A buyer and seller have a signed contract on a Texas home. Three weeks before closing, a fire severely damages the property. Under the TREC One to Four Family Residential Contract, who bears the risk of loss?

A) The buyer — risk transfers to the buyer once both parties sign
B) The seller — risk remains with the seller until closing and funding
C) Whoever holds the active homeowner's insurance policy
D) Both parties share the risk equally until closing

👇 Drop your answer before checking the comments

A Texas homeowner falls behind on credit card payments. The credit card company gets a court judgment and attempts to force the sale of the homeowner's primary residence to collect the debt. Under Texas law, can they do this?

A) Yes — a court judgment gives creditors the right to force the sale of real property
B) Yes — but only if the total debt exceeds $50,000
C) No — Texas homestead law protects primary residences from most forced sales
D) No — but the judgment lien attaches to the property and must be paid when the home sells

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A seller lists their home "as-is" and tells their agent they don't want to fill out a Seller's Disclosure Notice (SDN). The seller is aware of a foundation issue. Which of the following is correct?

A) The seller can skip the SDN — "as-is" means no disclosure obligations
B) The seller must still complete the SDN
C) The agent can note "as-is" on the SDN and submit it without the seller's input
D) The seller only needs to disclose if the buyer asks directly

👇 Drop your answer before checking the comments

Under the Texas One to Four Family Residential Contract (Resale), if a buyer pays an option fee and then terminates the contract during the option period, the option fee is:

A) Applied toward the purchase price at closing
B) Refunded to the buyer in full
C) Split equally between buyer and seller
D) Retained by the seller and is non-refundable

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When a Texas license holder represents a client in a real estate transaction, which contract forms are they generally required to use?

A) Any form approved by their sponsoring broker
B) Forms published by the Texas Association of Realtors (TAR)
C) TREC promulgated contract forms, or contracts prepared by a licensed attorney
D) Whichever form the client requests

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Under the Texas Real Estate License Act, when a broker represents both the buyer and seller in the same transaction, this arrangement is called:

A) Dual agency
B) Transaction brokerage
C) Intermediary relationship
D) Designated representation

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A buyer and seller sign a Texas sales contract on Monday. On Tuesday, the seller receives a better offer from another buyer.

The first buyer has not breached the contract.

What can the seller legally do, based on the given options?

A) Cancel the first contract and accept the higher offer

B) Accept both contracts and decide later which buyer to sell to

C) Remain bound by the first contract unless the contract is properly terminated

D) Cancel the first contract if the second offer is at least 10% higher

👇 Drop your answer before checking the comments

A Texas listing agent receives two offers on a property.

The seller instructs the agent to tell Buyer A that another offer has been received, but does NOT want the agent to disclose any details about the competing offer.

How should the agent respond if Buyer A asks, “What price did the other buyer offer?”

A) Disclose the competing offer price because another offer exists

B) Refuse to answer because competing offer details are confidential unless authorized by the seller

C) Give an estimated range based on market conditions

D) Disclose the price only if Buyer A agrees to raise their offer

👇 Drop your answer before checking the comments

Turns out only about half of first-time test takers pass the state portion of the TX real estate exam. Like... 49%.

So, uh... less than half.

I went down a rabbit hole on TREC's website, and they actually publish a breakdown of pass rates by topic. Some of these numbers are rough:

• Contracts — 62% first-time pass rate
• Agency relationships — 62% first-time pass rate
• Real estate math — 66% first-time pass rate

So the two most fundamental things you'll actually do as an agent (write contracts and know who you represent) are the topics most people get wrong on the exam. Make that make sense.

I feel like most people assume it's a pretty passable test if you just study. Maybe it is if you focus on the right stuff. But half the people sitting for it the first time walk out without passing, and nobody really talks about that.

Anyway... don't sleep on Contracts and Agency. Just saying. 😅

I took my real estate exam pretty recently, so there are certain things that are burned into my memory. I figured I might as well share them in case anyone is interested!

1.) The first question almost broke me.

I didn’t take my studies lightly. I prepped for the exam by taking a tonnnnn of practice tests for a couple hours a day, and I didn’t allow myself to walk into the test room until I was consistently getting 90%+ on every practice test. I’ve always been a pretty good test taker, aiight?

