PA Real Estate case studies

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The Pennsylvania Real Estate Salesperson licensing exam is the qualifying knowledge test a candidate must pass on the path to a Pennsylvania real estate salesperson license. It is aimed at pre-licensing students who have finished the required coursework and are ready to prove competence before applying for licensure, and at candidates re-entering the licensing process. The PA Real Estate case studies are 5 cases and about 4,949 words.

The In-House Showing: Loyalty, Dual Agency, and a Hallway Secret

You are a salesperson with Keystone Ridge Realty. On Monday, Dana and Luis Whitaker sign an exclusive buyer agency agreement with your broker, and you are assigned to them; you give them the Pennsylvania consumer notice at that first meeting.

999 words, about 5 min 2

The Sump Pump in the Rain: A Seller's Frozen Disclosure Statement

You take a March listing on a 1962 split-level. Hargrove, completes the Pennsylvania Seller's Property Disclosure Statement and checks "No" to "any known problems with the basement, water, or dampness." In April, during a downpour, you show the house and see a sump pump cycling, a waterline stain about six inches up the paneled wall, and a running dehumidifier.

1,038 words, about 5 min 3

The Pre-Approval Math: Millage, PMI, and an Appraisal That Comes Up Short

The Whitakers earn 6,800 gross per month and carry a 315 car payment and a 100 student loan payment. Their lender qualifies conventional loans at 28% front-end and 36% back-end ratios.

1,010 words, about 5 min 4

The CMA Grid: Adjustments, Reconciliation, and the Seller Who Wants a Bigger Number

You are preparing a listing presentation for a 1,450-square-foot, three-bedroom, 1.5-bath ranch with a one-car garage on a quiet interior street. Your office's supported adjustment rates are 55 per square foot of gross living area, 6,000 per half bath, 12,000 per garage stall, and 10,000 for a location on a busy through-street.

765 words, about 4 min 5

The Twelve-Unit Building: A Deposit in the Wrong Account and a Furnace in November

You manage a 12-unit building for Oxford Holdings under a written property management agreement. Reyes, signed a 12-month lease at 1,450 per month beginning August 1.

1,137 words, about 6 min