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Real Estate Exam Prep
Ran Chen, EA, CFP®
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Frequency: 1 episode/1d. Total Eps: 197
Real Estate Exam Prep is a daily podcast designed to help future real estate agents pass their licensing exams with clarity and confidence.
Built and operated by OpenExamPrep, this podcast breaks down the real estate exam into focused, easy-to-digest episodes covering both the national portion and state-specific requirements. Each episode targets one key concept, common exam trap, or high-frequency test topic—making it ideal for studying during commutes, workouts, or short study sessions.
Created by Ran Chen, EA, CFP®, a financial professional and exam specialist who has personally passed multiple professional licensing exams, Real Estate Exam Prep was developed from firsthand experience with how difficult—and often poorly taught—exam material can be. The goal is simple: make exam preparation clearer, more accessible, and more effective using structured explanations and modern learning tools. Whether you’re just starting your real estate exam journey or reviewing before test day, this podcast is designed to guide you step by step—one concept at a time.
Free practice tools, AI-powered explanations, and additional exam prep resources are available at: https://open-exam-prep.com/
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Real Estate Exam [National] 22, Title Insurance Explained
mercredi 28 janvier 2026 • Duration 03:44
This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. This episode covers content for the National Real Estate Exam.
In this episode you will learn:
- Why title insurance is retrospective and protects against past defects rather than future events.
- The differences between a lender policy which decreases over time and an owner policy which does not.
- Why title insurance premiums are a one-time payment at closing rather than a recurring cost.
- The concept of subrogation and how insurance companies use it to recover claim costs.
- Common exclusions found in title policies such as defects revealed only by a physical survey.
For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep
Real Estate Exam [National] 21, Chain of Title and Abstract Explained
mardi 27 janvier 2026 • Duration 04:08
This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. This episode covers content for the National Real Estate Exam.
In this episode you will learn:
• Chain of title is the chronological list of all previous owners and represents the sequential links of ownership.
• Abstract of title is a condensed summary of all recorded documents including deeds, mortgages, liens, and easements.
• A suit to quiet title or a quitclaim deed is typically used by owners to fix a broken chain or cloud on title.
• Title examiners generally search public records for at least forty years to establish a marketable title for the buyer.
• An abstract is only a report of the public record and does not provide the protection of title insurance or a guarantee of validity.
For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep
Real Estate Exam [National] 12, Fee Simple Absolute Explained
dimanche 18 janvier 2026 • Duration 03:51
This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. This episode covers content for the National Real Estate Exam.
In this episode you will learn:
• Why Fee Simple Absolute is considered the highest form of property ownership and how it is defined as an estate of inheritance.
• The distinction between Fee Simple Absolute and Fee Simple Defeasible including the importance of strings attached language.
• The four government powers that limit absolute ownership remembered through the mnemonic PETE.
• The specific rights included in the bundle of rights and how they apply to fee simple owners.
• Common exam traps regarding the duration of estates and the differences between police power and eminent domain.
For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep
Real Estate Exam [National] 11, Appurtenances and Emblements Explained
samedi 17 janvier 2026 • Duration 05:12
This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. This episode covers content for the National Real Estate Exam.
In this episode you will learn:
• The definition of appurtenances and why they run with the land.
• The distinction between fructus industriales and fructus naturales.
• How the rule of emblements protects tenant farmers’ personal property rights.
• Common exam traps regarding fruit trees versus annual field crops.
• Why appurtenant easements transfer automatically during property sales.
For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep
Real Estate Exam [National] 10, Water Rights Riparian and Littoral Explained
vendredi 16 janvier 2026 • Duration 04:13
This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. This episode covers content for the National Real Estate Exam.
In this episode you will learn:
• The fundamental difference between riparian rights for flowing water and littoral rights for stationary water.
• How to determine property boundaries for navigable versus non-navigable rivers.
• The core principles of the doctrine of prior appropriation and the role of state permits.
• Definitions and exam applications for land changes including accretion, erosion, avulsion, and reliction.
• Effective mnemonics and mental shortcuts to distinguish between various water-related legal concepts.
For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep
Real Estate Exam [National] 09, Air Rights and Subsurface Rights Explained
jeudi 15 janvier 2026 • Duration 04:38
This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. This episode covers content for the National Real Estate Exam.
In this episode you will learn:
• Real property ownership is three-dimensional, extending from the earth core to the heavens unless legally restricted.
• Subsurface rights include minerals, oil, and gas, which can be severed from the surface land and sold separately.
• Air rights are divisible and valuable in urban areas, though subject to federal aviation laws for navigable airspace.
• Natural resources transition from real property to personal property the moment they are extracted from the ground.
• The concept of subjacent support ensures that subsurface owners do not compromise the physical stability of the surface.
For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep
Real Estate Exam [National] 08, Lot and Block System Explained
mercredi 14 janvier 2026 • Duration 04:18
This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. This episode covers content for the National Real Estate Exam real estate exam.
In this episode you will learn:
• The lot and block system is primarily used for high-density urban and suburban subdivisions.
• A plat map must be approved by local government and recorded in public records to be legally valid.
• A complete legal description includes the lot number, block number, subdivision name, county, and state.
• The "Big Blocks hold Little Lots" mnemonic helps distinguish between the two primary units of measurement.
• The recorded plat method replaces previous descriptions like metes and bounds for individual parcel sales.
For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep
Real Estate Exam [National] 07, Rectangular Survey System Explained
mardi 13 janvier 2026 • Duration 06:00
This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. This episode covers content for the National Real Estate Exam real estate exam.
In this episode you will learn:
• The fundamental roles of Principal Meridians and Base Lines in the legal description grid.
• How to differentiate between the dimensions and total area of townships versus sections.
• The specific boustrophedon numbering pattern used for the thirty-six sections in a township.
• Mathematical shortcuts for calculating total acreage from complex fractional legal descriptions.
• How to identify exam traps involving the word AND and the conversion of acres to square feet.
For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep
Real Estate Exam [National] 06, Metes and Bounds Legal Description Explained
lundi 12 janvier 2026 • Duration 03:43
This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. This episode covers content for the National Real Estate Exam.
In this episode you will learn:
• Why the Point of Beginning (POB) is the most critical element for a valid legal description.
• The distinction between metes as measurements and bounds as directional boundaries.
• Why physical monuments legally supersede written measurements in property disputes.
• The requirement for survey descriptions to follow a clockwise path to ensure the closure of the boundary.
• How to identify metes and bounds terminology like degrees, minutes, and seconds compared to other survey methods.
For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep
Real Estate Exam [National] 05, Economic Characteristics of Land Explained
dimanche 11 janvier 2026 • Duration 04:06
This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. This episode covers content for the National Real Estate Exam.
In this episode you will learn:
• How scarcity limits the economic supply of land regardless of its physical abundance.
• The distinction between improvements on the land and improvements to the land.
• Why permanence of investment, or fixity, makes real estate a long-term, illiquid asset.
• Why area preference, or situs, is considered the most significant factor in land value.
• Strategies to differentiate economic characteristics from physical characteristics to avoid common exam traps.
For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep
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