Startup costs
Every fee between you and your first deal, who you pay, and how often.
Step 1
$314 to get licensed, paid as you go over the first few weeks.
| What | Cost | Paid to | How often |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-license course (90 hours) Or $199 one time. Pay once, join us after you are licensed, and we credit it back out of your first closing. | $34 | Our school | Per month |
| License application | $35 | Oklahoma Real Estate Commission | One time |
| Fingerprint background check | $60 | IdentoGO, for the OSBI | One time |
| State and national exam Both parts booked together. A retake is paid again. | $75 | Pearson VUE | Each attempt |
| Provisional license The Commission adds a card processing fee to online payments. | $110 | Oklahoma Real Estate Commission | Once, good for 12 months |
Start the 90-hour course today for $34 a month, or $199 one time.
Step 2
In the Oklahoma City metro you pick the Edmond Board of REALTORS® or OKCMAR; in Tulsa it is the Greater Tulsa Association of REALTORS®. Join one and you are automatically a member of the Oklahoma Association of REALTORS® and the National Association of REALTORS® too, on one bill.
Edmond lends its primary members up to 25 lockboxes free, so you never buy one for a listing.
Dues are prorated by the month you join. Join in September and the first bill is about $445.
The larger metro association. Lockboxes are bought, not lent.
Local dues are prorated by the quarter you join, and state and national dues by the month, so a later start costs less.
The board for agents working the Tulsa market. Lockboxes are leased by the quarter.
Dues are prorated by the month you join. Join in October or November and GTAR also bills the next year's dues.
Step 3
Your board decides which MLS you join: MLSOK for the Edmond Board and OKCMAR, the Tulsa MLS for Tulsa.
$232.50 to start. Once your board membership is active, you apply to MLSOK directly on its website, using the member ID your board gives you. It does not go through the board.
| What | Cost | Paid to | How often |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setup | $50 | MLSOK | One time |
| MLS service fee $730 a year, billed every quarter. | $182.50 | MLSOK | Every quarter |
$138 to start. You join through the Greater Tulsa Association of REALTORS® on one combined application, and MLS Technology bills you separately each quarter. There is no setup fee.
| What | Cost | Paid to | How often |
|---|---|---|---|
| MLS service fee $552 a year, billed every quarter. | $138 | MLS Technology | Every quarter |
Step 4
Most brokerages charge new agents to get going, and leave the tools to you. Start with Homestead & Co and these are on us.
| What | With Homestead & Co | At other brokerages |
|---|---|---|
| To get started | ||
| Startup or onboarding fee Charged once when you sign on. | $0 | $0–$250 |
| 45-hour post-license course Required within your first 12 months. | $0 | $150–$320 |
| Yard signs A starter set of three, with frames and your name rider. | $0 | $200–$450 |
| To get started, in all | $0 | $350–$1,020 |
| Every month | ||
| CRM Where your leads and clients live, with follow-up reminders. | $0 | $40–$180 a month |
| Marketing engine Email and text campaigns, plus social posts and designs. | $0 | $25–$100 a month |
| Listing manager A website and marketing for each of your listings. | $0 | $10–$50 a month |
| Transaction management and e-signature Contracts, documents and signatures for every deal. | $0 | $25–$70 a month |
| Every month, in all | $0 | $100–$400 a month |
Other brokerages' figures are typical ranges from published fees and vendor prices, not any one company's price. The monthly tools are what agents pay on their own when their brokerage does not provide them.
Added up
Steps 1 through 4, with each board. Board dues are shown at the January rate, the most they will be.
With the Edmond Board We recommend
$1,458.50
With OKCMAR
$1,499.50
With GTAR in Tulsa
$1,608.25
| Edmond Board | OKCMAR | Tulsa (GTAR) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Getting licensed (step 1) | $314 | $314 | $314 |
| Board, state and national dues (step 2) | $846 | $931 | $1,121 |
| MLS setup and first bill (step 3) | $232.50 | $232.50 | $138 |
| Lockbox key app, first bill | $66 | $22 | $35.25 |
| Brokerage startup costs (step 4) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| To get started | $1,458.50 | $1,499.50 | $1,608.25 |
| Lockboxes for your listings | Free, up to 25 at a time for your active listings. | $140 plus tax for each box you buy. | Leased for $12 a quarter, or about $136 to buy. |
Quick answers
The fees in steps 1 to 3 are set by the Oklahoma Real Estate Commission, its testing and background-check vendors, the boards and the MLSs, not by Homestead & Co, and they change. We last checked each one on October 29, 2026 against the organization's own published page. What you pay the brokerage on each deal is on the commission page.
Get started
Sit down with a broker and we will plan your start together.