NAREB Tampa Academy

Self-paced

Verify Your Florida Real Estate Agent

A free, plain-language guide to checking a license, spotting red flags and protecting your home from fraud.

16 lessons · about 2 hours · certificate on completion

What you will be able to do

  • Verify a Florida real estate license on MyFloridaLicense.com or by phone with DBPR
  • Read license statuses and know which ones allow someone to practice
  • Spot the red flags of unlicensed activity, rental scams and wire fraud
  • Explain what Florida law says about unlicensed real estate activity and how to report it
  • Sign up for a free county property fraud alert and verify every professional in your transaction

Before you sign an agreement or hand over a deposit, you should know that the person helping you is licensed by the State of Florida. This free course shows home buyers, sellers and renters how to check a real estate license online or by phone, what each license status means, and which warning signs point to unlicensed activity or a scam.

You will also learn what Florida law says about unlicensed real estate activity, how to report a concern, how to sign up for your county's free property fraud alert, and how to verify everyone else in your transaction. It can protect your family's biggest investment.

Curriculum

Module 1: Why Verifying Your Agent Matters

  1. ReadingBefore You Sign: Why Verifying Your Agent MattersPreview7 min
  2. ReadingHow Real Estate Licensing Works in Florida7 min
  3. QuizModule 1 Quiz: Why Verification Matters6 min

Module 2: How to Verify a License

  1. ReadingVerify a License Online7 min
  2. ReadingReading the Results: License Statuses Explained8 min
  3. ReadingVerify a License by Phone6 min
  4. QuizModule 2 Quiz: How to Verify a License6 min

Module 3: Red Flags and Reporting Unlicensed Activity

  1. ReadingRed Flags: Warning Signs of Unlicensed Activity7 min
  2. ReadingUnlicensed Activity Is a Crime in Florida6 min
  3. ReadingHow to Report Suspected Unlicensed Activity6 min
  4. QuizModule 3 Quiz: Red Flags and Reporting6 min

Module 4: Protecting Your Property and Your Deal

  1. ReadingProperty Fraud Alerts in Hillsborough and Pinellas7 min
  2. ReadingVerify Everyone in Your Transaction6 min
  3. ReadingYour Verification Checklist: Take Action Today6 min
  4. QuizModule 4 Quiz: Protecting Your Property and Your Deal6 min

Final Test

  1. QuizFinal Test20 min

Your instructor

Keianna Carty

Keianna "KC" Carty is the President of NAREB Tampa, a REALTOR®, and the Owner/Broker of Sellstate Southshore Realty.

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