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Module 1 · How the exam works and how to study · Lesson 1 of 18 · free to read

What this course is, and isn't

Welcome. Before we study anything, let's be clear about what this guide can do for you and what it can't. Clarity is calming, and calm is most of test day.

What this course is

This is a study supplement. It takes the big topics from the Florida sales associate exam and explains them in plain language, one idea at a time, with worked math and practice questions. It is here to help you organize and remember what your pre-license course teaches.

What this course is not

  • It is not a pre-license course. Florida requires a 63-hour sales associate pre-license course from a DBPR-permitted school before you can sit for the exam. This guide supplements that course. It never replaces it.
  • It earns no hours, no credit and no exam eligibility. Nothing here counts toward a Florida license.
  • It is not affiliated with DBPR, the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC) or Pearson VUE. We are an independent study guide.
  • It cannot guarantee a pass. No school or study guide can promise you a passing score, and you should be wary of anyone who does.

If you haven't started your 63 hours yet, the Academy's own pre-license course is opening soon. You can join the list and we'll let you know when it opens. In the meantime, you can get started today through the Academy's partnership with The CE Shop: the same great support, with classes that are easy to start.

How the exam usually works

Here is the shape of the exam as it is commonly described. Confirm every detail on the Pearson VUE Florida real estate page and the DBPR website, myfloridalicense.com, because formats and fees change.

ItemAs commonly described
Questions100 multiple-choice questions
Time3.5 hours
Passing score75 correct (75%)
FeeRoughly $36.75 per attempt, paid to the testing vendor; fees change, so check before you book
WhereA Pearson VUE test center in Florida

The order of steps

  1. Meet the basic requirements (commonly: at least 18, a high school diploma or equivalent).
  2. Apply to DBPR and submit electronic fingerprints.
  3. Complete the 63-hour course, including its end-of-course exam.
  4. Once DBPR approves your application and your course completion is on file, you become eligible to schedule the state exam with Pearson VUE.

Your course completion is only good for a limited time (commonly taught as two years) for exam purposes, so don't let it sit.

What the exam covers

The content outline follows the chapters of the 63-hour course: license law, the Commission's rules, brokerage relationships, escrow, contracts, property and ownership, financing, fair housing and federal law, appraisal, taxes and real estate math. Download the current outline from Pearson VUE and keep it next to this course. When the outline and this guide differ, the outline wins.

It sounds like you want to walk in knowing exactly what to expect.
Try it now

Open the Pearson VUE Florida real estate page and the DBPR website in two tabs. Find the current candidate handbook and content outline. Write down, in your own words, the number of questions, the time allowed, the passing score and the fee. If any of them differ from the table above, trust what you found and note it.

Check yourself · not graded

Does this study guide count toward the 63-hour pre-license requirement?

If this guide and the current Pearson VUE content outline disagree, which do you follow?

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Module 1 · How the exam works and how to study · Lesson 2 of 18 · free to read

A four-week study plan

Most people don't need more hours. They need the same hours, organized. This plan gives you four weeks, one clear focus per week, and a short daily routine you can actually keep.

Picture yourself on the morning of the exam, calm, coffee in hand, knowing you've already seen every kind of question. That's what this plan is building toward.

The four weeks

WeekFocusLessons in this guide
1License law, the Commission, discipline, brokerage relationshipsModules 2 and 3 (first lesson)
2Escrow, contracts, property, ownership and legal descriptionsModule 3 (second lesson) and Module 4
3Fair housing, federal law and all of the mathModules 5 and 6
4Review, flashcards, practice exam, weak spots, test-day planModule 7, then back to your two weakest lessons

The daily 45 minutes

  1. 5 minutes: yesterday's flashcards. Only the ones you missed.
  2. 20 minutes: one lesson. Read it once, then close it and write the three main ideas from memory.
  3. 10 minutes: practice. Answer the check questions, plus any questions from your pre-license course's question bank on the same topic.
  4. 5 minutes: one math problem. Every day, even in law weeks. Math improves with small, steady reps.
  5. 5 minutes: log it. Fill in your tracker (below). Mark anything that still feels fuzzy.

Spaced repetition, made simple

You remember things better when you review them just as you're about to forget them. Here is an easy way to do it with paper cards or any flashcard app:

  • Missed a card today? It comes back tomorrow.
  • Got it right once? It comes back in three days.
  • Got it right twice in a row? It comes back in a week.
  • Got it right three times? It moves to the "Sunday review" pile.

Your study tracker

FLORIDA EXAM STUDY TRACKER
Exam date: ____________   Test center: ____________________

Week 1  License law, Commission, relationships
  Day  Lesson / topic                 Math done  Fuzzy spots
  Mon  _________________________      [ ]        ______________
  Tue  _________________________      [ ]        ______________
  Wed  _________________________      [ ]        ______________
  Thu  _________________________      [ ]        ______________
  Fri  _________________________      [ ]        ______________
  Sat  Review fuzzy spots             [ ]        ______________
  Sun  Sunday review pile + rest      [ ]

Week 2  Escrow, contracts, property     (same layout)
Week 3  Fair housing, federal, math     (same layout)
Week 4  Flashcards, practice exam, weak spots, test-day plan

Practice exam score: ____ / 20    Date: ________
Two weakest topics:  1. ______________  2. ______________

If life gets in the way

Miss a day? Don't double up. Just pick up where you left off and push the plan by a day. A steady five days a week beats a frantic seven.

Just out of curiosity, what time of day do you think most clearly? That's your 45 minutes.
Try it now

Copy the tracker onto paper or into a note. Fill in your exam date (or a target date), choose your daily 45-minute slot, and put it on your calendar for the next 28 days as a repeating event with a name you'll respect, like "Exam study, protected."

Check yourself · not graded

In the daily routine, why do one math problem every day, even in law weeks?

You got a flashcard right for the first time today. When should you see it again?

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End of the free chapter

That was chapter one. There is more waiting.

Thank you for reading. Here is what the rest of Florida Exam Crash Course: A Study Guide for the Sales Associate State Exam covers.

Module 2 With enrollment

License law and the Commission

  • Chapter 475, 61J2 and the Commission
  • Keeping a license: status, renewal, discipline
Module 3 With enrollment

Brokerage relationships and escrow

  • Transaction broker, single agent, no brokerage relationship
  • Escrow, deposits and the money that is never yours
Module 4 With enrollment

Contracts, property and ownership

  • Contract essentials
  • Property, estates and legal descriptions
Module 5 With enrollment

Fair housing and federal law

  • Fair housing, exam edition
  • RESPA, TILA and other federal law
Module 6 With enrollment

Real estate math

  • The math toolkit and commission
  • Prorations
  • Loans: LTV, interest and points
  • Doc stamps and intangible tax
  • Area, measurement and value
Module 7 With enrollment

Vocabulary, practice and test day

  • Flashcards: 40 terms
  • Practice exam: 20 questions with explanations
  • Test-day plan

The rest of the course

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