A Recipe for Passing The North Carolina Real Estate Exam The First Time

     One hundred per cent of the people that pay $64 to take the North Carolina real estate exam in Asheville for the first time want to pass.  Last month,(May 2016) fifty seven per cent of the first time real estate test candidates left the exam site with a smile on their faces.  Forty three per cent of those exam candidates failed.  The repeat exam candidates did even worse.  Only twenty six per cent of repeaters passed.  The North Carolina real estate exam is tough.

    Here are a few things you can do to be certain that you are smiling when you leave the real estate exam site.

Attending class increases your likelihood of passing

     Start by attending real estate class 100% of the classes.  If you paid your $300 tuition, attend class.  The North Carolina Real Estate Commission says that you can miss 15 hours of the 75 hour course.  If you miss ten per cent of the class, that is ten per cent of the material presented by the real estate instructor that you missed.  Attend class.  It is a simple thing to do.  Pay attention in class.

     Read the textbook.   If you failed the North Carolina real estate exam and you have not read the textbook, you have a right to be disappointed.  You do not have a right to be surprised.  Reading the textbook is pass insurance.  Read the textbook.  Read every word in the textbook.  Do all the practice exams in the textbook.

      First Real Estate School has posted several videos on You Tube to help anyone understand the real estate math that is on the exam.  These   videos are free.  They cover problems that you will encounter on the exam.  There are fifteen math questions on the North Carolina real estate exam.  Why would you go spend your $64 if you do not know how to prorate taxes and HOA dues?  Why would you spend your $64  to take the North Carolina real estate exam if you don't know how to compute interest or excise tax?  Why would you spend $64 to take the exam if you can not compute the number of acres in a rectangular lot?  You know these questions are going to be on the exam.  It says so in the book.  I assume you have all read the book, "Real Estate Licensing in North Carolina".  If not, watch this video.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZFPZGo_DJ4   
This video will show you how to get the information about what is on the North Carolina real estate exam.  You need to be able to do the math that is on the test.  It is not hard to sit and watch a ten minute video.

     Many North Carolina real estate exam candidates have what seems to me a strange attitude.  Many candidates tell me that they do not want to make 100% on the exam.  They just want to pass.  It would seem to me that setting a goal to make 100% on the exam would be a better plan.  If you set a goal to make 100% on the exam and you miss and only make an 80%, that is OK.  If you set a goal to make a 72%, barely pass and you miss by one point, you are back paying $64 to take the exam again.  Set yourself a goal to make 100% on the exam.  Study like you intend to make 100%.  It is an attitude.  You only have to pass this exam once in your life.

     Take practice exams. Take any practice exams that you can find.  I like free ones.  I have a free one right here on this blog at http://rondclimer.blogspot.com/2015/04/real-estate-practice-exam-for-north.html   Take this practice test if you think you are ready for te big one. 

If you are anywhere near Hendersonville, call First Real Estate School for your initial real estate class.  

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North Carolina Real Estate Exam, Seven Study Tips To Help You Pass

     I have been watching people study for the "state exam" for thirty years.  If you want to pass your North Carolina real estate exam the first time, heed these suggestions.  Study too much.  If there was ever an opportunity for overkill, let this be it.

     My first suggestion is just too simple.  Read the text book.  Read it, at least, once.  Read it several times.  Read every single word of it.  The text book that we use at First Real Estate School in Hendersonville  www.firstrealestateschool.com   has many acronyms and memory pegs like IRMA and Fresh Corn.  use these memory aids.  They are almost  always about lists.  Lists make great test questions .

     My second suggestion is to do all the practice tests that you can find.  There are practice tests in the book.  There are practice exams on line.  Take as many as you can find.  Practice tests are a good measure of what you don't know.  First Real Estate School has a free practice test online.  Here is a link. http://rondclimer.blogspot.com/2015/04/real-estate-practice-exam-for-north.html

     My third suggestion is to get together with your classmates and study together.  There is one big caveat warning that goes with this.  Be very careful that it does not become too social.  You don't want to drive over to your classmates house to visit.  Be responsible to keep the focus on studying for the North Carolina real estate exam.

     My forth suggestion is to write your own test questions.  Make your own practice tests.  You can trade practice tests with your classmates.  There is something about writing test questions that help you understand tests better.

     My fifth suggestion is (Pardon me.  This comes from thirty years of teaching.)  listen to the teacher when the teacher teaches.  If you are in a state exam review class where you have already heard about agency relationships until you could scream, it is easy to let your mind wander.  Don't do that .  Concentrate on what the teacher is saying.  It requires effort on your part.  You are paying your tuition to be there.  Put some effort into your listening.  I am not talking about being polite. I am talking about you passing the North Carolina real estate exam on the first try.

Pass your North Carolina Real Estate Exam the first time

     My sixth suggestion is to watch my North Carolina real estate math videos on You Tube.  They are free.  There is no math on the North Carolina real estate exam that I do not have on one of my videos.  No matter where you go to real estate school, my videos will help you with the arithmetic.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxc4SZ1CW1w  Here is a link to one of my real estate math videos.  Share this with your classmates. Pass the First time

     You can watch these videos like watching TV.  I suppose they will do you a little bit of good.  When you watch my videos, you will notice that I do the math along with you with my calculator.  Please join me with your calculator.  If you don't get the same answer that I do, please hit the PAUSE button and figure out why.  You don't have to embarrass yourself in front of your classmates.  There is no one there but you and me.  Wait a minute.  I am not there.  You are alone.  No one will know that you did not get it the first time.  Isn't that great.  Watch the video as many times as you need to.

     My seventh suggestion, if you are worried about passing your class exam or the state exam, take my video North Carolina exam review class for $99.  www.northcarolinaexamreview.com   It is eight hours of me, Ron Climer, explaining what is on the North Carolina Exam.  Just like the free video, you can watch it like TV or you can concentrate.  Either way, it will do you some good.  Check it out at the above link.

     If you have not enrolled in real estate school yet and if you live anywhere near Asheville, North Carolina, come to my school, First Real Estate School at 404 South Main Street in Hendersonville .  We believe that we do an excellent job of getting you ready for the North Carolina real estate exam.  Our tuition is $300 for the broker pre license class.  That is the class that you need to get your North Carolina real estate license. We have real estate classes at night and on weekends.   Here is a link to our website www.firstrealestateschool.com  Call us at 828 440 1064

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