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30-day California study calendar
A complete daily sequence linking review, practice, calculations and correction.
Original educational material. Review date: October 6, 2026. Use the full linked lesson for context and current official sources for a live transaction. A study worksheet does not establish exam readiness.
Day 1: Take a baseline and make an error log
- Answer a mixed set without notes. Mark guesses, even when you get them right.
- For each miss, write the rule or calculation, the fact you overlooked, and why your selected option fails.
- Reserve time for every area. Give additional time to gaps in the areas with larger DRE weights.
Day 2: Review Practice and Disclosures
- Read the lesson, including examples and tables. Check the complete topic list: Trust Account Management; Fair Housing Laws; Truth in Advertising; Record Keeping Requirements; Agency Supervision; Permitted Activities of Unlicensed Sales Assistants; DRE Jurisdiction and Disciplinary Actions; Licensing, and Continuing Education Requirements and Procedures; California Real Estate Recovery Fund; General Ethics; Technology; Property Management; Commercial/Industrial/Income Properties; Specialty Areas; Transfer Disclosure Statement; Natural Hazard Disclosure Statements; Disclosure of Material Facts Affecting Property Value; Need for Inspection and Obtaining/Verifying Information; Reports; Servicing Diverse Populations.
- Answer a short topic set without notes. Review the explanation for every alternative, not only the correct answer.
- Work one math problem and revisit one earlier mistake. If you need more time, extend the schedule rather than omitting an area.
Day 3: Review Agency and Fiduciary Duties
- Read the lesson, including examples and tables. Check the complete topic list: Law, Definition and Nature of Agency Relationships, Types of Agencies, and Agents; Creation of Agency and Agency Agreements; Responsibilities of Agent to Seller/Buyer as Principal; Disclosure of Agency; Disclosure of Acting as Principal or Other Interest; Termination of Agency; Commission and Fees; Responsibilities of Agent to Non-Client Third Parties.
- Answer a short topic set without notes. Review the explanation for every alternative, not only the correct answer.
- Work one math problem and revisit one earlier mistake. If you need more time, extend the schedule rather than omitting an area.
Day 4: Review Ownership and Land Use
- Read the lesson, including examples and tables. Check the complete topic list: Classes of Property; Property Characteristics; Encumbrances; Types of Ownership; Descriptions of Property; Government Rights in Land; Public Controls; Environmental Hazards and Regulations; Private Controls; Water Rights; Special Categories of Land.
- Answer a short topic set without notes. Review the explanation for every alternative, not only the correct answer.
- Work one math problem and revisit one earlier mistake. If you need more time, extend the schedule rather than omitting an area.
Day 5: Review Valuation and Analysis
- Read the lesson, including examples and tables. Check the complete topic list: Value; Methods of Estimating Value; Financial Analysis.
- Answer a short topic set without notes. Review the explanation for every alternative, not only the correct answer.
- Work one math problem and revisit one earlier mistake. If you need more time, extend the schedule rather than omitting an area.
Day 6: Review Contracts
- Read the lesson, including examples and tables. Check the complete topic list: General; Listing Agreements; Buyer Broker Agreements; Offers/Purchase Contracts; Agreements; Promissory Notes/Securities; Purchase/Lease Options; Advanced Fee.
- Answer a short topic set without notes. Review the explanation for every alternative, not only the correct answer.
- Work one math problem and revisit one earlier mistake. If you need more time, extend the schedule rather than omitting an area.
Day 7: Review Financing
- Read the lesson, including examples and tables. Check the complete topic list: General Concepts; Types of Loans; Sources of Financing; Government Programs; Mortgages/Deeds of Trust/Notes; Financing/Credit Laws; Loan Brokerage; Types of Loan Originators.
- Answer a short topic set without notes. Review the explanation for every alternative, not only the correct answer.
- Work one math problem and revisit one earlier mistake. If you need more time, extend the schedule rather than omitting an area.
Day 8: Review Transfer of Property
- Read the lesson, including examples and tables. Check the complete topic list: Title Insurance; Deeds; Escrow; Tax Aspects; Special Processes; Transfer through Court Supervision; Types of Vesting.
