Start as an agent, not a developer: brokering needs little capital, developing needs land, approvals and crores. Under the RERA Act, anyone who brings buyers and sellers together for a fee is an agent and must register with the state RERA authority before dealing in registered projects, quoting that number in every ad; Maharashtra also requires agents to pass MahaRERA's training and exam. Pick one micro-market, learn every project in it, get mandates from developers and owners, and register for GST once commissions cross Rs 20 lakh in most states. A developer must register each project with the state RERA before selling, keep buyers' money in a separate project account and deliver on the dates declared, so building comes later, with capital and a partner who has built before. What kills most new agents is the lead pipeline: deals take months, so have savings to live on before you leave a job, and never take a mandate in a project that is not on the RERA site.
MahaRERA's guidance for anyone who brings buyers and sellers together for a fee: under the RERA Act that person is a real estate agent and must register with the state authority before dealing in registered projects.
This is the plain-language answer to "do I have to register yet." It lays out the 40 lakh goods / 20 lakh services limits, the lower special-category-state limits, and a state-by-state table so you can check your own state instead of guessing. It also lists the 11 categories (interstate supply, e-commerce sellers, casual and non-resident taxable persons) where registration is mandatory from rupee one, which is the trap most first-time founders miss.
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ClearTaxby ClearTax Editorial Team12 min read
Standard limits are 40 lakh turnover for goods and 20 lakh for services, dropping to 20/10 lakh in special category states, computed on aggregate turnover across the same PAN.
Interstate supply and selling on marketplaces like Amazon or Flipkart force registration regardless of turnover, so "I'm still small" does not exempt you.
Aggregate turnover counts taxable, exempt, export and interstate supplies together, so businesses often cross the line sooner than they expect.
