Hi Stanley! Unfortunately, Florida does not have mutual recognition with Texas so you’ll have to do prelicensing education in Florida. Here’s their commission website for further information: https://www.myfloridalicense.com/CheckListDetail.asp?SID=&xactCode=1011&clientCode=2501&XACT_DEFN_ID=747

Specifically I’m finding this article very confusing grammatically, in terms of sentence structure, and how punctuation is being used, and because words are either left out or you can’t immediately figure out what certain words refer to, such as the use of the word “here” below.

For example:

“Portability: Physical Location, meaning licensed agents can represent clients in out-of-state transactions here, but must do so remotely.”

Perhaps it would be easier to understand if it was rewritten:

“Portability: Physical Location, meaning licensed agents LOCATED IN OTHER STATES can represent clients in THIS STATE, but SUCH LICENSED AGENTS must do so FROM OUTSIDE THIS STATE.”?

Also note that Reciprocity is written quite differently for California and Texas even though it appears they mean the same thing…?

Also note that these definitions might be made clearer this way:

Cooperative State: This allows out-of-state agents to physically enter THIS state to conduct real estate business.

Physical Location State: This classification allows OUT-OF-STATE agents to conduct real estate business in THIS state as long as they do so remotely FROM THEIR OWN STATE rather than in person.

Finally, I think the necessity for co-brokerage could be made a lot more clear, and best be included as appropriate in the definitions/info above rather than later in the Portability Flow diagrm?

It’s there in the Portability Flow diagram, but confusingly so. Co-brokerage is described clearly in the Cooperative Portability Flow, but when it comes to Physical Location Portability the possibility or need for a local co-broker only is mentioned at the bottom of the flow, and I’m still not exactly sure what “You may receive a commission through the local Hawaii agent’s brokerage” means.

Needs a rewrite?

Thank you for this information. I am licensed in Arizona but have family and friends in New York City. Does NYC have portability where I can conduct business remotely from Arizona?

Hi Donald – thanks so much for the question. Yes there was a reciprocity agreement but effective February 1, 2023 that’s no longer the case. You can find more information here: Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission Guide.