Georgia Real Estate Salesperson Course Notes

Know what the property is, how it is described, who owns which rights, what burdens title, and which public/private controls govern use. On the exam, attachment/intent, legal-description language, ownership form, and the distinction between regulation and taking are decisive.

• Calling every attached item a fixture without checking agreement, intent, trade-fixture status, or the nature of the item.

• Do not use 'attached = fixture' as the only test; trade fixtures and contract language are common exceptions.

Value questions ask which approach or principle fits the facts; contract questions are timeline and validity problems; agency questions begin with who the client is and what duty follows. Keep CMA/BPO work separate from appraisal and keep representation status separate from compensation source.

• Equating market value with contract price or construction cost.

• For every valuation question, identify property type, purpose, available data, and the exact principle illustrated.

Lock the seven Fair Housing Act classes, major disclosure/environmental triggers, mortgage program distinctions, TRID/RESPA timing and anti-kickback rules, core math formulas, and landlord/property-manager basics. Most errors come from using the wrong base, assuming every disclosure restarts a waiting period, or giving advice outside the licensee's expertise.

• Forgetting one of the seven federal Fair Housing Act protected classes.

• If the protected characteristic is part of the reason for different treatment, flag fair housing immediately.

Georgia items reward exact Rule 520-1 procedures: licensing/education numbers, broker supervision, trust accounts, brokerage relationships, advertising, offer/document handling, fair housing, property/community-association management, and discipline. Memorize the few hard numbers and use the written agreement or rule before generic national assumptions.

• Using generic national practice instead of the exact Georgia rule procedure.

• Georgia deadline questions are exact—do not round or substitute a 'reasonable time.'