CA Real Estate study plan

Outline the elements of a valid contract (offer, acceptance, consideration, capacity, legality, and where required, writing) and label each element inside 10 short fact patterns.

Sort 15 self-written examples into bilateral vs. unilateral, express vs. implied, and executed vs. executory contracts.

Summarize statute-of-frauds triggers, liquidated damages, specific performance, and rescission rules into a single one-page reference sheet.

Sequence a California residential purchase scenario from offer through contingency removal, and state at each step who can cancel, who keeps the deposit, and what notice is required.

Map the California licensing path and DRE disciplinary process, listing the violations that trigger suspension or revocation and the practice activities that require a license.

Build a table of required disclosures (transfer disclosure statement, natural hazard disclosure, agency disclosure, lead-based paint for pre-1978 housing, Megan's Law notice) with the party responsible and the deadline for each.

Draft a trust-funds handling checklist and flag five prohibited money-handling practices.

Evaluate 6 advertising and solicitation scenarios (team names, social media, blind ads, unsolicited contact) and label each compliant or non-compliant with the reason.

Solve 25 scenario questions that combine contract clauses with practice duties, such as disclosure obligations tied to contingency deadlines.

Construct a one-page timeline of a California residential transaction from listing agreement to close of escrow, marking who owes which document and when.

Rewrite corrected explanations for the 10 items missed most often in weeks 1 and 2 without looking at the original answer key.

Explain in writing how a fiduciary duty conflict (dual agency, referral fee, or undisclosed interest) interacts with contract enforceability in 3 different fact patterns.

Classify 10 ownership arrangements (tenancy in common, joint tenancy, community property, community property with right of survivorship, severalty) by survivorship, vesting language, and creditor exposure.

Summarize the police-power tools - general plan, zoning, subdivision map act, environmental review basics, coastal and hillside controls - and name which level of government administers each.

Explain easements by type, encroachments, and the elements of adverse possession and prescriptive easement, then apply each to one short fact pattern.

Compute base-year value mechanics, the annual assessment cap, and reassessment on change of ownership in 5 simple numeric problems.

List the fiduciary duties owed by a California agent and give one concrete breach example for each duty.

Build a comparison table of seller representation, buyer representation, dual agency, and designated agency, including what consent must be obtained and when.

Analyze 8 scenarios for breach of fiduciary duty and state the remedy available to the principal and the likely licensing consequence for the agent.

Rehearse and write out an agency disclosure conversation script for a first meeting with a prospective buyer and a prospective seller.

Compute gross rent multiplier, net operating income, capitalization rate, and straight-line depreciation across 15 practice problems showing every step.

Describe the sales comparison, cost, and income approaches and state which property types and fact patterns call for each.

Assemble a one-page formula and unit-conversion sheet covering area, acreage, and section measurements, then solve 10 area and volume problems with it.

Contrast a broker price opinion and a comparative market analysis against a licensed appraisal, and identify which comparables should be rejected in 4 sample data sets.

Calculate PITI, loan-to-value, discount points, origination fees, and effective yield on 15 financing problems using a calculator only for arithmetic.

Compare conventional, FHA, VA, CalHFA, seller-carry, and home equity loan products by down payment, insurance requirement, and qualifying criteria.

Explain the timing and content rules for the Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure, and summarize the consumer-protection statutes governing lending disclosures and fair lending.

Evaluate 6 lending scenarios and identify any predatory, discriminatory, or disclosure violations with the specific rule breached.

Sequence the escrow, title search, title insurance, recording, and deed delivery-and-acceptance steps, and state what makes a deed valid and deliverable.

Compare grant deed, quitclaim deed, trustee's deed, and sheriff's deed by the warranties each carries and the situation each is used for.

Explain vesting choices and how title passes at death under each vesting form, applying the rules to 5 short scenarios.

Complete a full review of all seven domains by logging every missed question by domain and writing a one-line correction for each.