Florida Real Estate Mutual Recognition Exam Prep Course

Currently, Florida has mutual recognition agreements with Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, Nebraska, and Rhode Island. If you hold a valid, active real estate license in one of these states, you may be eligible to bypass the standard pre-licensing education.

No. Mutual recognition is specifically designed for non-residents of Florida. If you have already become a Florida resident (registered to vote, filed for homestead exemption, etc.), you must take the standard 63-hour pre-licensing course and the full state exam. This path is strictly for agents living in their home state who want to conduct business in Florida.

No! This is the biggest benefit of applying through mutual recognition. You are exempt from the mandatory 63-hour pre-licensing course. However, because the laws differ significantly from state to state, a dedicated exam prep course (like this one) is highly recommended to ensure you pass the law exam.

The standard exam is 100 questions covering general real estate principles, practice, math, and law. The Mutual Recognition exam is much shorter and more focused. It consists of only 40 questions and strictly covers Florida Real Estate Law. There is no math and no general real estate theory.

You must answer 30 out of 40 questions correctly (75%) to pass. While this sounds easy, the questions are specific to Florida statutes (Chapter 475), so "winging it" is not recommended.

Yes and no. The prep course is 100% online. However, the official state exam must be taken at a Pearson VUE testing center. You can schedule this once your application is approved by the DBPR.

The course is self-paced. Most agents can complete the material in a week or a few weekends. Since there is no required seat-time, you can move as fast as you like.