Real Estate Forms in Texas: What Every Licensed Agent Needs to Know

Every Texas real estate transaction runs on paper — or more accurately, on a specific set of forms drafted by one of two bodies. The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) promulgates 42 current forms that agents are required to use for the transaction types they cover. Texas REALTORS® (TXR) publishes a much larger library of 194 current forms that fill in the gaps TREC doesn't address — commercial contracts, leases, addenda, and disclosures.

It's not always obvious which form governs which deal. Of the 194 current TXR forms, 38 are reprints of a TREC promulgated form — meaning the TXR version and the TREC version are the same contract, just formatted and distributed by different organizations. When a reprint exists, the TREC original is the current, promulgated version of record; the TXR reprint tracks it. Knowing which family a form belongs to, and which revision date is current, keeps a transaction defensible if it's ever reviewed.

This guide walks through the contract forms every Texas agent runs into most often, where leases fit in, and how sponsored RaiderX agents use EZDocs to fill and send these forms without juggling PDFs, printers, or a separate e-signature subscription.

TREC promulgates exactly six sale contracts, and each one is scoped to a specific deal type. Substituting the wrong contract — say, using a residential form for a commercial deal — isn't just sloppy, it can leave critical terms unaddressed.

For residential sales: TREC 20-19 One to Four Family Residential Contract (Resale) (/resources/forms/trec-20-19, rev 2026-05-04) covers most resale transactions. New construction has its own pair: TREC 23-20 New Home Contract (Incomplete Construction) (/resources/forms/trec-23-20) for homes still being built, and TREC 24-20 New Home Contract (Completed Construction) (/resources/forms/trec-24-20) for homes already finished. Condominium resales use TREC 30-18 Residential Condominium Contract (Resale) (/resources/forms/trec-30-18).

Vacant land uses TREC 9-18 Unimproved Property Contract (/resources/forms/trec-9-18), and combined farm-and-ranch or larger acreage residential properties use TREC 25-17 Farm and Ranch Contract (/resources/forms/trec-25-17). All six carry the same current revision date, and each has a matching TXR reprint — for example, TXR 1601 (/resources/forms/txr-1601) reprints TREC 20-19, and TXR 1607 (/resources/forms/txr-1607) reprints TREC 9-18. Whichever version your brokerage uses, the terms should be identical since they trace back to the same promulgated original.

Picking the right contract is a skill every Texas agent builds over time, but a good sponsoring broker shortens that learning curve. RaiderX sponsors licensed Texas agents statewide under TREC, and every sponsored agent gets dedicated broker support alongside transaction and compliance management tools — someone to check a form choice against before you send it, not just after a problem shows up.

RaiderX's model also changes the economics: agents keep 100% of their commission for a flat monthly fee instead of a traditional split. Individual sponsorship runs $99/month, Team sponsorship is $119/month per agent with the leader choosing the internal split, and business-entity sponsorship (LLC or Property Management Company) has its own structure, plus a small flat per-transaction fee on top. E&O insurance is included for Individual and Team sponsorships; LLC and PMC partners are separate legal entities and carry their own E&O policy.

Onboarding is built to be fast and paperwork-light: apply free at /apply, complete a short questionnaire and intro call (self-applicants only — agents added under an existing team, LLC, or PMC skip this step), get broker approval typically within 3-5 business days, e-sign the Independent Contractor Agreement (and Business Entity Sponsorship Agreement, if applicable), pay your first month of dues, and RaiderX handles the TREC sponsorship transfer. Most agents are fully onboarded in about a week.