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ON Real Estate Sim 1 study plan

ON Real Estate Sim 1 · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Real Estate Act, Regulations and Regulatory Framework

  • Map the structure of the Real Estate Act and its regulations, listing which activities require licensing and which are exempt

  • Summarize the duties and powers of the regulator, including complaint, investigation and discipline processes, in your own words

  • Build a one-page table of licence classes, registration requirements, and continuing education obligations

  • Explain advertising, record-keeping and trust account rules and identify three common compliance failures

  • Draft ten original practice questions on regulatory framework and answer them without notes

Your checkpoint

A two-page regulatory cheat sheet plus a 10-question self-quiz scored at 80% or better

Week 2

Real Estate Act, Regulations and Regulatory Framework & Professional Ethics, Conduct and Risk Management

  • Distinguish the fiduciary duties owed to clients from the fairness and disclosure duties owed to customers

  • Analyze conflict-of-interest and dual agency scenarios and write the correct disclosure sequence for each

  • Apply the code of conduct to five short misconduct vignettes and justify each outcome by rule

  • Outline a personal risk-management checklist covering documentation, referrals and representations

  • Identify disciplinary penalties and explain how they escalate for repeat or serious breaches

Your checkpoint

A written case analysis of five ethics scenarios, each with the rule cited and the correct course of action

Week 3

Agency and Client Representation

  • Compare agency relationships (seller representation, buyer representation, designated and no-agency) and when each arises

  • Explain how agency is created, disclosed, and terminated, including expiry and revocation

  • Trace the duties of disclosure, confidentiality and accounting for money through two transaction timelines

  • Practice explaining agency choices to a hypothetical client in plain language, spoken aloud for five minutes

  • Answer fifteen scenario questions on representation and record your accuracy rate

Your checkpoint

A recorded five-minute client explanation of agency options plus a written summary of the duties owed in each relationship

Week 4

Agreements of Purchase and Sale and Contract Law

  • Identify the mandatory elements of an agreement of purchase and sale and what makes each element enforceable

  • Explain conditions, waivers, amendments and the consequences of missing a deadline

  • Distinguish misrepresentation, mistake, duress and undue influence and the remedies available for each

  • Work through deposit, closing and breach scenarios and state which party bears the loss

  • Draft a clause-by-clause checklist for reviewing an offer before signature

Your checkpoint

A completed contract review checklist applied to a full sample offer, with every clause annotated

Week 5

Real Property Law, Title and Ownership Interests & Mortgages, Financing and Financial Calculations

  • Classify estates and interests in land and explain co-ownership forms and their severance rules

  • Describe how title is registered, what a title search reveals, and how encumbrances, easements and liens affect ownership

  • Calculate loan-to-value, down payment, qualifying ratios and amortization for four worked financing scenarios

  • Compare mortgage types, terms, renewal and prepayment options and explain default and power of sale basics

  • Solve ten numerical problems under time pressure and log every error by cause

Your checkpoint

A one-page formula sheet plus ten solved financing calculations with a written error log

Week 6

Property Valuation, Appraisal and Market Analysis & Land Use, Planning, Zoning and Environmental Issues

  • Compare the three approaches to value and select the appropriate one for six described properties

  • Perform a direct comparison adjustment grid and a simple capitalization calculation by hand

  • Explain highest and best use and the difference between market value and price

  • Summarize zoning, permitted uses, variances, non-conforming uses and the subdivision process

  • Identify environmental hazards, disclosure obligations and the role of land-use controls in a transaction

Your checkpoint

A completed appraisal grid and cap-rate calculation plus a one-page zoning and environmental summary

Week 7

Construction, Building Systems and Home Inspection & Commercial and Investment Real Estate

  • Describe the main structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems and their common failure points

  • Interpret a sample inspection report and translate defects into client advice and negotiation points

  • Calculate net operating income, cap rate, cash-on-cash return and gross rent multiplier for two properties

  • Explain due diligence for commercial deals, including leases, estoppels and environmental review

  • Compare residential and commercial transaction timelines and documentation requirements

Your checkpoint

An inspection-report summary with recommended actions plus an investment analysis of two properties

Week 8

Real Estate Act, Regulations and Regulatory Framework & Agency and Client Representation & Agreements of Purchase and Sale and Contract Law & Real Property Law, Title and Ownership Interests & Mortgages, Financing and Financial Calculations & Property Valuation, Appraisal and Market Analysis & Land Use, Planning, Zoning and Environmental Issues & Construction, Building Systems and Home Inspection & Commercial and Investment Real Estate & Professional Ethics, Conduct and Risk Management

  • Complete two full-length timed practice exams and record scores by domain

  • Re-study only the two weakest domains using your own notes and cheat sheets

  • Recite from memory the key rules, formulas and disclosure sequences for each domain

  • Review every missed question and write the correct reasoning in one sentence each

  • Simulate exam-day timing and confirm your pace per question

Your checkpoint

Two timed practice exams completed with a score report, a ranked list of weak areas, and a one-page final review sheet

Milestones

Week 2: Score 80% or better on a 20-question self-made quiz covering regulatory framework and ethics, and explain the disclosure sequence for a conflict-of-interest scenario without notes

Week 4: Complete a full contract review of a sample offer in under 30 minutes with every clause correctly annotated, and score 75% or better on a 25-question mixed quiz for domains 1 to 3

Week 6: Solve all ten financing calculations with at least 8 correct and complete the appraisal grid and cap-rate calculation without reference material

Week 8: Achieve 75% or better on both timed practice exams and 80% or better in every domain you previously ranked as weakest