Studying for R.E. exam....any tips?

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Hello, my name is Lalania and I'm fairly new to Real Estate/Investment so I'm currently educating myself.  I'm also studying for the R.E. exam right now and I was wondering if anyone had some tips or advice to give?  Thank you!

Jay Hinrichs · Answer

tips.When taking the test do the math questions last.. and don't worry if you are not good at math there is usually only a few.. in fact when I have taken the brokers tests in 3 states I don't even do the math I just mark C..  bone up on Agency and law .. that's 50% or better of the test.also you will have a bunch of practice questions memorize answers.. many times they are verbatim.

Getting the license is just like getting a license to fly.. once you have it now you have a license to learn the craft.. the tests do not teach you to fly and they don't teach you how to be an agent.

Michael Smythe · Answer

When taking the test, time each question so you get to them all.

Pretty sure you can flag questions to come back to later, so if you get stumped, flag the question and come back to those after you get through all the questions.

You don't want to run out of time before you run out of questions!

Nathan Gesner · Answer

1. Schedule to take the test 1-3 days after completing the class. The instructors should teach you what you need to know to pass the exam. I see a lot of new agents try to study on their own for a few weeks and they tend to just confuse themselves.

2. If you are going to study, check out the study tools available for purchase. They have study guides, practice exams, flash cards, and much more. A former agent of mine was terrible at tests and failed twice. She used a self-study course for a couple weeks and almost aced the test.

Andrea Sleek · Answer

Flash Cards worked for me but like many others suggested already, save the math for last. You don't want to waste time on those and miss out on other questions you likely have an easier time answering. I'm in Michigan as well and I think when I took the salespersons test there were 14 math questions. The Broker test had more but I saved those till the end as well.

Best of luck!!!

Steve K. · Answer

Study hard with flash cards and lots of practice tests. Memorize the sample questions, they are the same ones that will be on the exam.

Tim Ryan · Answer

First thing I'd like to share is that getting your RE license and becoming a RE investor are two completely different things. You probably know that. You'll still need investor training as the license won't teach you investing.

Now I will give you the best advice for your test taking:

You will have the sample questions at the end of chapters and end of book. Or buy some tests. What you need to do is read the question - then flip back immediately to the right answer page - see the answer (say it's B) - go back to the question and ONLY read B. Then go to the next question.

If you do this over and over and ONLY read the correct answer then ONLY the correct answer will be in your head the day of the test. Think about when you have taken tests and you are just not sure as several answers seem correct... that's because you read all the answers, wrong ones too.

I've done this on three Big test (one being RE Licence) I finish the fastest, the scorer tells me to make sure and take more time, I say I don't need to, then this person tells me I aced the test.

You'll thank me. Oh, and just skim read all the chapters, you'll literally learn more just by knowing all the answers...

Mackaylee Beach · Answer

Take time to go over the practice questions and ensure you grasp what each question is trying to ask. Sometimes, they include extra unnecessary details just to throw you off. Best of luck to you.

Brian Dillard · Answer

FWIW, I found prepagent .com super helpful.

Luka Milicevic · Answer

@Lalania Allgeyer

The course material I took online really did cover everything that was on the exam.

Make sure you understand agency.

The math questions were super easy.

Make sure to spend some time studying your state specific laws as the state exam is harder than the national exam....in my opinion.

Nelisa Lee · Answer

Everyone has already given tons of great advice! I'm not sure if you get nervous before tests, but I find it helpful to do things to calm myself. Personally, I would create a routine around the test taking experience. So, whatever it is... eat the same meal, listen to the same song, wear the same color, etc. It sounds crazy but I did this for every exam including practice exams I've had to take for both the CPA & realtor licenses and it made a big difference for me.

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