The AGENT Connection

SOAR · Phase 0 · pre-board

The application — you and your sponsor, together

eXp runs the paperwork; we make sure nothing goes quiet. Have these eight things ready, sit with your sponsor, and it’s twenty minutes.

Go to the application ↗How to name your sponsor

Have ready

What the application asks for

Legal tax name

Exactly as you file with the IRS — it goes on your W-9.

Contact info

Email and phone. Use the email you actually check; every credential arrives there.

Primary address

Your U.S. residential address.

Sponsor name and eXp email

The person who influenced you to join — see the permanence note below.

License details

Name as it appears on the license, license number, expiration, and your NRDS number. If you don't have the number yet, keep going — it can be updated.

Banking + a card

Banking for direct deposit, and a card for the one-time startup fee ($149) and the monthly tech fee ($85).

Association and MLS

Your local REALTOR® association and your MLS ID.

Target start date

When you want to officially join. That's your Day 1 on the roadmap.

The sponsor field is permanent

Once your application is complete, eXp does not change sponsorships. Naming a sponsor costs you nothing — no fees, no splits — and it’s what connects you to this roadmap, the Friday REveal, and the team. Exactly what to type.

After you submit

Five steps to active. eXp does these; you watch your inbox.

  1. ApplySubmit the join application — about 20 minutes online.
  2. License verificationeXp verifies your license with the state.
  3. Broker approvaleXp's state broker reviews and approves your application.
  4. Document completionW-9, ICA, and any state forms — sign and return them.
  5. License transferYour license moves to eXp Realty. When Okta works, you're active.

Timing varies by state and by how fast the documents come back. Your sponsor will tell you what’s typical where you are. When emails from eXp start arriving, you’re approved — here’s the six-step check.

eXp’s own guides

Application questions: Onboarding@exprealty.net. Fees shown reflect eXp’s published figures as of August 2026; the application is the authority.