DC Real Estate study plan

Outline the Commission's statute-and-rule architecture by mapping DC real estate law and the Commission's regulations into topical sections

Explain from memory the Commission's authority over licensing, complaints, hearings, and discipline without referring to notes

Sort 25 licensee-conduct scenarios into compliant versus violation and name the category of rule that governs each

Write 20 original recall questions on Commission procedure and answer them closed-book

Diagram the license tiers and the education, experience, and examination prerequisites that separate them

Sequence application, activation, transfer, and renewal into a single timeline with the responsible party for each step

Draft a broker's supervision checklist covering affiliate advertising, escrow handling, and transaction recordkeeping

Distinguish unlicensed activity from activities that are exempt, and list the penalties attached to each

Contrast the forms of representation available in the District and the duties each one creates

Build a trigger table pairing each fiduciary duty with the fact pattern that most often tests it

Write agency disclosure scripts for first substantive contact in both a buyer and a seller scenario

Resolve 15 conflict and dual-representation scenarios, justifying each answer with the duty at stake

Assemble a listing appointment checklist covering pricing support, term, compensation, and required disclosures

Compare buyer-broker agreement clauses and flag the ten that generate the most dispute risk

Draft a property marketing plan and screen it against advertising rules and fair housing language standards

Rehearse a five-minute comparative market analysis presentation from a written script

Sequence a District purchase and sale agreement from offer through settlement, naming every contingency and its deadline

Compare the standard contract forms on earnest money, financing, inspection, and default provisions

Build a fill-in contingency timeline template that applies day-count rules correctly

Explain when equitable title, legal title, and risk of loss pass between the parties

Compute loan-to-value, down payment, discount points, and monthly payment components across six financing scenarios

Reconcile a settlement statement by prorating taxes, rents, and association fees to the closing date

Calculate District transfer and recordation taxes on sample transactions and identify the customary payer

Complete 15 mixed computation problems under a 30-minute time limit with work shown

Classify ownership and possessory interests and name the instrument or statute that creates each

Outline condominium and cooperative ownership in the District, including the tenant purchase process, at a concept level

Identify the main land-use controls, including zoning, historic review, and the relief available from the zoning authority

Enumerate federal fair housing protected classes alongside the District's local protected traits and match each to a scenario

Draft a one-page field guide to consumer-protection red flags in advertising, inducements, and recordkeeping

Re-drill the two weakest domains identified by practice-exam diagnostics

Complete two full-length timed practice exams and log every miss by domain and error type

Convert recurring misses into 30 flashcards and recite them from memory

Simulate exam-day pacing, calculator use, and flag-and-return strategy