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The National Portion of the Real Estate License Exam, Drawn Page by Page Every Concept Sketched Step by Step

Fee simple, easements, metes and bounds, agency, contracts, RESPA, fair housing and prorations: the national portion of the exam that your course turns into a wall of text. Here every concept gets its own drawn page, with the rule and what you need to remember, and state-specific points are flagged so you can check them. 69 illustrated pages.

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One topic per pagethe drawing teaches you the rule and the text backs it up
69 illustrated pages9 parts, from real vs. personal property to the final math review
Up-to-date sourcesFair Housing Act, RESPA, TILA and ECOA

This Is What the Pages You Will Study Look Like

Every concept on its own drawn page, the picture that shows you how it works, and the boxes with what you need to know:

TIC: unequal shares, no survivorship · Joint: 4 unities + survivorship
TIC: unequal shares, no survivorship · Joint: 4 unities + survivorship
N 45° E: start at north, turn 45° toward east, close at the POB
N 45° E: start at north, turn 45° toward east, close at the POB
Lenders originate; Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae keep money flowing back
Lenders originate; Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae keep money flowing back
Exclusive right to sell: broker always paid · Exclusive agency: unless owner sells · Open: only the procuring broker
Exclusive right to sell: broker always paid · Exclusive agency: unless owner sells · Open: only the procuring broker
A counteroffer is a rejection; an offer can be revoked until acceptance is communicated.
A counteroffer is a rejection; an offer can be revoked until acceptance is communicated.
Rule change = accommodation, physical change = modification, ADA = the office, no pet fees for assistance animals.
Rule change = accommodation, physical change = modification, ADA = the office, no pet fees for assistance animals.
Prorations in four steps: daily amount, count the days, multiply, debit or credit.
Prorations in four steps: daily amount, count the days, multiply, debit or credit.

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These are real pages from the book. The table of contents is the full one: 9 parts and 69 topics.

It's Not Your Memory. The Pieces Were Never Put Together for You.

You've read the module on estates in land three times. You close it...

...and you can't tell fee simple from a life estate anymore. It was just one line after another.

Lenders originate; Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae keep money flowing back

Here, a life estate is a single drawn page: the life tenant now, the remainder or the reversion next, and what makes it end.

And on the pages next to it, every concept gets its own: joint tenancy, easements, the three listings, prorations and the Closing Disclosure.

First you understand why it works that way. Then you remember the order on your own.

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Stop memorizing rules you can't picture:

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  • Pages and pages of dense text
  • Legal terms without a single drawing
  • On the exam, you don't know where to start
An easement appurtenant is a nonpossessory interest in the land of another that benefits a dominant tenement and burdens a servient tenement, and it runs with the land upon conveyance of either parcel, whereas an easement in gross benefits an individual or entity rather than a parcel and, in the case of commercial easements in gross, is generally assignable; an easement by prescription may arise from open, notorious, continuous, hostile and adverse use for the statutory period, which varies by jurisdiction.
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  • Every rule drawn
  • Every concept on its own page, with the rules in boxes
  • You remember it because you've seen it
N 45° E: start at north, turn 45° toward east, close at the POB
CONTENTS

Take a Look at the 9 Parts and 69 Topics

Property and ownership, land use and legal descriptions, valuation, financing and federal lending laws, agency and disclosures, contracts, transfer of title and closing, the practice of real estate, and the math and final review: 69 drawn pages

IProperty and Ownership · pp. 6-15
  1. How every page works: term, picture, rule, trap
  2. Real property vs. personal property
  3. Fixtures: the MARIA test
  4. Fee simple absolute and fee simple defeasible
  5. Life estates: remainder and reversion
  6. Tenancy in common and joint tenancy
  7. Tenancy by the entirety and community property
  8. Easements: appurtenant, in gross, by prescription
  9. Liens and encumbrances: who gets paid first
  10. Encroachments, deed restrictions and CC&Rs
IILand Use and Legal Descriptions · pp. 16-23
  1. The four government powers: PETE
  2. Zoning: nonconforming use, variance, conditional use
  3. Building codes, subdivisions and planning
  4. Environmental issues on the exam
  5. Metes and bounds: reading the bearing
  6. Rectangular survey: townships and the 36 sections
  7. From fractions of a section to acres
  8. Lot and block on a recorded plat
IIIValuation and Market Analysis · pp. 24-29
  1. Price, cost and value: not the same thing
  2. Principles of value: highest and best use and company
  3. Sales comparison approach: adjusting the comp
  4. Cost approach and the three kinds of depreciation
  5. Income approach: NOI and the cap rate
  6. Gross rent multiplier and the CMA vs. the appraisal
IVFinancing and Federal Lending Laws · pp. 30-38
  1. Note vs. mortgage vs. deed of trust
  2. Loan clauses: acceleration, alienation, prepayment
  3. Loan types: amortized, ARM, balloon
  4. Conventional, FHA and VA loans
  5. The primary and the secondary mortgage market
  6. TILA and Regulation Z: APR and trigger terms
  7. RESPA and TRID: Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure
  8. ECOA and fair lending
  9. Default and foreclosure
VAgency and Disclosures · pp. 39-46
  1. Who is who: principal, client, customer, agent
  2. Universal, general and special agents
  3. Fiduciary duties: OLDCAR
  4. How agency is created and how it ends
  5. Listing agreements: exclusive right to sell, exclusive agency, open
  6. Dual and designated agency
  7. Material facts and property disclosures
  8. Lead-based paint disclosure: pre-1978 housing
VIContracts · pp. 47-53
  1. Valid, void, voidable, unenforceable
  2. The essential elements of a contract
  3. Express and implied; bilateral and unilateral
  4. Offer, counteroffer and acceptance
  5. The purchase agreement and contingencies
  6. Options, rights of first refusal and land contracts
  7. Breach and remedies
VIITransfer of Title, Closing and Leasing · pp. 54-60
  1. Requirements of a valid deed
  2. General warranty, special warranty, quitclaim
  3. Recording, notice and title insurance
  4. The closing statement: debits and credits
  5. Prorations: prepaid vs. accrued items
  6. Leasehold estates
  7. Lease types and property management
VIIIPractice of Real Estate · pp. 61-66
  1. Fair Housing Act: the 7 protected classes
  2. Fair housing exemptions and their limits
  3. Steering, blockbusting, redlining
  4. Disability access: FHA, ADA and service animals
  5. Antitrust and the Sherman Act
  6. Independent contractors, advertising and Do Not Call
IXMath and Final Review · pp. 67-74
  1. The one math circle: part, rate, total
  2. Area, acreage and price per square foot
  3. LTV, down payment and discount points
  4. Property tax and mill rates
  5. Prorations step by step
  6. The same-order review checklist
  7. Your state-check list: what to confirm with your commission
  8. The most frequent traps

