PURVIS REAL ESTATE TRAINING INSTITUTE
Purvis Real Estate Training Institute has been Fort Worth's leader in real estate licensing courses for decades. We are a local, family owned business and are honored to have served our community since 1973. The Institute was started by Lynn Purvis and is operated by Leslie Purvis and her business partner, Terry Dunlap.
We are dedicated to serving individuals and professionals with Texas real estate sales agent licensing courses, Pearson Vue real estate exam preparation and continuing education and real estate broker licensing courses. Our online courses are offered in a format that is available 24/7 to fit your individual schedule.
Purvis Real Estate Training Institute is Continuing Education Provider #197 as approved by the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC).
LESLIE PURVIS
Leslie Purvis is from Fort Worth and joined her father, Lynn Purvis, in the family business, Purvis Real Estate Training Institute, in 1981. Purvis has helped thousands of candidates pass the Texas Real Estate Sales Agent and Broker licensing exams, as well as conducted hundreds of CE courses for the Purvis CE Providership. She is the author of a TREC licensing exam preparation text, as well as a Qualifying real estate and CE course author. In August 2026, she retired as a professor in the Finance Department at TCU, where she served as the Faculty Advisor for the Real Estate Club, as well as the Associate Director of the TCU Center for Real Estate. She welcomes questions or comments from prospective students and looks forward to hearing from you via email leslie@purvisrealestate.com.
TERRY DUNLAP
Terry Dunlap grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. He attended Arlington Heights High School and graduated from Texas Christian University with a degree in Finance. He has been in the real estate industry since 1981 and has been involved in development, construction, management, sales and leasing of commercial properties. He is a licensed Texas Real Estate Broker and an instructor of CE and pre-licensing courses. Terry has been a partner in the Purvis Real Estate Training Institute since 2010. He runs the day to day operations and teaches pre-licensing courses. He has two children who live in Fort Worth, Texas. You can reach him via email terry@purvisrealestate.com or at 817-738-4669