LA Real Estate study plan
LA Real Estate · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Louisiana Real Estate License Law and Commission Rules & Law of Agency and Agency Relationships
Map the Louisiana Real Estate Commission's licensing structure (salesperson vs. broker, sponsorship, license maintenance) into an annotated outline
Define each fiduciary duty (care, obedience, loyalty, disclosure, confidentiality, accounting, reasonable skill) and write a one-line Louisiana-specific example for each
Distinguish the types of agency (single, dual, designated, subagency, transaction brokerage) and record which are permitted or restricted under Louisiana rules
Build a 40-term flashcard deck covering license law and agency vocabulary
Your checkpoint
A 4-6 page typed outline of Domains 1 and 2 with a 40-card flashcard deck, self-quizzed to 80% or better
Louisiana Real Estate License Law and Commission Rules & Law of Agency and Agency Relationships
Explain Louisiana license law requirements for advertising, office location, and record retention, citing the rule category for each
Trace the disciplinary process from complaint through hearing and appeal, listing the possible sanctions
Analyze disclosure obligations in agency relationships, including the Louisiana agency disclosure timing rules
Complete 60 practice questions split evenly between Domains 1 and 2, and log every miss with the underlying rule
Your checkpoint
An error log of at least 20 missed items with corrected rule statements, plus a 60-question score of 75% or higher
Contracts, Financing, and Closing
Outline the required elements and statute-of-frauds issues for Louisiana purchase agreements, including the state's civil-law treatment of oral agreements
Compare the standard financing instruments (FHA, VA, conventional, USDA) on down payment, insurance, and appraisal requirements
Sequence the closing process from offer acceptance to recording, naming each document produced at each step
Solve 10 proration and settlement-statement calculations for taxes, rent, and interest
Your checkpoint
A one-page closing timeline flowchart plus a worked set of 10 calculations, all correct on a second pass
Contracts, Financing, and Closing & Louisiana Real Estate License Law and Commission Rules
Identify which contract and closing documents a Louisiana licensee may and may not prepare without practicing law
Rehearse promissory-note, mortgage, and closing-disclosure terminology by matching 30 terms to definitions
Revisit the 10 highest-miss license-law items from week 2 and restate each rule from memory
Take a timed 50-question mixed set from Domains 1 and 3
Your checkpoint
A timed 50-question mixed set scored at 78% or higher, with a written summary of remaining weak spots
Property Ownership, Transfer, and Valuation
Classify estates in land and forms of ownership (severalty, co-ownership, marital property regimes) with a Louisiana example of each
Describe the recording system, title transfer methods, and title insurance basics well enough to explain to a client
Compute the three appraisal approaches and select the correct approach for five given property scenarios
Solve 10 proration-free math problems covering area, capitalization, and gross rent multiplier
Your checkpoint
A two-page ownership-and-valuation reference sheet plus 10 valuation problems solved with shown work
Practice, Ethics, and Regulatory Compliance & Property Ownership, Transfer, and Valuation
Apply fair-housing and advertising rules to 10 short fact patterns and identify the violation or the compliant choice
Outline anti-money-laundering, RESPA, and antitrust limits as they apply to a licensee's daily practice and record keeping
Distinguish the licensee's ethical duties from legal duties in five scenarios involving misrepresentation or undisclosed dual compensation
Re-review Domain 4 transfer and valuation concepts missed on the week 5 deliverable
Your checkpoint
A 10-scenario ethics work product with a citation to the governing principle for each answer
Louisiana Real Estate License Law and Commission Rules & Law of Agency and Agency Relationships & Contracts, Financing, and Closing & Property Ownership, Transfer, and Valuation & Practice, Ethics, and Regulatory Compliance
Diagnose weak domains by taking two full-length timed practice exams and charting results by domain
Rebuild any domain scoring below 75% into a rewritten one-page summary in your own words
Drill 100 rapid-fire terms pulled only from your accumulated error log
Practice eliminating answer choices on 20 missed questions to identify pattern errors rather than knowledge gaps
Your checkpoint
A domain-by-domain score chart across two practice exams plus three rewritten domain summaries
Louisiana Real Estate License Law and Commission Rules & Law of Agency and Agency Relationships & Contracts, Financing, and Closing & Property Ownership, Transfer, and Valuation & Practice, Ethics, and Regulatory Compliance
Simulate exam day three times under full time limits with no notes or breaks
Recite from memory the fiduciary duties, license-law deadlines, and closing-document sequence
Review the error log one final pass and retire every item you can now answer correctly twice
Prepare exam-day logistics: identification, site rules, and time-allocation strategy per domain
Your checkpoint
Three full-length timed exams scored at 80% or higher with a final one-page pre-exam checklist
Milestones
Week 2: Complete a 60-question set across Domains 1 and 2 at 75% or above with a written error log
Week 4: Complete a timed 50-question mixed set across Domains 1 and 3 at 78% or above; all contract and closing math correct on the second attempt
Week 6: Complete a 10-scenario ethics work product with a cited principle for every answer, and clarify any Domain 4 concept missed in week 5
Week 8: Score 80% or above on three consecutive full-length timed practice exams across all five domains