolina Real Estate Commission is to protect the interest
of the public when involved in a real estate transaction through the effective administration
of the Real Estate License Law and Regulations, the Uniform Land Sales Practice
Act, and the Vacation Time Sharing Plan Act."
The Real Estate Commission regulates the real estate industry in South Carolina.
They handle complaints and issue the curriculum for all real estate related education
in the state of South Carolina. The Real Estate School for Success has the
best instructors, material, facilities, and additional business services to assist
you throughout your real estate career. We take pride in making real estate
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Carolina Real Estate School for Success prides itself on its high student’s satisfaction
rating. But enough about us, how do you get a South Carolina real estate license?
This course consist of 30 hours of in-depth pre-license instruction on principles
and practices of property management. This is the only course required to enable a candidate to sit for property management exam.
South Carolina is one of the few states which allows one to practice just property
management by acquiring a property management license. Most states require you to
have a salesman or broker license. Property manager in the state of South Carolina
refers to anyone who for a fee, salary, commission, or other valuable consideration
or who with the intent or expectation of receiving compensation for managing properties
for a principal:
SC Property Management Requirements
Summary
Three Easy Steps:
1. Take the 30 hour pre-licensing course at The Real Estate School for Success
2. Pass the course exam
3. Pass the state exam
Detailed Licensing Requirements
You must be 18 years of age to be a property manager and 21 years of age to be a
property manager in charge in the state of South Carolina. There is no experience required to be licensed as a property manager.
A candidate for a property management license must be a high school graduate or
hold a certificate of equivalency. You must complete the thirty hour course in the
fundamentals of property management. This is required by the South Carolina Real
Estate Commission. You must take this course with an
approved South Carolina Real
Estate School. Once you have completed the course at the Real Estate School for
Success, you will take the course exam. The final examination you must take is the
state examination given by the PSI exam center. PSI is the examination provider
for the South Carolina Commission. You must apply within one year of taking and
passing the State examination for your property manager or property manager in charge
license.
Exemption of the 30 hour course
If you have a law degree or baccalaureate with a major in real estate, you are qualified
to take the state examination without taking the 30 hour pre-licensing course for
Property management. Additionally, anyone taking the 60 hour first year sales course
and receiving a salesman license will also be qualified practice property management.
License options for Property Management
There are five licenses that you can hold that will allow you to practice property
management. They are:
1) Salesman license
2) Broker
3) Property Manager
4) Property manager in charge
5) Broker in charge
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