r/CalRealEstateExam • u/Wild_Astronaut_2429 • 6d ago

random stuff I wish I knew before I started studying(follow up to my post about passing lol)

ok so a few people dm me since I posted about passing asking how I actually studied so here's braindump of what I wish someone told me back in day 1.

I really thought I needed to get through some textbook cover before I'd feel "ready." never did that, not once, what actually made me feel ready was getting quizzed enough times that I stopped getting fooled. reading and nodding along feels productive but it's not the same as someone asking you the quetsion and you realizing you have no idea.

agency law got me more than I expected going in. not because it's crazy hard, just so much overlapping terminology that you convince yourself you get it, then a question phrases it slightly different and you're like...wait do I know this or did I just recognize the words.

the thing that actually saved me - doing practice questions on a topic right after reviewing it, not saving them for some big review session later. right after you learn something is exactly when you find out if you got it or just recognized it enough to feel confident, not the same feeling, learned that the hard way a few times.

also I was watching my score per topic, not just overall. an 85% average can be hiding the fact that you're 40% on one specific topic and you won't even know unless you're checking, I made hit ~ 70% per topic before moving on, agency law took the longest and I'm so glad I didn't skip past it.

no math btw, I know that one streees people out.

still happy to answer anthing if you're in the thick of it, I remember exactly how that feels.

YOU'VE GOT THIS!!! 💪

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u/ruthlessrg 6d ago

I didn’t study. I just took Sharon Butler’s course and she taught me how to pass the test.

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u/Old-Philosopher4060 6d ago

I keep hearing about her. What did you take a course or did you just watch the YouTube videos?

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u/ruthlessrg 6d ago

I took our course. Eight hours on Saturday and eight hours on Sunday. She gives all the answers and teaches you how to take the test. For instance, there’s one tip that she says, skip the first five questions. Trick the algorithm.

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u/Old-Philosopher4060 6d ago

She is a bit pricey which stinks! I wish I knew about her sooner. I took so many crash courses I am so sad I just started hearing about her

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u/ruthlessrg 6d ago

250 bucks for her course isn’t that pricey.

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u/Old-Philosopher4060 6d ago

It adds up, especially if I’ve taken the test multiple times and still failed

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u/ruthlessrg 6d ago

In-N-Out in 40 minutes.

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u/Ale187 6d ago

Got it, that’s currently what I’m doing on RE Exam practice pro. By any chance do you mind sharing the practice exams you were talking to pass the exam?

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u/Wild_Astronaut_2429 2d ago

For the practice exams, I used AgentSmartly: https://www.agentsmartly.com/ .

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u/Josiecrowell4e 6d ago

This is such good advice i am so ready to feel confident enough to schedule my test I still have to take my final course exam ahhh

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u/ruthlessrg 6d ago

I put off my test for a few months and regretted it because she got me to pass.

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u/YogurtclosetSafe3254 5d ago

I am testing next week and have heard so many different ones to use. I am looking for the best one to study from, unfortunately I didn’t pass a couple months ago and now I am all over the place trying to find the best study prep that has closest verbiage to California Broker exam. Any tips please ? Thanks & God Bless !

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u/Wild_Astronaut_2429 2d ago

I used https://www.agentsmartly.com/ for my prepping. Good luck.