Real estate license exams for dummies / by John A. Yoegel.

Includes index.

Putting Real Estate License Exams into Perspective --
Sold! Taking a Glance at Real Estate License Exams --
Checking Out Licensing and Exam Basics --
Using Successful Study and Test-Taking Techniques --
One Word to Get You Through: PREPARE --
Trying Terrific Test-Taking Strategies --
So You Want to Sell Real Estate: The Job and Basic Laws --
The Job: It Isn't Just Driving People Around --
Who's Who in the Real Estate Business, and How Do They Get There? --
What Does a Real Estate Broker/Salesperson Do? --
How Does a Real Estate Broker/Salesperson Get Paid? --
Working Hard: Career Opportunities --
Property Management: A Special Kind of Career Opportunity --
Managing a Real Estate Office: You're the Boss, Ms. or Mr. Broker --
My Own Way: Working as an Independent Contractor --
I Get It! Job-Related Laws to Understand --
Understanding Agency Law --
You're Hired: Becoming Someone's Real Estate Agent --
Keeping the Faith: The Relationship Between an Agent and a Principal --
Meeting Obligations: The Relationship Between an Agent and a Customer --
Making Money (No, Not at the Copy Machine) --
Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow: Ending an Agency Relationship --
Knowing the Fair Housing Laws for Selling Real Estate --
Practicing Fair Housing: The Basics --
Don't Do It: Avoding Discriminatory Actions --
Feeling Safe: Identifying Who's Protected --
Bending the Rules: Understanding Exceptions to the Law --
Extra Coverage: Protecting the Disabled from Discrimination --
Staying Strong: Enforcing the Law --
It's All Mine: Owning and Transferring Real Estate --
Owning It: Estates and Interests --
What Do You Own? Understanding Ownership Terms --
Estates (Even Without the Castles) --
It's My Right: Different Ownership Rights --
Understanding Forms of Real Estate Ownership --
Real Estate Ownership: A Solo or Group Activity --
Special Types of Ownership: Cooperatives, Condominiums, and More --
Knowing the Limitations on Real Estate Ownership --
Carrying a Not-So-Heavy Encumbrance: Private Limitations on Property Use --
Land-Use Regulation: A Major Public Limitation --
The Government Has Its Say: Other Public Limitations on Property Use --
Transferring Ownership: Deeds and Title Closing --
Doing the Deed: Delving into Deed Basics --
Getting Closure: Title Closing --
Giving Up or Losing Property --
Fine by Me: Giving Up Property Voluntarily --
By Force: Losing Property Involuntarily --
Losing Property Very Involuntarily: Passing Title After Passing Away --
A House Is Made of Lots of Paper: Legal and Physical Issues --
Contracts 101 --
Agreeing to Do Something: The Basics of Making a Contract --
So Many Choices: Examining Types of Real Estate Contracts --
The End of the Line: Discharging a Contract --
I Won't Do It! Breaching a Real Estate Contract --
Leasing Property --
Identifying Who's Who and What's What --
The Usual Suspects: Preparing a Typical Lease --
Distinguishing Among Various Types of Leases --
Breaking a Lease: Types of Eviction --
Dealing with Environmental Government Regulations and Issues --
Deciphering the Federal Government Alphabet Soup --
Assessing the Environmental Effects of Building Developments --
This Stuff Can Make You Sick: Examining Environmental Pollutants and Situations --
Go with the Flow: Water and Waste Issues --
You Want How Much? Valuation and Financing of Real Estate --
Appraising Property --
Figuring Out Appraisal Basics --
Location, Location, Location! --
Arriving at Different Types of Value --
Creating, Changing, and Affecting Values: Some Economic Factors --
Finding Value by Analyzing Comparable Sales --
Finding Value by Analyzing Replacement Cost and Depreciation --
Finding Value by Analyzing a Property's Income --
I'd Like to Solve the Puzzle: Reconciling a Property's Value --
Finding the Money: Mortgages --
The Way Things Work: Mortgage Basics --
Sources of (and Insurance for) Funding --
Considerations for Lenders Accepting Mortgages --
One Size Does Not Fit All: Types of Mortgages --
It's Payback Time: Mortgage Repayment Plans --
Endings You Didn't Anticipate: Foreclosures, Assumptions, and Assignments --
Being Fair: Consumer Protection Laws --
It's So Taxing: Real Estate Assessment and Taxes --
Who Wants Your Money, and What Do They Want with It? Collecting Taxes --
Go Figure! Calculating Taxes Step by Step --
Home Free (Sort of): Property Tax Exemptions --
That's Not Right: Protesting Assessments --
Pay or Lose: Tax Liens and Sales --
Investing in Real Estate --
Back to Basics: Getting Started with Property Investment --
Partnering Up: Real Estate Investment Organization Structures --
Spending Spree: Acquiring and Building Investments --
We're in the Money: Making Money by Investing in Real Estate --
Getting Uncle Sam's Help: The Government's Role in Investing --
By the Numbers: Analyzing Investment Properties --
All in the Numbers: Real Estate Mathematics --
Don't Lose the Faith, but You May Have to Convert --
Land and Buildings: Measuring Area and Volume --
Percentages: Pinpointing What You Really Need to Know --
Commissions: Tracking Your Moolah --
Making Mortgage Calculations without a Fancy Calculator --
Oh, the Pain: Calculating Taxes --
A Good Split: Putting Proration into Perspective --
Appreciating Appreciation and Depreciation --
What's It Worth? Estimating Appraised Value --
You're Ready to Pick Up Your Pencil: Taking Practice Exams --
Practice Exam One --
Answers and Explanations to Practice Exam One --
Practice Exam Two --
Answers and Explanations to Practice Exam Two --
Ten Things to Find Out From Your State's Real Estate Law --
Ten Tips to Help You Succeed on the Exam.

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