Welcome to the TREC Relationship Management Tool User Guide. This tool allows both sales agents and brokers to easily manage their relationships, online, without delay. This User Guide provides an in-depth understanding of how the tool works, as well as easy to understand, step by step instructions.

STEP 1 REGISTRATION 

• If you are a current license agent and have not already registered, you must first register with “My License Services”. It is recommended that you register with your personal email address.

All inspectors licensed by TREC, including Apprentice Inspectors, Real Estate Inspectors, and Professional Inspectors, must renew their license every two years. TREC will send you a renewal notice about 90 days before your license expiration date. Until you receive this notice of renewal, you cannot renew your license.

An Apprentice Inspector is a person who is in training under the direct supervision of a professional inspector to become qualified to perform a real estate inspections.

You have one year from the date your application is filed to meet all license requirements. Once you have met all license requirements, TREC will send an active apprentice inspector license to you via email.

These courses are defined in the Real Estate Licensing Act, and the TREC Rules. Qualifying course credit will not be awarded for the same qualifying course taken more than once within 2 years of each other.

As an Easement or Right-of-Way (ERW) Business, you must renew your registration every two years. A renewal notice will be sent about 90 days before your expiration date.  If your registration expires, you cannot renew it and must re-apply as an ERW Business.

ERW registration renewal requirements

The designated agent for the business entity must be an officer of the corporation, manager of an LLC, or general partner of a partnership and must be registered individually as an ERW agent.

The Real Estate License Act requires a business entity (corporation, LLC or partnership) to be registered as an easement or right-of-way business if the business entity provides easement or right-of-way services.

A business entity is required to designate one of its managing officers as its agent for a registration to be issued. A corporation must designate one of its managing officers, an LLC must designate a manager, and a partnership must designate a general partner. The designated agent must be individually registered as an ERW agent.

An Easement or Right-of-Way (ERW) agent is a person who negotiates easements on behalf of a company, government agency, or property owner for use in connection with telecommunication, utility, railroad, or pipeline services.

A Professional Real Estate Inspector is a person who is trained and qualified to perform real estate inspections and who accepts employment to perform a real estate inspection for a buyer or seller of real property.  Professional inspectors may also supervise or sponsor Real Estate Inspectors and Apprentice Inspectors.

You have one year from the date your application is filed to meet all license requirements.  Once you have met all license requirements, TREC will send an active professional inspector license to you via email.