But when I encountered the VERY FIRST question on the real thing, I wanted to crawl under a rock. I didn’t know the answer. The rest of the exam couldn’t POSSIBLY be that bad, though (I thought to myself). But then I wasn’t sure about the second or third questions. Lol I felt like the biggest dummy. Luckily I was able to get into the flow of things after those first few. But it was almost enough to make me panic at first.

2.) The room itself was an EXPERIENCE.

When everyone shuffled into the exam room, it was so cold and quiet (even though it was pretty hot outside that day). They were strict at my testing center, and no one was allowed to talk. I just remember listening to the sound of a fellow test-taker hyperventilating. She was sitting a few seats away from me, but I could hear her nerves.

I just thought: well, at least that ain’t me! I was nervous, but I wasn’t hyperventilating like that lady.

3.) I had ~5 questions where I didn’t recognize the material AT ALL.

Like I said, I’m a pretty good student in general. And I previously worked in an industry that was real estate-adjacent, so I already had SOME background knowledge/experience. But there were a few questions where I felt like they could’ve been written in Japanese, because that’s how little I recognized the material in them. I was like, “That question? Nawwww I don’t know her.”

4.) Having the ability to flag questions saved my butt.

Thank God we were allowed to flag questions as a feature of my actual exam format. I don’t know if this is true for every testing center, but it was true for mine. I used that feature aggressively… and I flagged anything I wasn't 100% certain on (even questions I was 90% sure about). I ended up with around 40 flagged questions. Then I did the math in my head: if some freak accident happened and I somehow got every single flagged question wrong, would I still pass? When I ran those numbers I realized the odds were still in my favor... I mean... as long as I didn't get ALL 40 of em totally wrong (I was relatively confident on the majority of em). That reframe settled me down enough to finish strong.

But yeah, my exam strategy was to flag the questions I didn’t know and then return to them later, after I finished the questions that I actually DID know.

5.) The lady at the desk winked on me on my way out.

I don’t know if that detail is actually helpful for anyone, but it was surprising to me! I think she was just being nice? I dunno. But I remember that detail for some reason… lol.

…

Anyway, that’s what my test taking experience was like! If you took the exam yourself, do you remember any weird details like that?

A Texas broker represents a seller in a residential transaction. During the listing appointment, the seller tells the broker about a roof leak that was repaired last year.

What is the broker MOST likely required to do?

A) Keep the information confidential because the leak was repaired

B) Disclose the past roof leak to potential buyers if it could be considered material

C) Only disclose the leak if the buyer specifically asks about the roof

D) Report the leak to TREC before marketing the property

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A seller tells a buyer 'the foundation is solid as a rock' — but the agent knows there's a significant foundation problem. This is:

A) Puffing — acceptable sales enthusiasm buyers should discount
B) Fraudulent misrepresentation — an intentional false statement of material fact
C) A harmless opinion that doesn't create legal liability
D) Negligent misrepresentation only if the agent had no reason to doubt it

Drop your answer below 👇

Under Texas law, which of the following does NOT require a real estate license?

A) Soliciting real estate listings for compensation

B) Negotiating the sale of real property for another person for a fee

C) Selling property you personally own

D) Performing a broker price opinion for a lender for compensation

Drop your answer below 👇

Welcome to r/TexasRealEstateExam! New here? Deep in the study grind? Either way, you're in the right place. Everything you need to tackle the TREC exam is in this post. Save it. Come back to it. Share it with someone who needs it.

📋 OFFICIAL TREC LINKS

How to Become a Licensed Sales Agent → https://www.trec.texas.gov/become-licensed/sales-agent

Exam Topic Reports (great for knowing where people struggle) → https://www.trec.texas.gov/exam-topic-reports

📚 EXAM PREP

🟠 Aceable PrepAgent — Video lessons + practice questions. Great for studying for the national portion → http://share.aceable.com/77TwFh (30% off with this link)

🤠 TexPrep RE — 1,900+ Texas-focused practice questions covering every TREC topic + flashcards + quizzes + full-length timed practice exams → https://apps.apple.com/us/app/texprep-re/id6770392741

📖 Dee Kumar Real Estate — Great study plans + flashcards + YouTube resource → https://shop.studywithdee.com/ 

🆓 FREE RESOURCES

Exam Readiness Quiz — Find your strengths and weak spots before you start studying → https://texprepre.com/quiz.html

YouTube — Just Call Maggie (great videos with practice questions and a solid YouTube community) → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVxFVAg_4IHSsDtg7ZvF4fw 

Quizlet — Search "Texas real estate exam" for community flashcard decks, such as this one → https://quizlet.com/19559854/texas-real-estate-state-exam-flash-cards/ 

This community — Post your questions here and we’ll answer them!

