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Homevets Realty is a veteran-owned brokerage in Killeen, Texas, serving the Fort Hood corridor since 2005. If you want to become a real estate agent in Killeen, TX — whether you are still deciding, already in class, or licensed and looking for a better brokerage — send your details and broker Jose Segarra will get back to you himself.
Jose Segarra · Broker Army Gulf War veteran. Founded Homevets Realty in 2005. More than 31 years in real estate and over 5,000 closings in the Fort Hood corridor. Texas Real Estate Commission License #519202-BB.
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The short version, for anyone comparing brokerages before deciding where to hang their license.
Everyone who asks us how to become a real estate agent in Killeen, TX goes through the same four steps. No drip campaign, no pressure, and you can stop at any one of them.
The form asks where you are in your real estate career and how soon you want to move. That is all we need to have a useful first conversation.
Usually the same business day. Jose reads these himself and answers by phone, text or email — whichever you asked for.
Licensing, cost, timelines, commission structure, how referrals work while you are still in class. Nothing is off limits.
If Homevets Realty is the right fit, we map out your next step. If it isn't, you'll still leave the conversation knowing more than you came in with.
Pick a time that works for you and go straight onto the broker's calendar. One conversation covers what it takes to become a real estate agent in Killeen, TX and whether this brokerage is the right place to do it — no form required.
Straight answers to what people ask the broker most often.
Killeen follows the same rules as the rest of Texas. To get a sales agent license you must be at least 18, be a Texas resident or otherwise qualify, complete 180 hours of TREC-approved qualifying real estate coursework, pass a background check and fingerprinting, pass the state licensing exam, and be sponsored by an active Texas broker before you can start working. Current requirements and fees are published by the Texas Real Estate Commission at trec.texas.gov.
Most people who set out to become a real estate agent in Killeen, TX finish in three to six months studying part time around a job or a duty schedule. The 180 hours of coursework is the longest part; scheduling the exam and the sponsorship paperwork usually adds a few weeks after that. If you are moving faster or slower than that, it is worth telling the broker so the plan matches your timeline.
No. Homevets Realty is veteran-owned and built around military families, but the brokerage is open to veterans, active duty service members, military spouses and civilians — the four career paths on our home page walk through each one. You don't have to have served to become a real estate agent in Killeen, TX with us — you just have to care about serving the families who do.
Yes. The coursework is self-paced and most of our agents started while working another job or while still in uniform. Real estate schedules bend around evenings and weekends, which is part of why it works well for military spouses and for people transitioning out of service.
The main costs of becoming a real estate agent in Killeen, TX are your qualifying coursework, the state exam and application fees, fingerprinting, and once you are licensed, MLS and association dues. Exact figures change, so ask the broker for a current breakdown before you spend anything — that conversation is free and there is no obligation attached to it.
Yes. Licensed Texas agents can change sponsoring brokers through TREC, and the process is quick. Bring your questions about commission structure, lead flow and support to the meeting — that is what the conversation is for.
Homevets Realty is based in Killeen, Texas and works throughout the Fort Hood corridor, including Harker Heights, Copperas Cove, Belton and Temple. You can meet the broker on Zoom from anywhere, whether or not you have moved to the area yet.
