South Dakota Real Estate Exam Prep

The South Dakota License Professor is South Dakota's number one provider of high quality real estate knowledge designed to help YOU pass your South Dakota real estate exam the first time. Explanations and feedback given by the South Dakota License Professor is provided by real estate license instructors and professional realtors from across South Dakota, including Fargo, Bismarck, and Grand Forks. Thousands of students have already aced their South Dakota real estate exam by preparing with the South Dakota License Professor.

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South Dakota State Licensing

The South Dakota Real Estate Commission licenses, registers, and regulates real estate broker associates (sales agents) and brokers and has its real estate licensing exam administered by PSI/AMP. Our South Dakota real estate prep exams cover all of the necessary fundamentals for both the state and national portions of the PSI/AMP exam.

What are the South Dakota NATIONAL Licensing Exam Topics?

  1. Property Ownership
  2. Land Use Controls and Regulations
  3. Valuation and Market Analysis
  4. Financing
  5. General Principles of Agency
  6. Property Disclosures
  7. Contracts
  8. Leasing and Property Management
  9. Transfer of Title
  10. Practice of Real Estate
  11. Real Estate Calculations

What are the South Dakota STATE Licensing Exam Topics?

  1. Duties and Powers of the Real Estate Commission
  2. Licensing Requirements
  3. Statutory Requirements Governing the Activities of Licensees
  4. Additional Topics

South Dakota License Package Features

1,600 +

South Dakota Specific Questions

14

Full Exams

3

Interactive Study Modes

(Learning, Exam, & Flash Card)

Specific Math and Definition Exams

Prepare for Both State and National Exams

Practicing real estate exam questions with the South Dakota License Professor will:
  • Increase your understanding of course material
  • Improve your exam comfort, familiarity, and completion speed
  • Start preparing immediately as there is no software to be delivered
  • Work from home comfortably (slippers allowed): Study wherever and whenever you desire
  • Have no need to attend expensive exam prep classes or real estate license school

The content for each South Dakota real estate exam has been extensively planned out by the South Dakota License Professors editorial staff; professionals who teach real estate license courses all over South Dakota. Through their valuable years of instructional experience they have created a series of practice tests that help future realtors prepare for their real estate exam. Don't set up to fail. Pass the South Dakota real estate exam using the excellent practice exams and informative feedback that the South Dakota License Professor's system provides. And don't forget - we have a 100% money back guarantee!

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Topics Covered in our Package

South Dakota exam questions and our comprehensive glossary cover all real estate topics, including:

  1. Introduction to the Real Estate Business
  2. Real Property and the Law
  3. Concepts of Home Ownership
  4. Agency
  5. Real Estate Brokerage
  6. Listing Agreements and Buyer Representation
  7. Interests in Real Estate
  8. Forms of Real Estate Ownership
  9. Legal Descriptions
  10. Real Estate Taxes and Other Liens
  11. Real Estate Contracts
  12. Transfer of Title
  13. Title Records
  14. Real Estate Financing: Principles
  15. Real Estate Financing: Practice
  16. Leases
  17. Property Management
  18. Real Estate Appraisal
  19. Land-Use Controls and Property Development
  20. Fair Housing and Ethical Practices
  21. Environmental Issues and Real Estate Transactions
  22. Closing the Real Estate Transaction
  23. Real Estate Math
  24. South Dakota Law and Practice

Broker Associate License Requirements

Individuals who perform acts of real estate services in South Dakota must be licensed by the Real Estate Commission. For the purposes of the License Professor, a broker associate is similar to sales agents in other states. Purchasing the sales agent package and selecting South Dakota will provide you with national questions as well as South Dakota-specific broker associate questions.

