Pre-Licensure Student Resources Page
Resources and links to help you prepare for your exam
STUDY MATERIALS provided:
1. Your textbook provided with the class is Handbook for Real Estate Examinations and Practice (9th Edition) by Milton H. Shaw, published by Richard Harris. Michael refers to this frequently as the “blue book” as the actually copy of the cover of the book is blue. This textbook is provided with your class and will be EMAILED to you on the first day of class after your attendance is confirmed. NOTE: This comes from the publisher, Richard Harris, not from our email. If you want a physical paperback copy in addition to the emailed PDF, see book order information below.
2. EXAMINATION CANDIDATE INFORMATION BULLETIN (CIB): Click Here to Download CIB This is published by the testing company PSI Services LLC with the MA Div of Prof Licensure BOARD of Registration of RE Brokers and Salespersons. The CIB has EVERYTHING you need to know about applying for and taking the exam. Copies can also be found at www.psiexams.com
3. Commonwealth of MA Real Estate License Law Rules and Regulations Handbook. Download Here This Handbook is published by PSI, the testing company. You want to memorize this for the MA portion of the exam. Yes, just memorize it.
4. Multiple Choice Test-Taking Strategies tip sheet from Michael. He will refer to this during class. Click here
5. Link to Michael’s POWER POINT PRESENTATION/SLIDES during class, if you’d like to follow along in class or review separately. Click here.
6. GOOGLE DOC LINK: Michael mentions this google doc link in class which includes some documents, videos that he requests that you watch, and your own class’s recording when they are ready after the class. Click here.
Additional Books for Purchase
You may find these elsewhere online for purchase, but we buy in bulk for a discount so we can pass that along to you.
** TO ORDER ANY BOOKS: Arrange by EMAIL with Eden at [email protected].
Indicate in your email: 1. which book(s) you'd like; 2. if you want to pay by Paypal (credit card) or cash/check; 3. if you want to have them mailed to you or prepared for pick up at our Chelsea location (close to Rte 1 & Rte 16). Details provided upon arrangement.
Book prices are listed below. For books to be mailed, it is $10 S&H for one book, $15 for two or more.
1. Guide to Passing the PSI REAL ESTATE EXAM 8th Edition by Lawrence Sager, published by Dearborn RE Education.This is published by the testing company and has sample test questions at the end of each chapter. (As does the blue book, too.) If you want only one extra book, this one is very good as the general exam is a much larger portion of the exam. $35.
2. Massachusetts REAL ESTATE Practice and Law, 10th Edition by Anita Hill. This is very thorough on MA practices and law. Though that portion of the exam is shorter and requires a lot of memorization, this book contains reproductions of MA real estate forms, and the laws you need to know so this is a good book to launch you into getting the info you need to become a good MA real estate agent from the get go. $35.
3. Handbook for Real Estate Examinations and Practice (9th Edition) by Milton H. Shaw, published by Richard Harris. Michael refers to this frequently as the “blue book.” If you would like to order a copy in addition to the electronic copy that you receive on the first day of the class, it is $40.
4. If you’d like ALL THREE books, it is $100. (Plus S&H if you need them mailed.)
More Recommended Study Resources:
1. GLOSSARY / VOCABULARY. The back of the blue book provided with your class has a glossary. You can also simply google “real estate terms” and you will land on some decent, free online options. Give a few a try — there are some that offer quizzes or flashcards.
2. The testing company offers an inexpensive (around $20) sample exam that will have questions similar to the real exam. You can take this sample test more than once. www.psiexams.com.
3. Some students tell us that the site called "The Night Before The Exam" has been useful in their test prep. We are not endorsing it, just passing this along as I’ve heard it mentioned a few times.
