In
most jurisdictions in the United States, a real estate sales license is a real
estate sales license. This means that although there may be special designations
and certificates that a real estate professional specializes in a certainty type
of real estate sales, there is no difference in the type of a license that a
commercial real estate salesperson obtains that distinguishes it from the licenses
of a residential Realtor. Not only are the licenses the same, but the training
is also the same. It is for this reason that most commercial real estate
brokerages have extensive training programs and some require up to a year of
mentoring before an agent to attempt to pursue a listing on their own. In
contrast, license for a real estate attorney or a real estate appraiser are distinct
and require different types of training. So, if most real estate sales licensees
can sell both commercial and residential real estate, why do most choose to only
sale residential real estate? Some of the reasons are presented below.
