John A. Yoegel

Every teacher with whom you’ve ever taken a class has told you that the way to successfully pass an examination is to prepare for it. Maybe that’s all they said, leaving you hanging, or maybe they gave you a few hints. But here's a detailed plan for getting ready to take the exam. The plan is based on steps characterized by the letters in the acronym PREPARE.

Prepare to review some of the math associated with mortgages. In these calculations, one important term to know is amortized loan, which means that each payment on the mortgage is a combination of principal and interest so that at the end of the mortgage term you have nothing left to pay.How necessary is having a financial calculator for real estate work or for the state exam?

Licenses for real estate brokers and salespersons are granted by each state. Every state has its own laws governing real estate procedures, practices, and license law. This article gives you a list of issues (in alphabetical order) that you need to find out about in your own state before you take the real estate exam.

The rectangular survey system, often referred to as the government survey system, is based on a system of lines that form rectangles and squares throughout the United States.The first sets of lines respectively are called principal meridians, which run north and south, and baselines, which run east and west. The principal meridians and baselines are based respectively on lines of longitude and latitude.

Because you'll be selling land and buildings as a real estate agent, for the real estate license exam, you need to know how to figure out what size they are. For the real estate license exam, all you really need to know is how to calculate the area and volume of land and buildings after you have the measurements.

Taking a state real estate exam is necessary for becoming a licensed real estate agent. Every state requires real estate agents to have a license — and to take and pass a state examination to get that license. You need to cover a lot of ground in preparation for the test, but your efforts are well rewarded by a fun, exciting career.

“But you have a contract,” your friends say when the builder doesn’t do what’s clearly stated in the contract. And you are frustrated, angry, and don’t know what to do next. The thing to do is to call your real estate agent first and then your attorney. Meanwhile, it may help to understand a few things about real estate contracts.

When was the last time you took a multiple choice exam? Or, for that matter, any exam? It’s likely that it was a long time ago. Maybe you’re considering whether or not to become a real estate agent, but you’re a little daunted by the idea of having to take a test. What you can expect to see on the state exam? Most — if not all — state exams for real estate licensing are multiple choice exams.