anyone here passed the WA state exam?

I 've completed my course and am waiting for my cert to come in the mail, so I can go take the state exam....anyone got any advice for me? anyone know about brokers in this state? John L Scott is huge, theres windermere, prudential, Newberry and more....

I passed the WA state exam on the first try. While it's not hard, there is quite a lot of arbitrary information to remember. Did you take the Rockwell course online? That's what I did and to prep for the exam I just took and re-took the chapter tests, going back to study the parts I scored low on.

As far as brokers...really you should interview at each one to get a feel for the office/ broker and to find out the specifics of what they offer and charge.

I'm not with Windermere and never interviewed with them so I don't know this for sure, but I believe they have a pretty hefty desk fee. I can't imagine starting with a large monthly desk fee. Unless you know you are going to have a lot of business to start out with, I wouldn't advise going with them or any company that has one like that.

I've seen the Newberry office in Kent, but I have never seen one of there for-sale signs out...ever. Maybe they are more specialized in Kent, but I think to start out with you might want a company that has a larger share of the market.

John L Scott and Windermere have a large share of the market here, but you have to remember that they are regional companies only. Prudential and Remax are national companies. I have seen commercials for Prudential, something I have not seen with the regional two.

Again, your best bet is to go to each broker that you are interested in. Get a specific break-down of what your costs with them will be, as well as what kind of commission split you'll receive.

Good Luck!

thanks for the reply! I used trainagents.com at the suggestion of my husbands cousin who used their course and now works with Century 21...I have no idea what kind of deal he got with his broker...I should ask him that...I think theres some practice tests that I can take to prepare as well....

come to think of it, I havent seen a newberry sign anywhere either!
I live right near the office, so I thought it would be convenient...I'll just have to go down there and see what gives.

Check out Licensetutor.com. They guarantee that you will be prepared to pass the exam or you get your money back... It really helped me out a lot to pass on the first try. Just do the practice exams over and over again. Hope this helps and good luck!