OR Real Estate study plan
OR Real Estate · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Real Property Ownership and Land Use
Diagram the bundle of rights and classify every freehold and leasehold estate, writing one original fact pattern for each estate type
Distinguish severalty, tenancy in common, joint tenancy, and tenancy by the entirety by drafting four vesting scenarios and naming the correct form of co-ownership in each
Explain how easements, licenses, encroachments, and private deed restrictions are created, transferred, and terminated
Summarize Oregon's statewide land use planning framework, zoning basics, and nonconforming uses in your own words
Your checkpoint
A completed 12-row comparison table (ownership form or estate, definition in your own words, how created, how terminated) plus a 25-question self-quiz on Domain 1 scored at 80% or higher
Real Property Ownership and Land Use & Real Estate Contracts
Apply the essential elements of a valid contract to three original scenarios and identify which element is missing in each
Identify when an Oregon real estate contract must be in writing and who is legally permitted to prepare it
Explain earnest money handling, contingency clauses, default, and the available remedies for breach
Convert your Domain 1 comparison table into flash cards and self-test until you recall all 12 rows without notes
Your checkpoint
A 30-question mixed quiz covering Domains 1 and 3 scored at 80% or higher, with a written error log listing every missed item and the corrected rule
Real Estate Contracts
Draft a transaction timeline from listing agreement through closing, naming the contract instrument used at each stage
Compare listing agreements, buyer-broker agreements, and purchase and sale agreements by purpose, term, and termination
Explain the Statute of Frauds, assignment, novation, rescission, and liquidated damages using original examples
Analyze three contract scenarios and state which party may enforce which remedy and why
Your checkpoint
A one-page closing timeline containing at least 15 sequenced events, each annotated with the contract clause or instrument that authorizes it
Oregon Real Estate Law and Agency Rules
Outline the Oregon Real Estate Agency licensing, renewal, and disciplinary process from application through sanction
Explain Oregon agency disclosure requirements and distinguish seller representation, buyer representation, and disclosed limited agency
List the fiduciary duties owed under Oregon agency rules and match each duty to a concrete breach example
Summarize Oregon advertising, recordkeeping, and client trust account rules and identify three common compliance violations
Your checkpoint
A one-page Oregon agency cheat sheet (disclosure triggers, representation types, fiduciary duties, trust account rules) plus a 30-question Domain 9 quiz scored at 80% or higher
Transfer of Title, Deeds, and Closing & Agency Relationships and Fiduciary Duties
Identify the requirements of a valid deed and compare warranty, special warranty, bargain and sale, and quitclaim deeds by the covenants each carries
Sequence the recording, priority, title search, and title insurance steps and explain how each protects a buyer
Explain how an agency relationship is created and terminated and describe dual agency, vicarious liability, and misrepresentation exposure
Reconcile a sample closing statement by classifying each line item as a debit or credit to buyer or seller
Your checkpoint
Two 20-question quizzes, one on Domain 6 and one on Domain 2, each scored at 80% or higher, plus a corrected sample settlement statement that balances
Real Estate Finance and Lending & Property Valuation and Appraisal & Real Estate Mathematics
Trace a mortgage loan from application through funding and define loan-to-value, points, discount points, and PMI
Compare conventional, FHA, VA, and seller-financed transactions by down payment, insurance, and qualifying constraints
Apply the sales comparison, cost, and income approaches and select the appropriate approach for a given property type
Compute commission splits, prorations, loan-to-value, and capitalization rate problems with 90% accuracy
Your checkpoint
A 20-problem math worksheet covering prorations, commission splits, LTV, and cap rate, solved with work shown and scored at 90% or higher
Property Management and Leasing & Real Estate Practice, Ethics, and Fair Housing & Real Estate Mathematics
Draft a lease summary distinguishing gross, net, and percentage leases and identifying the landlord and tenant rights each creates
Explain security deposit handling, habitability duties, eviction procedure, and Oregon notice requirements in your own words
Apply fair housing protected classes and advertising rules to six original listing and screening scenarios and flag each violation
Resolve five mixed math word problems that combine proration, rent, and commission concepts
Your checkpoint
A six-scenario fair housing and leasing compliance worksheet with every violation flagged and the corrected practice stated, scored at 85% or higher
Real Property Ownership and Land Use & Agency Relationships and Fiduciary Duties & Real Estate Contracts & Real Estate Finance and Lending & Property Valuation and Appraisal & Transfer of Title, Deeds, and Closing & Property Management and Leasing & Real Estate Practice, Ethics, and Fair Housing & Oregon Real Estate Law and Agency Rules & Real Estate Mathematics
Complete two full-length timed practice exams of at least 100 questions each, simulating exam conditions
Categorize every missed question by domain and re-study the two domains with the highest miss rate
Recite from memory the key rule sets for agency disclosure, contract essentials, deed covenants, and prorations
Review your cumulative error log and rewrite each previously missed rule in a single sentence
Your checkpoint
Two timed practice exams scored at 85% or higher with a final error log showing no rule repeated from an earlier week's log
Milestones
Week 2: Recall all 12 ownership and estate rows and all contract essentials from memory without notes, and score 80% or higher on the 30-question Domains 1 and 3 quiz
Week 4: Score 80% or higher on a 40-question cumulative quiz covering Domains 1, 3, and 9, with at least 85% on the Domain 9 portion
Week 6: Score 80% or higher on each of the Domain 2, 4, 5, and 6 quizzes and 90% or higher on the math worksheet
Week 8: Score 85% or higher on two full-length timed practice exams and confirm no error log entry repeats a rule already corrected in an earlier week