Real Estate License Exams For Dummies

Your ticket to passing the real estate license exam As the housing market begins to recover, jobs are becoming available in the real estate sector and hard–working, competitive people are taking them. Real Estate License Exams For Dummies gives you the information you need to pass the exam and join the ranks as a professional real estate agent. In order to become a real estate agent, you must pass the real estate licensing exam. This fully updated and revised edition of Real Estate License Exams For Dummies provides the latest and most up–to–date information on contracts, deeds, appraisals, leasing, and mortgage types, as well as new real estate law for all 50 states. Includes four practice tests with detailed answer keys that explain the concepts behind each answer Offers proven test–taking strategies and study techniques Subject reviews cover all real estate exam test topics, plus sample practice questions throughout If you′re looking to start a career in real estate, turn to the trusted guidance and test–prep help in Real Estate License Exams For Dummies.

Introduction 1 Part I: Putting Real Estate License Exams into Perspective 5 Chapter 1: Sold! Taking a Glance at Real Estate License Exams 7 Chapter 2: Using Successful Study and Test–Taking Techniques 15 Part II: So You Want to Sell Real Estate: The Job and Basic Laws 23 Chapter 3: The Job: It Isn&rsquo,t Just Driving People Around 25 Chapter 4: Understanding Agency Law 43 Chapter 5: Knowing the Fair Housing Laws for Selling Real Estate 63 Part III: It&rsquo,s All Mine: Owning and Transferring Real Estate 77 Chapter 6: Owning It: Estates and Interests 79 Chapter 7: Understanding Forms of Real Estate Ownership 89 Chapter 8: Knowing the Limitations on Real Estate Ownership 99 Chapter 9: Transferring Ownership: Deeds and Title Closing 117 Chapter 10: Giving Up or Losing Property 139 Part IV: A House Is Made of Lots of Paper: Legal and Physical Issues 147 Chapter 11: Contracts 101 149 Chapter 12: Leasing Property 163 Chapter 13: Dealing with Environmental Government Regulations and Issues 173 Part V: You Want How Much? Valuation and Financing of Real Estate 185 Chapter 14: Appraising Property 187 Chapter 15: Finding the Money: Mortgages 211 Chapter 16: It&rsquo,s So Taxing: Real Estate Assessment and Taxes 237 Chapter 17: Investing in Real Estate 251 Chapter 18: All in the Numbers: Real Estate Mathematics 269 Part VI: You&rsquo,re Ready to Pick Up Your Pencil: Taking Practice Exams 293 Chapter 19: Practice Exam One 295 Chapter 20: Answers and Explanations to Practice Exam One 307 Chapter 21: Practice Exam Two 317 Chapter 22: Answers and Explanations to Practice Exam Two 329 Chapter 23: Practice Exam Three 339 Chapter 24: Answers and Explanations to Practice Exam Three 351 Chapter 25: Practice Exam Four 363 Chapter 26: Answers and Explanations to Practice Exam Four 375 Part VII: The Part of Tens 387 Chapter 27: Ten Things to Find Out From Your State&rsquo,s Real Estate Law 389 Chapter 28: Ten Tips to Help You Succeed on the Exam 395 Index 401