Steps To Becoming A Licenced Salesman

Step1: Find a BREA licensed Broker to become an apprentice under. This can be any Broker of your choice. (BREA does not assist with this process) - Find A Broker

Step 2: Ensure your Broker submits the Apprentice Registration Form so that we know when you began your apprenticeship.

Step 3: Take BREA’s Entry Level Course and exam (times and cost of the course may vary). Current Cost: $2,200 + VAT.

BREA provides all course materials needed for that week. (e.g. Lectures and books)
The course is 6 days: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm & Saturday (exam day) 9am to 12pm.
The exam must be passed with an 80% or higher grade to be eligible to take the BREA Code of Ethics Course.

Step 4: Upon passing the BREA Code of Ethics Course exam, download the Salesman Application document from the BREA website and complete all of the information, hand in all required documents, along with payment of the required application fee. - Application & Licencing

Step 5: You will receive an email from BREA if your application has been approved by the Board.

Step 6: Upon application approval, submit yearly dues payment of $500 and collect your license.

Requirements for application submission:

An individual is eligible to apply to become registered and licensed as a Salesman and to become a member of the Bahamas Real Estate Association (“BREA”) in accordance with the provisions of the Real Estate (Brokers & Salesman) Act, 1995 and its Regulations (“Act”), upon submitting to the BREA Board ALL of the following:

1. Form 1, Form 3, and Form 5 completed.
   
   Please note that these applications are to be proposed and seconded by licensed Brokers, with the proposing Broker being the applicant’s Broker of employment.
    
2. Payment of the said Application Fee, in the total of $225.00 ($75.00 in respect of each Form).
   
   Payment by certified bank cheque, electronic transfer and credit card only will be accepted.
    
3. A copy of the applicant’s valid/current passport or birth certificate, verifying that the applicant has attained the age of eighteen years, (Section 12(2)(b)).
    
4. The applicant shall not have an order in bankruptcy or judgement of the court which remains undischarged, (Section 12(2)(c)).
    
5. A copy of the applicant’s valid/current passport, verifying that the applicant is either a Bahamian citizen or the holder of a Certificate of Permanent Residence with the right work endorsed thereon, (Section 13(2)(a)).
    
6. A copy of the applicant’s Certificate of Successful Completion in respect of successfully completing both the:-

• BREA’s Entry Level Course and passing the examination in relation thereto, and
• BREA’s Code of Ethics & Standards of Practice course and passing the examination in relation thereto.

Collectively referred to as the Recognized Certificate (Section 13(2)(b)).

An applicant shall have a period of six (6) months to make its application to BREA from the date of successfully completing the first of the two said required courses. Any applicant failing to make its application within the said six (6) month period shall be required to retake the said courses and pass the said exams.

Only those applicants who have completed and passed BREA’s Entry Level Course offered November 10-15, 2025, and who also make application to BREA for a Salesman license on or before May 14, 2026, are not required to complete and pass BREA’s Code of Ethics & Standards of Practice course.

7. The Affirmation Form with both Part 1 and Part 2 completed and signed.
    
8. A copy of the applicant’s Apprentice Registration Form executed by both the applicant and the Broker of employment to evidence the commencement date of the applicant’s apprentice period.
    
9. The Applicant Information Form, completed and signed.
    
10. One (1) written and signed personal bank reference.
     
11. Three (3) written and signed personal references. Personal references: - (a) cannot be from an immediate family member, (b) cannot be from any other person employed at or an owner of the company that the applicant is apprenticing with, and (c) must be provided by individuals resident in The Bahamas.
     
12. Three (3) passport-size photographs.
     
13. A copy of a current police certificate.

Only fully completed applications together with ALL other requirements will be accepted for processing. The Bahamas Real Estate Association assumes no responsibility for any incomplete or partially completed applications received.

All clauses can be found in the Real Estate (Brokers and Salesman) Act 1995.