TX RE Broker study plan

Diagram the Texas brokerage licensing pathway from sponsorship through broker-entity registration, including branch-office and assumed-name rules

Distinguish the permissible brokerage relationship models (single agent, intermediary, subagent, transactional) and list the required disclosures for each

Reconstruct the trust-account and advertising rules for brokers, including recordkeeping and commission-splitting limits

Match the purpose and use-case of each TREC promulgated contract and addendum to its correct transaction scenario

Draft a one-page decision tree that maps a client situation to the correct brokerage relationship and the correct TREC form

Outline the elements of a valid contract, statute-of-frauds requirements, and the effect of amendments versus addenda on an executed contract

Sequence the steps of offer, acceptance, option period, termination, and earnest-money disbursement under TREC forms

Apply each fiduciary duty (care, obedience, loyalty, disclosure, accounting, confidentiality) to at least ten short fact patterns and justify the outcome

Explain when intermediary status may be used, what written consent is required, and what conduct is prohibited

Translate three contract scenarios into the specific form, paragraph, and deadline that control the outcome

Compare types of deeds, the warranties each carries, and the recording process needed for constructive notice

Classify ownership vesting options (separate property, community property, joint tenancy, tenancy in common, homestead) and identify which require special handling at closing

Categorize encumbrances, liens, easements, and encroachments and explain their effect on marketable title

Explain title insurance commitments, exceptions, and the role of the survey and title company in the closing process

Resolve agency-duties conflicts that arise when a title defect or disclosure obligation surfaces mid-transaction

Re-derive the fiduciary-duty rules from memory and connect each duty to its specific statutory or TREC rule source

Analyze broker supervision, delegation to sales agents, and the broker's responsibility for agent conduct in three case-style scenarios

Revisit Domain 1 weak points identified in weeks 1-3 and re-teach them via written summaries

Complete a timed mixed assessment without notes to surface remaining gaps

Compute loan-to-value, monthly housing and total-debt qualifying ratios, discount points, and a basic amortization schedule without a reference sheet

Differentiate conventional, FHA, VA, and Texas home-equity lending requirements, including down-payment and assumption rules

Sequence the required disclosures and timing rules from application through consummation and identify prohibited lending practices

Explain the secondary market, escrow/impound accounts, and the effect of interest-rate buydowns on the buyer's cost

Apply the sales-comparison, cost, and income approaches to value and state when each is most reliable

Calculate and apply adjustments in a sales-comparison grid, plus gross rent multiplier and capitalization rate, to derive an indicated value

Distinguish appraisal independence and licensing requirements from a broker's comparative market analysis and price opinion

Classify zoning categories, deed restrictions, variances, nonconforming uses, and the subdivision/platting process

Identify environmental and land-use risk factors (flood zones, wetlands, endangered species, contamination) and the disclosure obligations they trigger

Interpret the key Texas residential leasing statutes governing security deposits, repairs, entry, and termination, including the deadlines that create liability

Distinguish a property-management agreement from a standard listing and identify the broker's scope of authority under each

Explain specialized transaction structures such as farm and ranch, mineral and wind leases, auctions, and timeshare or resort interests

Reconnect contract-form rules to lease and management agreements by selecting the correct form for five specialty scenarios

Run two full-length timed simulations under official exam conditions and log the domain of every missed question

Re-drill only the two weakest domains identified by the simulations until each reaches 80% accuracy

Recite from memory the highest-frequency rules: fiduciary duties, intermediary consent, trust accounts, contract deadlines, and disclosure timing

Build a final one-page synthesis sheet per domain for last-day review