- Answer a short topic set without notes. Review the explanation for every alternative, not only the correct answer.
- Work one math problem and revisit one earlier mistake. If you need more time, extend the schedule rather than omitting an area.
Day 9: Apply Practice and Disclosures
- Return to Practice and Disclosures with changed facts. Choose a direct rule, an exception and a scenario from your error log; explain which fact controls each answer.
- Answer different questions without notes. For a negative stem, identify the exception; for a BEST-answer stem, explain why the closest alternative is less complete. Familiarity with an old answer is not new evidence.
- Work one math problem and revisit one earlier mistake. If you need more time, extend the schedule rather than omitting an area.
Day 10: Apply Agency and Fiduciary Duties
- Return to Agency and Fiduciary Duties with changed facts. Choose a direct rule, an exception and a scenario from your error log; explain which fact controls each answer.
- Answer different questions without notes. For a negative stem, identify the exception; for a BEST-answer stem, explain why the closest alternative is less complete. Familiarity with an old answer is not new evidence.
- Work one math problem and revisit one earlier mistake. If you need more time, extend the schedule rather than omitting an area.
Day 11: Apply Ownership and Land Use
- Return to Ownership and Land Use with changed facts. Choose a direct rule, an exception and a scenario from your error log; explain which fact controls each answer.
- Answer different questions without notes. For a negative stem, identify the exception; for a BEST-answer stem, explain why the closest alternative is less complete. Familiarity with an old answer is not new evidence.
- Work one math problem and revisit one earlier mistake. If you need more time, extend the schedule rather than omitting an area.
Day 12: Apply Valuation and Analysis
- Return to Valuation and Analysis with changed facts. Choose a direct rule, an exception and a scenario from your error log; explain which fact controls each answer.
- Answer different questions without notes. For a negative stem, identify the exception; for a BEST-answer stem, explain why the closest alternative is less complete. Familiarity with an old answer is not new evidence.
- Work one math problem and revisit one earlier mistake. If you need more time, extend the schedule rather than omitting an area.
Day 13: Apply Contracts
- Return to Contracts with changed facts. Choose a direct rule, an exception and a scenario from your error log; explain which fact controls each answer.
- Answer different questions without notes. For a negative stem, identify the exception; for a BEST-answer stem, explain why the closest alternative is less complete. Familiarity with an old answer is not new evidence.
- Work one math problem and revisit one earlier mistake. If you need more time, extend the schedule rather than omitting an area.
Day 14: Apply Financing
- Return to Financing with changed facts. Choose a direct rule, an exception and a scenario from your error log; explain which fact controls each answer.
- Answer different questions without notes. For a negative stem, identify the exception; for a BEST-answer stem, explain why the closest alternative is less complete. Familiarity with an old answer is not new evidence.
- Work one math problem and revisit one earlier mistake. If you need more time, extend the schedule rather than omitting an area.
Day 15: Apply Transfer of Property
- Return to Transfer of Property with changed facts. Choose a direct rule, an exception and a scenario from your error log; explain which fact controls each answer.
- Answer different questions without notes. For a negative stem, identify the exception; for a BEST-answer stem, explain why the closest alternative is less complete. Familiarity with an old answer is not new evidence.
- Work one math problem and revisit one earlier mistake. If you need more time, extend the schedule rather than omitting an area.
Day 16: Repair mistakes and change the facts
- Choose two weak concepts from recent practice. Start with the one that affects the larger weighted area.
- Change one fact in an example and explain whether the result changes. Check the controlling source if the distinction is legal.
- Recall yesterday's correction before reading it. Keep gaps visible instead of treating a familiar answer as proof of understanding.
Day 17: Repair mistakes and change the facts
- Choose two weak concepts from recent practice. Start with the one that affects the larger weighted area.
- Change one fact in an example and explain whether the result changes. Check the controlling source if the distinction is legal.
- Recall yesterday's correction before reading it. Keep gaps visible instead of treating a familiar answer as proof of understanding.
Day 18: Check your pace with fresh mixed practice
- Choose a mixed set you have not recently repeated. Use the timer and answer without notes.
