Ask agents around the DFW area about their licensing exam, and you’ll usually hear the same regret. Most wish they knew what the test actually focused on before they sat down for it.
Candidates who don’t pass usually say something similar, just with more frustration. A few things tend to catch Dallas-area candidates off guard, but most of these mistakes are completely avoidable.
The Exam Structure Matters More Than You Think
The Texas real estate exam has 135 questions, including two scored sections. You will take an 80-question national portion and a 40-question state-specific portion. Fifteen unscored pretest questions are mixed in with no way to tell which ones they are. You have 240 minutes to finish.
The part that trips people up is that you must pass both sections independently. The national portion requires 56 correct out of 80, which is 70 percent, and the state portion requires 28 correct out of 40, also 70 percent. Ace the national section but miss the state section and you still fail the whole exam. The painful version is passing the national section comfortably, then missing the Texas section by one or two questions because you barely reviewed TREC disciplinary authority. Before you build a study calendar, confirm the current score thresholds and section weightings so you know how much room you have for mistakes…