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The National Portion of the Real Estate Exam, One Topic per Page Every Concept Drawn, Every Math Problem Worked Step by Step

Estates, liens, easements, the township, deeds, agency, contracts and financing: in your textbook it's a wall of text. Here each topic fits on one page, with the drawing and what you need to remember. The math, from commission to proration, is worked step by step. Covers the national portion; the state portion isn't included. 78 drawn pages.

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One topic per pagethe drawing teaches you the concept and the text backs it up
78 drawn pages10 parts, from property and ownership to the final review
Up-to-date sourcesPSI and Pearson VUE outlines, HUD and CFPB

This Is What the Pages You Will Study Look Like

One topic per page, with a drawing that shows you how it works and boxes with what you need to know:

Freehold (fee simple, life estate) = ownership; leasehold (years, periodic, at will, at sufferance) = possession only.
Freehold (fee simple, life estate) = ownership; leasehold (years, periodic, at will, at sufferance) = possession only.
Appurtenant has a dominant and a servient lot and runs with the land; in gross benefits a person or company.
Appurtenant has a dominant and a servient lot and runs with the land; in gross benefits a person or company.
T2N, R3E: 2 rows north, 3 columns east. One township = 6 x 6 miles = 36 square miles.
T2N, R3E: 2 rows north, 3 columns east. One township = 6 x 6 miles = 36 square miles.
Start at the point of beginning, follow each line, return to the same point, or it is not valid.
Start at the point of beginning, follow each line, return to the same point, or it is not valid.
OLDCAR: Obedience, Loyalty, Disclosure, Confidentiality, Accounting, Reasonable care, next to what any customer is owed.
OLDCAR: Obedience, Loyalty, Disclosure, Confidentiality, Accounting, Reasonable care, next to what any customer is owed.
4 elements on 4 table legs, plus the Statute of Frauds: real estate sales must be in writing.
4 elements on 4 table legs, plus the Statute of Frauds: real estate sales must be in writing.
Part = Rate x Total: cover what you need, then multiply or divide.
Part = Rate x Total: cover what you need, then multiply or divide.
$3,600 ÷ 360 = $10 a day; 165 days x $10 = $1,650 debit to the seller.
$3,600 ÷ 360 = $10 a day; 165 days x $10 = $1,650 debit to the seller.

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These are real pages from the book. The table of contents is the full one: 10 parts and 73 topics.

It's Not Your Memory. Nobody Ever Put It in Order for You.

You've read the section on meridians, base lines and the township three times. You close the book...

...and you can't remember what T2N, R3E means. It was just lines of text.

T2N, R3E: 2 rows north, 3 columns east. One township = 6 x 6 miles = 36 square miles.

Here the township is one page, a grid you can see: T2N, R3E is 2 rows north and 3 columns east, and one township is 6 x 6 miles, 36 square miles.

And on the pages around it, each land description topic gets its own page: the 36 sections, a fraction of a section, metes and bounds, and lot and block.

First you understand why it's laid out that way. Then you remember the order on your own.

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An easement appurtenant is a nonpossessory interest in the land of another that benefits a dominant tenement and burdens a servient tenement, passing with title to each parcel upon conveyance. An easement in gross, by contrast, benefits a person or entity rather than a parcel, and therefore involves a servient estate but no dominant estate. Such interests may be created by express grant or reservation, by implication, necessity or prescription, and may be terminated by merger, release, abandonment or expiration of their purpose.
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  • One topic per page, with the rules in boxes
  • You remember it because you've seen it
Appurtenant has a dominant and a servient lot and runs with the land; in gross benefits a person or company.
CONTENTS

Take a Look at the 10 Parts and 73 Topics

Property and ownership, limits on ownership, land descriptions and title, valuation, agency and fair housing, contracts, financing and federal lending laws, real estate math and final review: 78 pages, all drawn

IProperty and Ownership · pp. 6-16
  1. Real Property vs. Personal Property
  2. Fixtures: The MARIA Test
  3. Air, Surface, Subsurface and Water Rights
  4. What Makes Land Different
  5. Estates as a Family Tree
  6. Fee Simple: Absolute and Defeasible
  7. Life Estate
  8. The 4 Leasehold Estates
  9. Tenancy in Common vs. Joint Tenancy
  10. Tenancy by the Entirety and Community Property
  11. Condo, Co-op or Time-Share
IILimits on Ownership · pp. 17-24
  1. The 4 Powers of Government: PETE
  2. Zoning, Variance, Nonconforming Use
  3. Liens: The Sorting Tree
  4. Who Gets Paid First: Lien Priority
  5. Easement Appurtenant vs. Easement in Gross
  6. Prescription, Necessity, Encroachment, License
  7. Lead Paint: The 1978 Line
  8. Radon, Asbestos and Superfund
IIILand Descriptions and Title · pp. 25-32
  1. Meridians, Base Lines and the Township
  2. The 36 Sections, Numbered Back and Forth
  3. Reading a Fraction of a Section
  4. Metes and Bounds, Line by Line
  5. Lot and Block
  6. What Makes a Deed Valid
  7. The 4 Deeds, From Most to Least Protection
  8. Recording, Notice and Title Insurance
IVValuation · pp. 33-37
  1. Value, Price, Cost and DUST
  2. The Principles of Value
  3. Sales Comparison: Always Adjust the Comp
  4. Cost Approach and the 3 Depreciations
  5. Income Approach: Cap Rate and GRM
VAgency and Fair Housing · pp. 38-43
  1. The 6 Duties: OLDCAR
  2. Types of Agency
  3. The 3 Listings and Who Gets Paid
  4. Fair Housing: The 7 Protected Classes
  5. Steering, Blockbusting, Redlining and the Exemptions
  6. Antitrust: 4 Things Never to Agree On
VIContracts · pp. 44-49
  1. What Makes a Contract: 4 Elements
  2. Valid, Void, Voidable, Unenforceable
  3. Offer, Counteroffer, Acceptance
  4. Bilateral, Unilateral and the Option
  5. Breach: What Each Side Can Do
  6. The Lease Types
VIIFinancing and Federal Lending Laws · pp. 50-58
  1. Note, Mortgage, Deed of Trust
  2. The Clauses That Matter
  3. Foreclosure and the Ways Around It
  4. Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA
  5. Amortized, ARM, Balloon
  6. Primary and Secondary Market
  7. TILA, RESPA and the Two Disclosures
  8. ECOA: Who a Lender Cannot Reject
  9. Taxes When You Sell
VIIIReal Estate Math, Step by Step · pp. 59-66
  1. The T-Bar: Part = Rate x Total
  2. Commission and Splits
  3. Area and Unit Conversions
  4. LTV, Points and Down Payment
  5. Monthly Interest and Amortization
  6. Proration on a Calendar Bar
  7. Property Tax and Mill Rates
  8. Net to Seller and Profit
IXPractice, Disclosures and Closing · pp. 67-74
  1. Appraisal, CMA, BPO or AVM
  2. Material Facts, Inspections, Flood Zones
  3. Contingencies, Addenda, E-Signatures
  4. Other Loans and Underwriting
  5. Trust Funds, Ads and Do-Not-Call
  6. Fraud, Liability and Scope
  7. Debits, Credits and Cash at Closing
  8. PITI, Equity, ROI, Appreciation
XFinal Review · pp. 75-78
  1. Look-Alike Terms, Side by Side
  2. All the Formulas on One Page
  3. Frequent Math and Reading Mistakes
  4. Your Exam-Day Checklist

