AK Real Estate study plan

Map every Alaska licensing requirement (education hours, application steps, exam-to-license timeline, post-license and continuing education) into a one-page timeline you can recite from memory

List each action that triggers Alaska Real Estate Commission discipline, then match it to the correct penalty range and reporting duty

Distinguish the duties of the designated broker, associate broker, and salesperson in Alaska, including supervision and escrow-handling responsibilities

Draft 15 original flashcards on Alaska-specific advertising, office, and recordkeeping rules and self-quiz until 90% recall

Classify five fact patterns into the correct agency relationship (single agent, transaction broker, subagency, dual agency) and explain the disclosure duty for each

Rank the fiduciary duties (care, obedience, loyalty, disclosure, confidentiality, accounting, reasonable skill) and write one concrete breach example per duty

Sequence the steps of a residential purchase and sale contract from offer to closing, naming the document produced at each step

Identify which contract clauses control contingencies, earnest money, and default remedies, and explain what happens to earnest money in three dispute scenarios

Build a comparison table of the required disclosures in Alaska and who must deliver each one and when

Differentiate the forms of ownership (severalty, tenancy in common, joint tenancy, tenancy by the entirety, community property) and state how title passes for each at death

Trace the recording process from delivery of a deed to constructive notice, and explain how priority disputes are resolved under Alaska recording rules

Compare warranty, special warranty, bargain and sale, and quitclaim deeds by the covenants each carries

Summarize the Alaska Land Sales Practices Act disclosure and registration obligations for subdivided land offerings

Outline Alaska landlord-tenant rules on security deposits, notice to terminate, habitability, and eviction procedure

Explain Alaska property tax mechanics: assessment, appeal deadlines, exemptions, and lien priority

Match loan products (conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, adjustable-rate, balloon, bridge) to borrower profiles and state each loan's down payment, insurance, and qualification constraints

Compute monthly PITI from principal, rate, term, taxes, and insurance, and explain how each input changes the payment

Explain the loan origination sequence from pre-approval through underwriting, appraisal, and closing disclosure, naming the disclosure timing rules

Interpret the effect of RESPA, TILA, ECOA, and fair lending rules on advertising and borrower communications

Describe Alaska-specific lending considerations such as rural and Native corporation land, appraiser access, and seasonal construction timelines

Write three compliant property advertisement drafts and flag every required disclosure, including agency status, license number placement, and fair housing language

Identify the specific advertising statements that violate fair housing law and rewrite each one lawfully

List the disclosure obligations triggered by material property defects, stigmatized property, and known environmental hazards, and specify the timing for each

State the recordkeeping and retention rules for transaction files under Alaska Commission regulations

Draft a client intake script that captures agency disclosure and signed acknowledgment before substantive advice is given

Categorize zoning classifications and the mechanisms of relief (variance, conditional use permit, nonconforming use) and apply them to four land-use scenarios

Outline the steps of public land-use approval and identify where due process, notice, and takings issues arise

Recognize environmental red flags (wetlands, endangered species, contamination, lead-based paint, radon, asbestos) and state the required disclosure or remediation step for each

Apply the three appraisal approaches to a subject property and justify which approach dominates for a given property type

Perform a CMA using comparable selection, adjustment grids, and absorption-rate reasoning, then reconcile to a price range

Compute commission splits, seller net proceeds, buyer closing costs, and prorations for taxes, rent, and interest using the correct calendar and banker's year conventions

Solve loan-to-value, down payment, discount point, and amortization problems without a calculator and verify each with one

Convert between area, acreage, and price-per-unit measures, and compute capitalization rate, gross rent multiplier, and NOI

Complete a full closing statement from a fact pattern and reconcile debits and credits to balance

Retake every prior quiz and log each miss by domain, then re-drill only the two weakest domains until each is above 85%

Complete at least two full-length timed practice exams simulating real test conditions and score each before review

Recite from memory the fiduciary duties, Alaska licensing discipline triggers, and disclosure deadlines without notes

Build a final one-page summary sheet of the facts you missed most often and review it the day before the exam