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These 10 free GARESP questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Georgia Real Estate Salesperson Exam blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
Domain 1: Property Ownership 10% of exam
Question 1
Before its lease expires, a boutique removes custom display cases that it bolted to the floor solely for use in its retail business, then repairs the bolt holes. The lease is silent about the cases. How should they be treated?
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Correct answer: C - As removable trade fixtures because removal was timely and the damage was repaired
Domain 2: Land Use Controls 5% of exam
Question 2
Because an unusually narrow parcel cannot accommodate the required side-yard setback, a proposed single-family home would violate the dimensional rule. The use itself is permitted. Which relief most directly addresses the hardship?
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Correct answer: A - Obtaining a dimensional variance
Domain 3: Valuation 8% of exam
Question 3
In a sales-comparison analysis, a home that sold for $420,000 has a kitchen worth $25,000 more than the subject's, but it lacks a garage that contributes $10,000 to the subject. With no other differences, what is the comparable's adjusted price indication?
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Correct answer: A - $405,000, subtracting $25,000 and adding $10,000
Domain 4: Financing 10% of exam
Question 4
The credit file shows a base FICO Score of 745. Which interpretation is accurate?
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Correct answer: D - It is Very Good, but it does not by itself establish loan approval.
Domain 5: Contracts 19% of exam
Question 5
A buyer signs and delivers an offer calling for a June 30 closing. The seller changes the closing date to July 15, signs the document, and returns it to the buyer. The seller's revision creates:
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Correct answer: B - A counteroffer that requires the buyer's acceptance
Question 6
Written notice within three business days is required for a buyer to terminate after an appraisal below the purchase price; the agreement says failure to give timely notice waives that contingency. The appraisal is $28,000 low, but the buyer misses the deadline and then asks the seller to reduce the price. What is the contractual effect?
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Correct answer: C - The price is unchanged unless the seller agrees to renegotiate.
Domain 6: Agency 13% of exam
Question 7
"Keep working through my licensee; she speaks for me," a seller tells a prospect after privately revoking the licensee's actual authority but leaving the sign in place. The prospect reasonably relies on the seller's statement. Which doctrine best describes the licensee's authority as to the prospect?
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Correct answer: D - Apparent authority created by the seller's manifestations
Domain 7: Property Disclosures 7% of exam
Question 8
For a 1969 residence, the seller discloses all known lead information and gives the buyer every available report. Before becoming obligated under a purchase contract, the buyer waives in writing the 10-day inspection opportunity. What else must occur under the federal lead-based paint rule?
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Correct answer: B - Give the federal pamphlet, complete the warning acknowledgments, and retain the disclosure record for three years.
Domain 8: Property Management 3% of exam
Question 9
Reliable information establishes both a tenant's nonapparent disability and the need for an emotional-support animal in a no-pet building. How should the property manager respond?
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Correct answer: A - Grant the accommodation without a pet fee; actual damage remains chargeable.
Domain 9: Transfer of Title 6% of exam
Question 10
Deed chronology: Owen conveys the same parcel first to Alex and later to Priya. Alex does not record. Priya pays value without actual, constructive, or inquiry notice of Alex's deed and records before Alex. In a race-notice jurisdiction, who has priority?
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Correct answer: C - Priya, the bona fide purchaser without notice who recorded first