Top Resources Every Aspiring Colorado Real Estate Agent Should Use

Key Takeaways:

Aspiring Colorado real estate agents can accelerate licensure and early career success by using a focused mix of accredited pre-licensure education, structured exam prep tools and ongoing professional resources. High-value support resources include Colorado-specific exam preparation systems, official National Association of REALTORS® tools for legal, branding and business setup, trusted market data and client education platforms, and proven coaching, podcasts and business systems that reduce early-career guesswork. Together, these resources help new agents pass the Colorado real estate exam, build market confidence and establish sustainable business habits from day one.

Starting a career in real estate is exciting, but it can also feel overwhelming. Between learning the licensing requirements, understanding contracts and figuring out how to succeed in a competitive industry, there is a tremendous amount to process. As you get started, you may find yourself flooded with information and unsure where to focus your time. The good news is that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own.

Most successful real estate agents build their knowledge using trusted resources that help them master the fundamentals, pass their real estate exam and begin their careers with confidence. From education platforms and exam prep tools to market insights and professional development resources, the right guidance can make a huge difference early on in your new career.

In this guide, we’ve gathered some of the top resources every aspiring real estate agent should use. Whether you’re just beginning real estate classes or preparing to take the Colorado real estate exam, these tools can help you study smarter, stay informed and lay a strong foundation for long-term success in the industry.

Pre-Licensure Exam Prep Resources

One of the first steps to becoming a real estate agent is to pass the Colorado real estate exam and get your license. The real estate exam isn’t incredibly hard – the Real Estate Commission has stated the exam is designed in a way that makes it likely that a “minimally competent candidate” should pass. But it’s important to understand that while the real estate exam may not be as challenging as licensure exams in other fields, such as the Bar Exam for lawyers, it still requires proper preparation to ensure you pass.

Without a doubt, the most important component of this preparation involves taking your real estate licensure courses with an accredited real estate school that has a strong reputation among industry professionals. But it’s also important to supplement your real estate classes with exam prep resources that will help you grasp the format of the exam, understand the types of questions that are asked, and ensure you’re properly prepared for everything you’ll experience on exam day.

At Colorado Real Estate School, we offer the most feature-filled test prep system available. It contains interactive, video and live instructor learning tools, including:

• Instructional videos for all essential topics covered on the exam
• Practice exams created from our extensive database of practice questions patterned in the same style as the actual license exam
• Live instructor support with our weekly exam cram webinars and instructor Q&A webinars
• Math Made Easy fully interactive teaching tool for all real estate math concepts covered on the exam
• Digital flashcards that help you master the terminology and concepts covered on the exam
• The largest real estate video library available, containing detailed breakdowns of the topics covered on the exam

Our exam prep system provides an excellent complement to our online real estate courses, but it’s also an effective tool for anyone planning on taking the Colorado real estate exam, regardless of whether you take our licensure courses.

Official Tools from National Association of REALTORS® (NAR)

The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) provides a variety of official tools that give new real estate agents structure, credibility and leverage by bundling education, legal protection, data and marketing assets that would be expensive and time-consuming to assemble on their own. These tools can make the first year or two or your real estate career feel much less overwhelming and help you look professional as you learn the nuances of the industry.

Some effective tools to use as you begin your real estate career include:

• NAR Right Tools, Right Now – Provides discounted or free NAR products, including webinars on finances, market reports, digital transaction and marketing tools, and member education to support new agents.
• NAR Resource Center – Creates a central hub for branding guidance, legal webinars, safety resources, smart-home content, valuation tools, marketing templates and guided tours aimed at helping real estate agents build the foundation for a successful business.
• NAR New REALTOR® Resources – An NAR-curated, new member hub with links to claim your realtor.com profile, consumer content libraries, HouseLogic and ready-made buyer/seller handouts you can co-brand.

Market Data, News and Client Education Materials

Leveraging market data, news and client education resources will help you sound like a seasoned real estate professional fast. These resources can also help you make better pricing and negotiation decisions, and create trust-building content without having to start from scratch. They help you turn raw numbers and headlines into clear stories you can tell buyers and sellers about what is happening in the local real estate market and what they should do next.

Some of the best resources to become familiar with include:

• Zillow Premier Agent Resource Center – Zillow’s agent-focused resource containing market trend reports, tools, training and success stories. It’s an effective resource that will help you understand consumer search behavior and online lead dynamics.
• Inman – Provides industry news, data, consumer trends, “how to” articles, a podcast and an online community that will help you stay current on what’s happening in brokerage models, real estate technology and marketing best practices.
• Keeping Current Matters – A membership site with monthly market reports, easy-to-share blog posts, seasonal buyer/seller guides and social media graphics to help you explain the market to clients.
• Bank of America First-Time Home Buyer Guide – This consumer-oriented home buyer guide contains calculators, mortgage information and checklists you can share with nervous first-time buyer clients to build trust and help them get financially ready for their upcoming home purchase.

Skills, Coaching and Business Systems

There are a variety of skills, coaching and business systems resources that will help you develop repeatable processes, accountability and proven strategies to generate leads, close deals and grow your real estate business without constant trial and error. They help you avoid relying on reactive hustling in the early stages of your career by providing proactive systems that help you produce consistent income.

The following resources can be extremely valuable as you start your new real estate business:

• Tom Ferry Free Real Estate Tools – Tom Ferry offers a variety of free business planning tools, marketing guides and lead generation resources for new real estate agents. He also offers coaching consultations to help you build repeatable systems early in your career.
• Placester Academy – The Placester Academy offers a variety of resources to help you build your real estate business, including free eBooks, infographics, presentations, and videos on real estate marketing and online brand building.
• Your First Year in Real Estate – This book by Dirk Zeller provides a playbook to help you navigate important tasks such as time-blocking, prospecting and setting up systems. The advice in this book will make your first year as a real estate agent feel less chaotic and more manageable.
• The Kevin and Fred Show: Next Level Agents – A real estate podcast where top agents share strategies, mistakes and business growth tactics. It gives you real-world perspectives that provide important context for the information contained in your real estate courses.
• The Smart Agents Podcast – An interview-driven podcast where successful agents break down listing strategies, marketing ideas and branding moves you can model in any real estate market.

Colorado Real Estate School Can Set You Up for Success

If you’re interested in a career in real estate, Colorado Real Estate School can help you build the foundation for a successful career. Our online real estate courses contain all the important information you need to pass your real estate exam and get your license. The online format provides an added layer of convenience, allowing you to work through all materials at your own pace and fit your studying into your busy schedule.

All our courses are developed and taught by licensed local real estate agents who are up to date on the latest trends impacting the industry in our region. These insights will help you go beyond learning the basic concepts you’ll need to master as a real estate agent so that you understand how they apply to agents in Colorado.

You’ll also have access to our VideoConnect Success Learning System™ containing the largest library of real estate video content available. These videos transform online learning by providing highly engaging lessons in a format that mimics an authentic classroom experience.

At Colorado Real Estate School, we back up our commitment to your success with our TruSupport Pass Guarantee™. If you don’t pass your exam on the first try, you’ll receive extended access to all course materials while you study to retake the exam. One of our instructors will also analyze your test results and work with you to create a customized study plan that emphasizes the concepts you found most challenging. This approach will give you the greatest chance of success when you retake the exam.

Contact us today to learn more about our online real estate courses.