Underestimating the Florida real estate exam is, for certain, mistake number one. Many students attend a real estate school where the instructor either does not know how tough the Florida real estate exam is or does not want to break the bad news to his students. The Florida real estate exam is tough. You better do some serious studying if you want to pass the first time.
Mistake number two is studying the wrong stuff. A lot of real estate study aids that are on the internet are not for the Florida test. Florida real estate students do not need to know about community property. We don't have community property in Florida. If you take your on line course from a "national" real estate school, you may be ready for a national test. In Florida you have to pass the Florida real estate exam given by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. There is no national exam in Florida.
How can you know if your real estate school is a Florida real estate school? Simple, they have a brick and mortar school in Florida. Also, they have a Florida real estate school permit that begins with the letters ZH. This permit is issued by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. You can find out if a school has a Florida permit at the DBPR's website.
The third mistake that many students make is not understanding the difference between street knowledge and test knowledge. The Florida real estate exam is based on test knowledge, book knowledge. Many students try to relate what we teach in real estate school to their own experience. It doesn't work.
For instance, a student is reading a test question about an oral listing. The question tells us that Mr. Owner told Mr. Broker that if Mr. Broker sells his vacant lot, Mr. Owner would pay Mr. Broker a seven per cent commission. The question tells us that Mr. Broker sold the lot and Mr. Owner refused to pay. What is Mr. Broker's recourse?
Seeing that question, many students ask, "How do we know that Mr. Owner promised to pay Mr. Broker the Commission?" IT TELLS US IN THE TEST QUESTION. Students ask "What if Mr. Owner went to court and lied about saying he would pay?" You can't go to court and lie on the exam. You go to court and lie on the street, not on the exam. We are not on the street. We are taking the Florida real estate exam. Don't make the mistake of not relating to the exam. Forget that street knowledge. It is book knowledge that will get you through the Florida real estate exam.
The fourth mistake that students make is having a negative attitude. Students tell me they believe they are going to fail. Henry Ford said," If you think you can or think you can't, you are right." Students need to believe in themselves. I always tell people that if you are worried about passing the Florida real estate exam, just walk into any real estate office in Florida, look around, and tell me everyone in that room is smarter than you. I don't think so. Believe in yourself. It makes a difference. Believe that you can pass. If you believe you will study more, study better, study longer, study with smarter friends.
Which brings us to the fifth mistake. At Climer School of Real Estate, I always pass around a sheet of paper and have all the students in class write their name, phone number and email in a list. If there is thirty students in class, I make thirty copies and everyone gets one. I want my students to stay in touch with each other after class is over. I want them to get together and study together. The fifth mistake is not studying in groups. Get together with your classmates and study together. Do flash cards together. Ask each other questions. Write tests for each other. This is not only a good idea for passing the Florida real estate exam, it is a good idea. After you get your Florida real estate license, stay in touch with your classmates to scope out real estate jobs and opportunities. Do not make the mistake of not staying in touch with your classmates.
Mistake number six is not spending enough time studying. Time is paramount. You don't need to watch TV until you pass the Florida real estate exam. You don't need to play video games until you have a Florida real estate license. You don't need to go to the beach without your real estate textbook. Spend more time studying. It cost $31 to fail the state exam.
Mistake number seven is not getting ten math questions out of ten math questions correct on the Florida real estate exam. You will not encounter any math questions on the Florida real estate exam that I have not covered on my You Tube videos. " Climer School" has nine videos on You Tube. It is free. It is the easiest way to study the math for the exam. Many people watch these videos like they are watching TV. That is wrong. Take your calculator and a piece of paper and do the math with me. I do all the math with a calculator right on the screen. If you don't get the right answer, do it again.
The three videos where I am wearing the blue shirt are right off the exam. The ones where I am wearing the red shirt is chapter 14 filmed right in class at Climer School of Real Estate. The videos where I am wearing the Hawaiian shirt is the homework from chapter fourteen. Watch the videos. Don't come home from the Florida real estate exam with a 74 grade where you got nine out of ten on the math. That would feel yucky. Watch the videos. Get ten out of ten on the math.
There may be other mistakes that people make. These are the biggies. Study, attend my review in class or on audio discs. Pass this test the first time. If we can help, call Kathy at 407 822 3926 or www.climerrealestateschool.com
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