What If Every Topic Fit on a Single Page?

Picture this:

Instead of rereading half a page on metes and bounds without being able to see it...

...you open the page and find the bearing drawn on a compass: start at north, turn toward east, and close back at the point of beginning.

A counteroffer is a rejection; an offer can be revoked until acceptance is communicated.

And the forms of ownership, the three listings, RESPA and TRID, fair housing and prorations become drawings and tables you read at a glance.

You stop repeating and start understanding.

That's exactly what The Real Estate Exam Sketchbook does. It's not just another study guide. It's 9 parts and 69 drawn pages, and at the end a review checklist in the same order, your state-check list and the most frequent traps. When you see it laid out in order, you hold on to it.

Because what your brain sees organized, it remembers.

Here Is What You Get with The Real Estate Exam Sketchbook:

Ipp. 6-15

Property and Ownership

Tell fee simple from a life estate at a glance, and joint tenancy from tenancy in common by its four unities: plus fixtures and the MARIA test, community property, easements, liens and CC&Rs.

IIpp. 16-23

Land Use and Legal Descriptions

The four government powers (PETE), zoning and variances, building codes, environmental issues, metes and bounds, townships and sections, and lot and block.

IIIpp. 24-29

Valuation and Market Analysis

Price, cost and value, the principles of value, the sales comparison, cost and income approaches, the cap rate, the gross rent multiplier and the CMA.

IVpp. 30-38

Financing and Federal Lending Laws

See who does what in a loan, from note and mortgage to the secondary market, and tell TILA, RESPA, TRID and ECOA apart in one table: plus loan clauses, conventional, FHA and VA loans, and foreclosure.

Vpp. 39-46

Agency and Disclosures

Principal, client and customer, the types of agents, the OLDCAR duties, listing agreements, dual and designated agency, material facts and lead-based paint disclosure.

VIpp. 47-53

Contracts

Valid, void and voidable, the essential elements, offer and counteroffer, the purchase agreement and contingencies, options, land contracts, breach and remedies.

VIIpp. 54-60

Transfer of Title, Closing and Leasing

A valid deed, general warranty, special warranty and quitclaim, recording and title insurance, the closing statement, prorations, leasehold estates and property management.

VIIIpp. 61-66

Practice of Real Estate

The 7 protected classes of the Fair Housing Act and its exemptions, steering, blockbusting and redlining, disability access, antitrust, advertising and Do Not Call.

IXpp. 67-74

Math and Final Review

Work every exam calculation in the same steps: part, rate and total, area and acreage, LTV and discount points, mill rates and prorations. Then the review checklist, your state-check list and the most frequent traps.

At the end of the book: A same-order review checklist, your state-check list and the most frequent traps.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get the material?

The Real Estate Exam Sketchbook comes as a high-resolution PDF by email, to the address you enter at checkout, to read on your phone or print. The two bonus books, Practice Rounds: The National Portion and The Wrong-Answer Notebook, also come as PDFs by email.

Is it a monthly or a one-time payment?

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Who is it for?

For anyone preparing for the real estate salesperson license exam in the U.S., whether you're in a pre-license course, close to your exam date, or studying on your own. It covers the national portion, the part every state tests, from each term to the rule and the trap. It doesn't cover your state portion (license law, state forms, state deadlines): every point that varies by state is flagged on the page so you can confirm it with your state real estate commission.

What sources is it based on?

On the national-portion content outlines published by the state-approved testing vendors and on federal law: the Fair Housing Act, RESPA and Regulation X, TILA and Regulation Z (including TRID), ECOA and Regulation B, and the lead-based paint disclosure rule. Anything that's state law (license law, agency forms, deposits, foreclosure) is flagged on the page so you can confirm it with your state real estate commission.

Is it official material?

No. It's an independent study book. It isn't published or endorsed by any state commission or testing vendor.

Does it replace my pre-license course?

No. It doesn't replace the pre-license education your state requires, it doesn't count toward your course hours and it doesn't come with a certificate. It's the drawn review that sits next to your course, to go over each module the same night.

Are the practice questions the ones on the exam?

No. The questions in Practice Rounds: The National Portion are written for this book and aren't official exam questions. They're there to train you, and each one points to the page to go back to.

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