SC Real Estate study plan

Classify 30 short scenarios as fair-housing violations or lawful conduct under the federal Fair Housing Act and SC human affairs law, naming the protected class or exemption that controls each answer.

Summarize the REALTOR Code of Ethics Articles duty-by-duty on one page, then match 20 ethics vignettes to the correct Article and note the remedy or discipline that follows.

Build a personal disclosure checklist covering agency disclosure, seller's property condition disclosure, material defects, dual/designated agency, and SC commission-required disclosures.

Draft 15 advertising, social-media, and team-name scenarios and write the specific disclosure or correction each one requires.

Complete a comparison chart of agency types (seller agency, buyer agency, subagency, dual, designated, non-agency/facilitator) with creation, duties owed, termination, and SC-specific disclosure required for each.

Map the lifecycle of a SC purchase contract on a timeline: offer, acceptance, counteroffer, contingencies, due diligence, closing, and default remedies.

Apply the statute of frauds and essential contract elements to 25 clause-level items, marking each as enforceable, void, or voidable and stating why.

Sequence the steps for handling a breach, including earnest money disbursement and SC commission dispute procedures.

Compute monthly PITI, loan-to-value, and qualifying ratios for 12 financing scenarios, then explain how each answer changes under FHA, VA, conventional, and SC housing program guidelines.

Differentiate the primary loan instruments (note vs. mortgage vs. deed of trust), and list the default, foreclosure, and redemption rules that apply in SC.

Outline the SC licensing pathway end-to-end: pre-licensing hours, exam, background check, license application, and activation, including timelines and fees.

Distinguish license statuses (active, inactive, expired, referral) and list the continuing education and renewal obligations attached to each.

Classify 20 ownership interests (fee simple, life estate, tenancy in common, joint tenancy, condominium, timeshare, easement) by the rights conveyed and the transferability of each.

Interpret SC land-use controls: zoning, subdivision platting, setbacks, coastal zone and wetlands restrictions, and the role of the local board of appeals.

Extract every duty in the SC Code licensing chapter and Commission Rules that leads to discipline, and pair each with a realistic violation example.

Rehearse the complaint-investigation-discipline process from the consumer complaint through Commission order and appeal.

Complete the three appraisal approaches on 10 practice properties, selecting the approach an appraiser would most likely weight and defending the choice in two sentences.

Reconcile a sales-comparison grid by hand, applying adjustments for features, time, and location, and state whether the subject is over- or under-valued.

Trace a chain of title through 5 abstracts, identifying breaks, encumbrances, and the curative action needed for each.

Compare deed types (general warranty, special warranty, quitclaim, judicial, trustee's) and the warranties, recording rules, and title-insurance coverage each implies.

Solve 25 calculation problems covering commission splits, seller net sheets, prorations, acreage and square footage, and points, showing every line of work.

Build a one-page formula card for all exam calculations and self-test until all 25 problems are completed with no formula reference.

Re-drill the 20 Domain 7 items missed in Week 1 and write a corrected rule for each.

Write and self-administer a 20-question fair-housing and ethics retest drawn only from previously missed concepts.

Sit two full-length, timed practice exams of at least 100 questions under exam conditions, tracking time per question.

Audit every missed item across all ten domains and rank the five weakest subtopics by miss rate.

Rebuild each weak subtopic into a one-page summary written in your own words, then answer 10 new questions per subtopic.

Walk through two complete transaction scenarios from listing appointment to closing, narrating every disclosure, contract step, and calculation aloud.

Sit three full-length timed practice exams on separate days, targeting a score of 80% or higher on each.

Close out the remediation plan by retesting each weak subtopic to 85% or higher.

Memorize the SC-specific numbers, deadlines, and penalties on a single review sheet and recite them closed-book.

Finalize exam-day logistics (test center, ID, timing strategy) and complete one last pass through the disclosure and agency checklists.