What If Every Topic Fit on a Single Page?

Imagine this:

Instead of rereading half a page about estates without being able to picture them...

...you open the page and find them laid out as a family tree, each estate with its name, in one drawing.

OLDCAR: Obedience, Loyalty, Disclosure, Confidentiality, Accounting, Reasonable care, next to what any customer is owed.

And fixtures, liens, easements, the 36 sections and proration become drawings and tables you can read at a glance.

You stop memorizing and start understanding.

That's exactly what The Real Estate Exam Sketchbook does. It's not “just another textbook.” It's 10 parts and 73 drawn topics, and at the end, look-alike terms side by side, all the formulas on one page and your exam-day checklist.

Because what your brain sees organized, it remembers.

Here Is What You Get with The Real Estate Exam Sketchbook:

Ipp. 6-16

Property and Ownership

You stop mixing up what comes with the property: real vs. personal property, the MARIA test for fixtures, land rights, estates as a family tree, leaseholds and the ways to hold title.

IIpp. 17-24

Limits on Ownership

You see what can limit an owner: PETE, zoning, the lien sorting tree and lien priority, easements, lead paint and the 1978 line, radon, asbestos and Superfund.

IIIpp. 25-32

Land Descriptions and Title

You read a land description as a map: meridians and the township, the 36 sections, fractions of a section, metes and bounds, lot and block, deeds, recording and title insurance.

IVpp. 33-37

Valuation

You keep value, price and cost apart: DUST, the principles of value, and the sales comparison, cost and income approaches.

Vpp. 38-43

Agency and Fair Housing

You know who owes what to whom: OLDCAR, types of agency, the 3 listings, the 7 protected classes, steering, blockbusting, redlining and antitrust.

VIpp. 44-49

Contracts

You can tell a valid contract from a void one: the 4 elements, valid, void, voidable and unenforceable, offer and counteroffer, the option, breach and the lease types.

VIIpp. 50-58

Financing and Federal Lending Laws

You follow a loan from note to foreclosure: note, mortgage and deed of trust, key clauses, foreclosure, loan types, the secondary market, TILA, RESPA, ECOA and taxes when you sell.

VIIIpp. 59-66

Real Estate Math, Step by Step

You set up every percent problem the same way: the T-bar, commission and splits, area, LTV and points, monthly interest, proration on a calendar bar, property tax and net to seller.

IXpp. 67-74

Practice, Disclosures and Closing

You cover what the outlines add: appraisal vs. CMA, material facts and flood zones, contingencies, other loans, trust funds, fraud and liability, closing debits and credits, and PITI.

Xpp. 75-78

Final Review

You get your last review in one place: look-alike terms side by side, all the formulas on one page, frequent math and reading mistakes, and your exam-day checklist.

At the end of the book: Look-alike terms side by side, all the formulas on one page and your exam-day checklist.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Does it work for my state? Is it too basic if I've already taken the course?

It's for anyone preparing for the national portion of the real estate salesperson exam, whether you're in the pre-licensing course, have an exam date set or are retaking it. It opens with the basics of real property, so you don't need prior experience. It doesn't cover state law. Exam formats vary, and some states run their own exam with no separate national portion, so check your state's candidate handbook before you buy.

What sources is it based on?

The PSI national content outline and the Pearson VUE national/general outline (effective April 1, 2025), standard real estate principles textbooks, and federal sources: the Fair Housing Act (HUD), TILA and RESPA (CFPB), ECOA, and EPA guidance on lead and radon.

Is this official material?

No. It's independent study material, not affiliated with or endorsed by PSI, Pearson VUE, any state commission or the National Association of REALTORS.

Does it replace my pre-licensing course?

No. It doesn't replace your state's required course or your textbook, it doesn't count toward your course hours and it doesn't come with a certificate. It's a clearer way to review what you're studying. We can't promise that you'll pass.

Are the practice problems the ones on the exam?

No. The exam-style problems in the Real Estate Math Workbook are written for this book and aren't official questions from any exam. They're there for practice.

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