- Review misses, skips and guesses after submission. Compare your method with the worked solution.
- Short public sets build pace; use a full 150-question, three-hour simulation when you have access to one. A short-set percentage does not establish readiness.
Day 19: Repair mistakes and change the facts
- Choose two weak concepts from recent practice. Start with the one that affects the larger weighted area.
- Change one fact in an example and explain whether the result changes. Check the controlling source if the distinction is legal.
- Recall yesterday's correction before reading it. Keep gaps visible instead of treating a familiar answer as proof of understanding.
Day 20: Repair mistakes and change the facts
- Choose two weak concepts from recent practice. Start with the one that affects the larger weighted area.
- Change one fact in an example and explain whether the result changes. Check the controlling source if the distinction is legal.
- Recall yesterday's correction before reading it. Keep gaps visible instead of treating a familiar answer as proof of understanding.
Day 21: Check your pace with fresh mixed practice
- Choose a mixed set you have not recently repeated. Use the timer and answer without notes.
- Review misses, skips and guesses after submission. Compare your method with the worked solution.
- Short public sets build pace; use a full 150-question, three-hour simulation when you have access to one. A short-set percentage does not establish readiness.
Day 22: Repair mistakes and change the facts
- Choose two weak concepts from recent practice. Start with the one that affects the larger weighted area.
- Change one fact in an example and explain whether the result changes. Check the controlling source if the distinction is legal.
- Recall yesterday's correction before reading it. Keep gaps visible instead of treating a familiar answer as proof of understanding.
Day 23: Repair mistakes and change the facts
- Choose two weak concepts from recent practice. Start with the one that affects the larger weighted area.
- Change one fact in an example and explain whether the result changes. Check the controlling source if the distinction is legal.
- Recall yesterday's correction before reading it. Keep gaps visible instead of treating a familiar answer as proof of understanding.
Day 24: Check your pace with fresh mixed practice
- Choose a mixed set you have not recently repeated. Use the timer and answer without notes.
- Review misses, skips and guesses after submission. Compare your method with the worked solution.
- Short public sets build pace; use a full 150-question, three-hour simulation when you have access to one. A short-set percentage does not establish readiness.
Day 25: Repair mistakes and change the facts
- Choose two weak concepts from recent practice. Start with the one that affects the larger weighted area.
- Change one fact in an example and explain whether the result changes. Check the controlling source if the distinction is legal.
- Recall yesterday's correction before reading it. Keep gaps visible instead of treating a familiar answer as proof of understanding.
Day 26: Repair mistakes and change the facts
- Choose two weak concepts from recent practice. Start with the one that affects the larger weighted area.
- Change one fact in an example and explain whether the result changes. Check the controlling source if the distinction is legal.
- Recall yesterday's correction before reading it. Keep gaps visible instead of treating a familiar answer as proof of understanding.
Day 27: Check your pace with fresh mixed practice
- Choose a mixed set you have not recently repeated. Use the timer and answer without notes.
- Review misses, skips and guesses after submission. Compare your method with the worked solution.
- Short public sets build pace; use a full 150-question, three-hour simulation when you have access to one. A short-set percentage does not establish readiness.
Day 28: Check your pace with fresh mixed practice
- Choose a mixed set you have not recently repeated. Use the timer and answer without notes.
- Review misses, skips and guesses after submission. Compare your method with the worked solution.
- Short public sets build pace; use a full 150-question, three-hour simulation when you have access to one. A short-set percentage does not establish readiness.
Day 29: Repair mistakes and change the facts
- Choose two weak concepts from recent practice. Start with the one that affects the larger weighted area.
- Change one fact in an example and explain whether the result changes. Check the controlling source if the distinction is legal.
- Recall yesterday's correction before reading it. Keep gaps visible instead of treating a familiar answer as proof of understanding.
Day 30: Keep the last review light
- Recall a short list of corrected rules and formulas without opening your notes first.
- Check your appointment, accepted identification, arrival time and route. Follow the testing center's instructions about calculators.
- Leave room for food, rest and travel. Avoid repeating familiar questions just to raise a practice percentage.