🗺️ STUDY ROADMAP

✅ Finish your pre-license courses (180 hours required in Texas)

✅ Apply on the TREC website and schedule your exam

✅ Use a prep program (Aceable PrepAgent,TexPrep RE, Just Call Maggie, etc.)

✅ Take the free diagnostic quiz to find your weak spots

✅ Drill practice tests until you're consistently scoring 80%+ (You only need 70%+ to pass the license exam, but aim higher to increase your confidence)

✅ Focus on Texas-specific topics the week before. That's where most people struggle.

✅ Show up early, stay calm, trust your prep 🤠

💬 FROM THE COMMUNITY

Failed the first time? You're not alone… many members here passed on their second attempt 💪

After your pass, come back and share what worked — it means everything to the next person

📌 Pinned and locked by the mod team. Got a resource suggestion? DM me and I'll take a look. Let's make this the go-to community for Texas real estate exam takers!

A Texas real estate agent posts on social media about a listing but doesn't include the broker's name. Under TREC advertising rules, this is:

A) Acceptable since social media has character limits

B) A violation of TREC advertising rules requiring broker name disclosure

C) Acceptable for Instagram but not Facebook

D) Acceptable if the broker's name appears in the agent's bio

Drop your answer below 👇

Six weeks after my son was born, I was still recovering from a complicated c-section. I could barely get off the couch. And I was studying for my real estate license.

Not because I had always dreamed of being a realtor. But because I had no choice.

I'd been a stager. I loved it. But staging means warehouses, job sites, heavy lifting… none of which are compatible with keeping a newborn safe. That career was over the moment I became a mom.

My maternity leave benefits ran out faster than I expected. I had a new family depending on me, a body that was still healing, and a baby who needed to eat every 2-3 hours around the clock. There was no such thing as a long study session. I grabbed 45 minutes here, 20 minutes there, whenever my son wasn't screaming.

I needed to pass on the first try. Not just because of the exam fee… but because I didn't know how many more months I could support my family with zero income coming in.

So I got ruthless. No fluff. Just drilling the material that actually shows up on the exam, over and over, until it stuck. Some nights I'd put my son down and study until 2am. Some mornings I'd be running on 3 hours of sleep and try to make the material stick anyway. There were days I genuinely didn't know if I was going to be ready in time.

But I passed.

And then something I couldn't have planned happened: a job opportunity landed at exactly the right moment. The kind of thing that only works out if you're prepared when it shows up. I was. Fully employed in real estate within a month of getting my license.

I'm not sharing this to make it sound easy. It wasn't. I'm sharing it because if you're grinding right now — whether you're on your first attempt or your third — the work you're putting in matters. Opportunities don't wait. When yours shows up, you want to be ready.

Keep going!!

This sub is for Texas real estate exam takers… whether you're studying or just crossed the finish line. Tell us how long you studied and what helped you most. You earned it!

Howdy, future Texas realtors! Glad you found us. This community is built for anyone grinding through the Texas real estate licensing process: from your first day of pre-license courses all the way to that moment you pass your salesperson or brokers exam!

What we're here for:

• Sharing study strategies and resources that actually work
• Honest reviews of prep courses and study tools
• Swapping exam day experiences (but no actual exam questions!)
• Celebrating every pass and lifting up every retake
• Navigating the TREC licensing process together

A few ground rules:

1. Be supportive and respectful
2. No posting actual exam questions
3. No spam
4. Keep information accurate (people's licenses are on the line)
5. Tag your posts with the right flair

New here? Start by dropping a comment below: Tell us where you are in the process. Just starting out? Deep in the study grind? Already scheduled? We want to know!

Know someone else studying for the TX exam? Send them our way. 🌟

Good luck out there… Texas real estate is waiting for you!

Either resort to violence or internalize a racist ideology? I've always wondered if there's a third option...