Real Estate study plan

Outline the licensing lifecycle (pre-license education, exam, license issuance, renewal, and continuing education) from memory

Distinguish agency duties owed by licensees from general consumer-protection obligations in transaction scenarios

Define key fair-housing terms (protected classes, steering, blockbusting, redlining, reasonable accommodation) and write one original example of each

Map each of the 10 exam domains to its percentage weight and rank them by study priority

Classify ten written scenarios as permitted or prohibited conduct under fair-housing and consumer-protection rules, citing the governing principle for each

Explain advertising, disclosure, and recordkeeping duties that attach to licensees in listing and representation contexts

Compare agency relationship types (single agency, dual agency, designated agency, transaction brokerage) and state who owes what to whom

Draft a script for disclosing agency status to a prospective client in plain language

Trace the creation, performance, breach, and termination of an agency relationship using a single fact pattern

Identify the essential elements of a valid contract and apply them to a purchase agreement outline

Sort common contract clauses (contingencies, earnest money, inspection, financing, default) into their functional categories

Explain the statute of frauds and when a written agreement is required

Describe the legal description methods (metes and bounds, lot-and-block, government survey) and when each is used

Convert between fractions, decimals, and percentages and compute commission, proration, and percentage-change problems without a calculator error

Compute area for rectangular and irregular parcels and convert among square feet, acres, and square miles

Distinguish ownership forms (severalty, tenancy in common, joint tenancy, community property) and their survivorship consequences

Apply the three approaches to value (sales comparison, cost, income) to simple appraisal scenarios and select the most appropriate approach

Compute gross rent multiplier, capitalization rate, and net operating income from given figures

Compare loan types (conventional, FHA, VA) and identify down-payment, insurance, and eligibility differences

Calculate monthly mortgage payment components (principal, interest, taxes, insurance) and explain amortization and points

Distinguish leasehold estates (estate for years, periodic tenancy, tenancy at will, tenancy at sufferance) with an example of each

Compare the rights and duties of landlord and tenant, including security deposits, habitability, and eviction basics

Explain how financing contingencies and loan underwriting affect lease and purchase transactions

Compute rent proration, security-deposit handling, and simple operating budgets for a small rental property

Sequence the steps of a property transfer from contract to recording and identify the documents involved at each step

Explain title concepts (title insurance, deed types, encumbrances, adverse possession) and how each affects marketability

Summarize zoning, subdivision, and land-use controls and how they constrain development

Identify environmental hazards and disclosure obligations (lead-based paint, wetlands, contamination) and the regulations that trigger them

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

Re-study the two lowest-scoring domains using the error log until missed-question counts drop

Rehearse fair-housing and licensing scenarios aloud to confirm recall under time pressure

Review the weighted domain map and confirm each domain has been touched at least twice