Stephen Mettling & David Cusic 
Principles of Real Estate Practice in Florida [EPUB ebook] 
2nd Edition

Principles of Real Estate Practice in Florida contains the essentials of Florida real estate law, principles, and practices necessary for basic competence as a real estate professional and as mandated by Florida license law and the FREC 1 course outline. It is based on our highly successful and popular national publication, Principles of Real Estate Practice, which is in use in real estate schools nationwide.

The text is tailored to the needs of the prelicense student. It is designed to

• make it easy for students to learn the material and pass their real estate exam


• prepare students for numerous career applications


• stress practical, rather than theoretical, skills and knowledge.

Principles of Real Estate Practice in Florida is streamlined, direct and to-the-point. It includes multiple learning reinforcements. It has a student-oriented organization, both within each section and from section to section. Its examples and exercises are grounded in the authors’ many years in real estate education.

Table of Contents

• The Real Estate Business


• Real Estate License Law and Qualifications for Licensure


• Real Estate License Law and Commission Rules


• Authorized Relationships, Duties, and Disclosure


• Real Estate Brokerage Activities and Procedures


• Violations of License Law, Penalties, and Procedures


• Federal and State Laws Pertaining to Real Estate


• Property Rights: Estates & Tenancies; Condos, Coops, CDDs, HOAs, and Time-Sharing


• Title, Deeds and Ownership Restrictions


• Legal Descriptions


• Real Estate Contracts


• Residential Mortgages


• Types of Mortgages and Sources of Financing


• Real Estate Related Computations; Closing Transactions


• The Real Estate Market and Analysis


• Real Estate Appraisal


• Real Estate Investments and Business Opportunity Brokerage


• Taxes Affecting Real Estate


• Planning, Zoning and Environmental Hazards


• Real Estate Mathematics

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