📐 Mastering Legal Descriptions: Essential Exam Prep for the Real Estate Exam

Описание: 🏠 Real Estate Exam Prep: Legal Descriptions & Survey Methods

Ready to master Legal Descriptions & Survey Methods for the real estate exam? This 40-question review breaks down legal descriptions and survey methods — metes and bounds, lot and block, and the rectangular survey system — with clear examples and scenario practice.

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✅ WHAT’S COVERED IN THIS VIDEO
• Why legal descriptions matter (accuracy, transfer, title)
• Metes and Bounds: bearings, courses, distances, monuments, POB, closure
• Lot and Block (Recorded Plat): plats, subdivisions, map references
• Rectangular Survey System (Public Land Survey): townships, ranges, sections, fractional divisions
• Mixed/composite descriptions and how to decode them on the exam
• Common pitfalls: ambiguous calls, bad math on sections/fractions, missing POB

🔥 TOPICS BREAKDOWN (CHAPTERS)
00:00 – Introduction & Purpose of Legal Descriptions
03:33 – Metes & Bounds Method
11:06 – Lot & Block (Recorded Plat) Method
16:27 – Townships, Ranges, Baselines, Principal Meridians, Sections
19:37 – Using Fractional Section Notation (½, ¼, etc.) in Descriptions
21:58 – Mixed & Composite Descriptions, and Interpretation Practice

🧩 SUBTOPICS & DETAILS
• Surveys, monuments (natural vs artificial), benchmarks, ties
• Reading bearings: N/S–E/W format, degrees–minutes–seconds
• POB and closure errors (how exam questions try to trick you)
• Section math shortcuts: halves, quarters, and combinations (NW ¼ of SE ¼, etc.)
• Linking deed text to recorded plat/map references
• When to expect hybrid descriptions and how to parse order of calls

🎯 WHO THIS VIDEO IS FOR
• Real estate exam candidates (U.S.)
• Agents needing a fast refresher on legal descriptions
• Learners who want clear examples and step-by-step decoding

💡 EXAM SUCCESS TIPS
• Start with the description type: metes and bounds, lot and block, or rectangular survey.
• For section problems, reduce fractions step by step (½, ¼, ⅛) before multiplying acreage.
• In metes and bounds, confirm the POB and check for a return to close the figure.
• On plats, match the lot, block, subdivision name, and recording info precisely.
• Watch for distractors: swapped bearings, missing monuments, or inconsistent fractions.

🧠 KEY CONCEPTS
Metes and bounds • Bearings • Monuments • Point of Beginning (POB) • Closure • Lot and block • Recorded plat • Rectangular survey system • Township • Range • Section • Fractional sections (½, ¼) • Principal meridian • Baseline • Composite descriptions • Acreage math

🔗 HELPFUL LINKS
Birdsy Real Estate Exam Prep → https://birdsy.ai/real-estate
National Association of Realtors (NAR) → https://www.nar.realtor/
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) → https://www.hud.gov/

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