our past students reviews
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J. Thompson, 2021 broker course
“Providing options for make-up hours and the variety of study material, (the audios were my favorite) was evidence that Plan2Pass is committed to each person’s success.”
S. Burgee, 2022 broker course
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C. Coughlan, Associate Broker 2021 broker course
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D. Wainwright-Powell, 2022 broker course
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A. Carle, 2022 broker course
“I was fortunate enough to take the broker course online from Plan 2 Pass. I was thoroughly prepared for the PSI and passed my first time.”
B. Francis, Owner of Re/Max Solutions
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S. Reinhart, 2022 broker course
“I was able to pass the MD exam the first go round and take away best practices for my Real Estate business.”
A. Hess, Associate Broker/Sales Manager
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FREQUENTLY ASKED ?S
FOR MD Broker Course
It qualifies a Maryland salesperson to sit for the MD PSI broker exam and once the exam Is passed, the salesperson’s license currently held can be upgraded to either an associate broker or broker license.
135 hours of class time is needed to complete broker course. Plan2Pass breaks it down into 3 Sessions: Session #1 Fundamentals (45 hrs) Session #2 Specializing (45 hrs) Session #3 Supervision (45 hrs)
All 135 hours must be earned through one school/provider. You cannot combine hours from different programs. If you already attended some of the GRI program through MD REALTORS, you may want to just continue with the GRI series since you already have earned some of the 135 hours needed hours.
A licensee needs to have been actively licensed for 3 years, without a break, immediately preceding sitting the MD PSI broker exam.
Complete enrollment form and live stream form. Copy of ID provided.
Completion of 135 class time hours. On camera attendance for Zoom classes.
135 hours of attendance must include 3 hours of MD Ethics.
Pass both portions of Plan2Pass proctored final exam for Session #1, #2 and #3. Passing grade for MD law and national portions of finals are 75% or higher.
Complete payment processed for each of the 3 Sessions.
Live stream classes are attended on Zoom with proctored in person final exams. Select dates are hybrid allowing for optional in person attendance or continued Zoom attendance.
Often 2 days a week – for example: Mondays and Thursdays. The schedule is NOT for every Monday and Thursday – it would be grueling. Also, a 3-week break is offered in between each of the Sessions.
Plan2Pass broker course has the following 4 goals: (1) earning CE hours along with broker course hours (2) increase of productivity (3) decrease of liability (4) textbook coverage and test taking preparation
CE hours are a bonus! We got our course approved with continuing education (CE) components so that you are not just earning 135 broker course hours but also CE hours. The course includes all mandatory topics plus a generous number of elective hours. The CE is approved for Maryland only.
$485 per each of the 3 Sessions. This includes 2 textbooks, a student binder, a takeaway study packet at the end of the class and 2 FREE prep classes. You can pay 50% at the start of each Session and balance before the next Session starts. You can also have a $50 savings if you decide to pay for both Session #2 & #3 at the start of Session #2.
The deadline for completing the broker course is 24 months from the last date scheduled for the 1st Session you attend. For example, if you start in January 2023, the last day scheduled is March 9th. Completion deadline would be March 9, 2025.
Broker course students must make-up the hours and the topic missed. Options include:
The next offering of Plan2Pass broker course and attend any topics/hours missed at NO COST.
CE classes that are part of the broker course are also offered on Plan2Pass CE calendar. A student can make-up hours for the broker course by attending the same CE class they missed at NO COST.
Lastly, we also offer tutoring options at A COST. You can share the cost with other agents who missed the topic you missed; we will invite those agents to the tutoring session so that the cost of the tutoring can be a SHARED COST. We only offer tutoring in August, November, December and January.
There is a 1-year deadline from completing the broker course to pass both portions of the MD PSI broker exam (70% or higher). There are 80 questions for national and 40 questions for MD law.
There is also a 1-year deadline from passing the MD PSI broker exam to apply for your new associate broker or broker license.
My school is so lucky that I have great relationships in the industry. We partner with HCAR and FCAR to support their members by using their office to pick up textbooks at the start of the course and the bonus study packet provided at the end of the course. We often use their classrooms to do the in person final exams. Fortunate to also have access to select brokerage firms such as Coldwell Banker and their offices such as Annapolis, Columbia, Crofton, Salisbury and Waldorf for textbook pick-ups and final exams.
Once you earn an associate broker’s license, it only takes 2 administrative steps to upgrade to a broker’s license (submit current credit report and set up trust account in MD financial institutions).
I became an associate broker. Which I use in my marketing and my presentations all the time. I explain that I have the advanced qualifications of a broker but wish to continue working directly with clients. I also added it to my BIO which helps me if I’m looking to manage an office or run a team. People I try to recruit will expect that I can answer more questions and solve more problems. And taking the course allowed me to take more ownership of my business model.
I keep wanting to start with a team and then maybe have my own boutique brokerage firm – but it is just a maybe at this time.
At any point I want, I can upgrade to a broker’s license. Which I continue thinking about doing but I was not ready to be a broker when I took my broker course. This way I am an associate broker which has boosted my marketing and ability to close and the moment I am ready to try my own firm, it is a quick adjustment with MREC to change over to being the actual broker.
It can be a great holding pattern to have an associate broker title that is more advanced than a salesperson plus acquiring a more complete education about the industry and as a bonus – the ability to flip to broker without any more testing or class hours when ready to do so.
The PSI website has a PSI bulletin that can be downloaded and printed out providing all the instructions for taking the PSI exam. The bulletin also provides a breakdown and an outline of the topics covered for the exam. PSI also has practice exams available for the National portion of the exam.
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