If a license applicant signs up to take the state exam but has not obtained an employer, what license status may they receive?

If a license applicant signs up to take the state exam but has not obtained an employer, what license status may they receive?

• A. Active license
• B. Inactive license
• C. Probationary license
• D. No license

Answer: (B)

After you pass the state exam, licensing rules often require you to attach to a broker to activate your license. If you haven’t lined up an employer yet, you can hold your license in inactive status. Inactive means you’re still licensed and in good standing, but you can’t legally practice real estate until you activate it with a broker. This keeps you credentialed and ready to activate quickly once you find an employer. An active license would require brokerage affiliation to practice, a probationary license is used only in specific, limited scenarios, and “no license” would not apply since you’ve completed the exam and applied steps but haven’t yet activated it.

After you pass the state exam, licensing rules often require you to attach to a broker to activate your license. If you haven’t lined up an employer yet, you can hold your license in inactive status. Inactive means you’re still licensed and in good standing, but you can’t legally practice real estate until you activate it with a broker. This keeps you credentialed and ready to activate quickly once you find an employer. An active license would require brokerage affiliation to practice, a probationary license is used only in specific, limited scenarios, and “no license” would not apply since you’ve completed the exam and applied steps but haven’t yet activated it.