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Minimum Requirements to Apply for the Broker Associate License

  • Basic: To receive a license, you must be 18 years of age or older, graduated high school, complete 45 hours of pre-license education, have an errors and omissions insurance policy. You will also need to pay all applicable fees, have your fingerprints electronically taken, and provide all required documentation.
  • Education: Salesperson candidates must complete forty-five (45) hours of real estate education in real estate principles/fundamentals before they take the examination, from an accredited real estate school in South Dakota.
  • Residence: License applicants must provide Proof of Legal Presence in U.S. If not a South Dakota resident, you can still apply for a reciprocal license or as a nonresident candidate. The SD Real Estate Commission has reciprocity agreements with Georgia, Iowa, and Minnesota, and if you hold an active broker associate or broker license in one of these three states the licensing examination is waived. You will still need to pay applicable application fees and have errors and omissions insurance. Nonresident candidates still need to pass the state portion of the South Dakota broker associate examination.
  • Honesty & Integrity: License applicants must be honest, truthful, financially safe, and deal in good faith. Conviction of a crime may result in the denial of a license. The failure to reveal a criminal conviction on an original license application may also result in the denial of a license. For further information regarding the license issuance process when an applicant has a prior criminal conviction, please visit the South Dakota Real Estate Commission.

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Broker License Requirements

A South Dakota Real Estate Broker License is required of individuals who want to employ broker associates under their supervision. A license may be obtained by broker candidates that have an active South Dakota license that they have used full time for the previous three years. Purchasing our broker package and selecting South Dakota will provide you with national exam prep questions as well as South Dakota-specific broker practice questions.

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Minimum Requirements to Apply for the Broker License

  • Basic: To apply for a license, you must have an active license, completed sixty (60) hours of pre-license broker education, conduct a criminal background check, and have an errors and omissions insurance policy. You will also need to pay all applicable fees, have your fingerprints electronically taken if not already on file, and provide all required documentation.
  • Experience: Broker candidates must have been held an active real estate license for the past 2 years to apply for a South Dakota broker license. Depending on the approved school, online real estate courses may be an option. You can view all of the approved South Dakota real estate courses here.
  • Education: Before applying for a broker's license, you must complete the Commission-approved 60-hour broker pre-licensing education course. These are different than continuing education courses. Alternative courses of study that are very similar to the specific pre-licensing courses may be able to satisfy the education requirement.
  • Residence: License applicants must provide Proof of Legal Presence in U.S. If not a South Dakota resident, you can still apply for a reciprocal license or as a nonresident candidate. The SD Real Estate Commission has reciprocity agreements with Georgia, Iowa, and Minnesota, and if you hold an active broker license in one of these three states the licensing examination is waived. You will still need to pay applicable application fees and have errors and omissions insurance. Nonresident candidates still need to pass the state portion of the South Dakota broker examination.
  • Honesty & Integrity: License applicants must be honest, truthful, financially safe, and deal in good faith. Conviction of a crime may result in the denial of a license. The failure to reveal a criminal conviction on an original license application may also result in the denial of a license. For further information regarding the license issuance process when an applicant has a prior criminal conviction, please visit the South Dakota Real Estate Commission.

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Frequently Asked Questions

We know you may still have a number of questions about obtaining your real estate license in South Dakota. Here are the most commonly asked ones. If you still have questions, just go to our contact page and let us know.

The broker associate exam contains 100 national questions and 57 state-specific questions (5 are pre-test questions and do not count towards your score). Each question is judged by experts for what would be a score for a “minimally competent practitioner” (MCP) based on their difficulty. The minimum passing score is then computed by averaging these judgments.

The broker exam contains 12 national simulation problems. A minimum passing level (MPL) is assigned by experts, who judge the simulations to create the overall minimum passing level.

Just because you have a criminal record, it does not mean that you will be prevented from receiving your license. It is always best to provide details on your application. If you are unsure, you can always call the commission to clarify what type of convictions are allowed, and which are not.

You are given a total of 3.5 hours for the broker associate exam. This means you have a total of 210 minutes to complete the real estate license exam.

You are given a total of 3.5 hours for the broker exam. This means you have a total of 210 minutes to complete the real estate license exam.