Getting your licence to sell
What you legally need to operate and transact in accommodation — the registration, the certificate, and the state-by-state differences — explained without the jargon. Lesson length: ~45 min Short videos: 3 Downloadable checklist: 1
By the end of this module you'll
TRAINING VIDEO
A short walk-through of the registration pathway.
Key concept
You don't need a full real-estate licence to run most accommodation businesses — but you do need the right registration for letting and rent-roll activity. Getting this wrong is the single most common first-year compliance slip.
- State by State
- Pathway:Cert. of registration → full licenceRegulator:OFT Queensland
Worked example
Sarah, a former hospitality manager, bought a 42-unit permanent-letting building on the Gold Coast. She held a certificate of registration within three weeks, worked under the selling agent's licensee for the handover, and applied for her full licence in month four — well before she needed it.
Key takeaways
✓ Start the registration before you settle, not after ✓ Hold your documents — ID, address, course certificate — in one folder ✓ Ask your broker which local provider runs the fastest course
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