What is tested on the Georgia portion?
| Group | Items | Share of state portion |
|---|---|---|
| State Laws and Rules | 16 Q | 31% |
| Real Estate Practice in Georgia | 21 Q | 40% |
| Finance and Closing | 15 Q | 29% |
State Laws and Rules: 16 items
Complete lesson scope. Who needs a license, qualifications and fees, unfair practices, substantive rules, fair housing, Recovery Fund, investigations, hearings, and Commission procedure.
Georgia distinction. The answer turns on Georgia statutes and GREC rules, not general ethical instinct.
Worked decision example. If an unlicensed assistant performs an activity reserved for licensees, identify the prohibited act and the supervising broker's responsibility.
Common exam traps. Exempt person versus licensed person, permitted clerical act versus brokerage, complaint investigation versus final discipline.
Real Estate Practice in Georgia: 21 items
Complete lesson scope. Georgia brokerage practice, sales contracts, listings, BRRETA agency, property management, and community association management.
Georgia distinction. Client status comes from a written brokerage engagement. A customer can receive ministerial acts without becoming a client.
Worked decision example. A buyer asks a listing agent for factual property information. Decide whether the act is ministerial, creates agency, or requires a disclosure.
Common exam traps. Client versus customer, dual versus designated agency, broker authority versus affiliated-licensee action, disclosure versus confidentiality.
Finance and Closing: 15 items
Complete lesson scope. Security deeds, Georgia lending and foreclosure concepts, transfer and intangible tax, prorations, closing procedure, recordation, and attorney roles.
Georgia distinction. Georgia commonly secures real estate loans with a security deed and reserves legal closing work to a Georgia attorney.
Worked decision example. On a sale with a new loan, apply transfer tax to the taxable consideration and intangible recording tax to the secured debt, not the same base.
Common exam traps. Sale price versus loan amount, title transfer versus lien theory, agent explanation versus unauthorized legal advice, debit versus credit.
The Rule
Do not invent subtopic weights. PSI tells you the 16, 21, and 15 group counts, but it does not publish how many questions will be BRRETA, taxes, trust accounts, contracts, or any other branch.
A Georgia-first study order
- BRRETA roles, written engagements, duties, disclosures, dual agency, and designated agency.
- License law, unfair practices, advertising, trust funds, recordkeeping, investigations, and discipline.
- Georgia contracts, listings, offers, and broker supervision.
- Security deeds, foreclosure, attorney closings, recordation, and title.
- Transfer tax, intangible recording tax, assessed value, prorations, and settlement entries.
- Property management and community association management boundaries.
- Mixed Georgia practice until accuracy and confidence stay aligned.
How do you know you have mastered a state topic?
Require more than one good quiz. Track accuracy, confidence before seeing the answer, attempt count, the reason for each error, and the last review date. A topic is stable when you can explain the Georgia rule in plain English, distinguish it from the national default, solve a new scenario, and reject every plausible distractor.
Start the law foundation with BRRETA, then use the Georgia versus national distinction ledger. Review the full hierarchy in the content outline.