Preparing for California Real Estate Licensing Exam

[David Minishian]

To those of you who have become real estate agents, from which source/place did you get practice exams? I'm half way done with my course work and want to start getting ready for the licensing exam. Also feel free to give me any other advice! :)

Thanks!

[Lee S.]

Originally posted by @David Minishian:

Originally posted by @Lee S.:

I recently took the California test and passed.  I've posted this before, It's hard to tell another person exactly how to study for the test.  I did everything through Kaplan.  I started with the home courses then bought the practice tests for $50.  I did 10-15 practice tests, 500-700 questions then took the test.  IMO the real test was as easy or easier than the practice tests and some of the questions were almost exactly the same.  My best guess is I scored ~85% which means I over studied by 15%!.

I was never one to sit in class in college.  I preferred to read the notes a few minutes before the test and use my analytical skills to get er done.  If you were one that needed to study for hours on end for everything then ignore my post! The test really isn't difficult, don't stress over it.

 Thanks for the input! I will follow the same course of action (10-15 practice tests and 500-700 questions). Hopefully, this technique works for me as well!

 My goal was to take the practice tests until I was scoring consistently 85-90% which is what I did.  If you can do that after 10-15 you will be fine, if it takes a few more then keep working at them.

Also, on the test I went through the first time and answered only the questions I knew for sure.  I then went through a 2nd time and picked up another 5-10 that I knew for sure after getting a 2nd read.  At that point I had already passed.  There was never a question that I didn't have narrowed down to 2 answers with a strong leaning towards one of the 2 (75%).

I also knew if I didn't pass I could retake in 18 days so there was no stress, the only downside of that is it's a 4 hour round trip drive for me to all the testing centers.

Be really clear on the brokers escrow account rules and types of deeds and estates.  A big focus was about being honest, don't hide anything, disclose etc.  They don't expect you to memorize every law/rule in those books, that's what books are for, to look up stuff you can't possibly remember!