Real estate license exam study plan for your state
You have finished your pre-licensing hours and the state exam is next. Most states split it into a national part and a state part, and many people pass one and fail the other. This prompt has your todo.is agent check your state's exam outline, plan both parts, drill real estate math and send daily vocabulary until test day.
The prompt
- Make me a real estate license exam study plan. I am taking the [STATE] [LICENSE TYPE] exam on [EXAM DATE]. I finished my pre-licensing course with [COURSE PROVIDER]. I can study [DAILY TIME]. First find my state's official candidate handbook and exam content outline (with links): number of questions, time, national and state portions, and passing scores. Plan the weeks by topic and weight, with extra time on [WEAK TOPICS]. Send me 15 key terms a day at [TIME] on WhatsApp, include a real estate math practice set twice a week with worked answers, and schedule three timed practice exams. Give me an Excel plan and a PDF formula sheet.
What to change
- [STATE]: E.g. "Florida" or "Texas". Content and passing rules differ by state.
- [LICENSE TYPE]: E.g. "salesperson" or "sales associate". Broker exams are harder.
- [EXAM DATE]: The date you booked with your state's testing provider.
- [COURSE PROVIDER]: Your pre-licensing school, or "online course".
- [DAILY TIME]: E.g. "1 hour on weekdays, 3 hours on Saturday".
- [WEAK TOPICS]: E.g. "contracts, financing, math".
- [TIME]: E.g. "7:30".
Example result
- Real estate salesperson exam plan: 4 weeks
- State: Texas (check the official candidate handbook for current details) · 1 h weekdays, 3 h Saturday · Weak: contracts, financing, math
- How the exam is set up
- • Most states test a national portion (general real estate principles) and a state portion (your state's license law and rules)
- • You often have to pass both, and some states let you retake only the part you failed
- • Your agent fills in your state's exact question counts, time and passing score from the handbook
- Week 1: property and ownership
- • Real vs personal property, fixtures (method of attachment, adaptation, intention)
- • Estates: fee simple, life estate, leasehold types
- • Forms of ownership: tenancy in common, joint tenancy, community property where it applies
- • Land use controls: zoning, easements, deed restrictions, eminent domain
- Week 2: agency, contracts and practice
- • Agency: fiduciary duties (often remembered as OLDCAR: obedience, loyalty, disclosure, confidentiality, accounting, reasonable care), dual agency rules, buyer and seller representation
- • Contracts: essential elements, void vs voidable, offer and acceptance, contingencies, option contracts, breach and remedies
- • Fair housing: protected classes, steering, blockbusting, redlining
- Week 3: financing, valuation and math
- • Loans: conventional, FHA, VA, amortization, points, LTV
- • Appraisal: sales comparison, cost and income approaches
- • Math twice this week (see sheet below)
- • Practice exam 1 on Saturday
- Week 4: state law and final practice
- • License requirements, continuing education, trust account rules, advertising rules, commission and disciplinary actions
- • Practice exam 2 on Tuesday, practice exam 3 on Saturday
- • Last two days: key terms you missed and the formula sheet only
- Formula sheet extract
- • Commission = sale price × rate. $350,000 × 6% = $21,000
- • LTV = loan ÷ value. $280,000 ÷ $350,000 = 80%
- • Cap rate = net operating income ÷ value. $24,000 ÷ $300,000 = 8%
- • 1 point = 1% of the loan amount
How to do it with todo.is
- Fill in your state, license type, exam date and weak topics, then copy the prompt.
- Paste it on the Today screen in todo.is, or send it to your agent on WhatsApp.
- Your agent finds your state's handbook, then sends the Excel plan and the formula sheet.
- After each practice exam, tell your agent your score by topic and it moves time where you need it.
Tips for a better result
- Study your state portion as seriously as the national one. It is where many first attempts fail.
- Learn the exam's exact vocabulary. Many questions turn on one term, like "voidable" or "encumbrance".
- Write out every math step on scratch paper. Most math errors are a misplaced decimal.
- Bring exactly what the candidate handbook allows. Rules on calculators and ID differ by state.
real estate license exam study plan: FAQ
- How long should I study for the real estate exam? Most people study 2 to 4 weeks after their pre-licensing course, about 1 to 2 hours a day.
- Is there math on the real estate exam? Yes, usually a small share of questions: commissions, loan-to-value, prorations, area and investment returns.
- What happens if I fail one portion? In many states you retake only the portion you failed, within a time limit. Check your state's candidate handbook.
- Can my agent find my state's rules? Yes. It searches the official real estate commission and testing provider sites and links them in your plan. Always check the official page for final details.
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