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The ID-RES exam has 120 questions and runs 4 hours.
These 10 free ID-RES questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Idaho Real Estate Salesperson Exam blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
Domain 1: National - REAL PROPERTY CHARACTERISTICS, LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS, AND PROPERTY USE
Question 1
A seller plans to remove a wall-mounted wine rack before closing. The rack is bolted to the wall and would ordinarily be treated as a fixture, but the signed purchase agreement expressly excludes it. Which conclusion is most accurate?
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Correct answer: A - The signed exclusion controls; the rack does not transfer
Domain 2: National - FORMS OF OWNERSHIP, TRANSFER, AND RECORDING OF TITLE
Question 2
At closing, only a lender's title insurance policy is issued. A covered title defect later reduces the buyer's ownership interest without impairing the lender's lien. Who is protected by that policy?
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Correct answer: B - The lender only; the buyer would need an owner's title policy
Domain 3: National - PROPERTY VALUE AND APPRAISAL
Question 3
A 20-year-old house is well maintained, but buyers consistently discount it because it has one bathroom, an awkward room layout, and no practical way to reconfigure the interior economically. The appraiser should classify this loss primarily as:
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Correct answer: C - Functional obsolescence
Question 4
A fourplex has annual scheduled rent of $96,000, expected vacancy and collection loss of $4,800, laundry income of $1,200, operating expenses of $30,400, and annual debt service of $24,000. Using an 8% capitalization rate, what value is indicated by direct capitalization?
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Correct answer: D - $775,000, based on net operating income of $62,000
Domain 4: National - REAL ESTATE CONTRACTS AND AGENCY
Question 5
A seller offers to sell a home for $420,000 with a June 1 closing. Before the offer expires, the buyer signs the form but changes the closing date to June 15. What has the buyer created?
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Correct answer: B - A counteroffer that rejects and replaces the original offer
Question 6
A seller induced a buyer to sign by intentionally misrepresenting a material foundation defect. After discovering the truth, the buyer signs a written affirmation and elects to close. Which statement best describes the contract?
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Correct answer: A - It was voidable by the buyer, and the informed affirmation can ratify it
Question 7
A listing agreement authorizes a broker to market the property and negotiate offers, but it does not authorize the broker to sign for the seller. The seller is traveling and an attractive offer expires tonight. What may the broker properly do?
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Correct answer: D - Present the offer promptly and seek the seller's authorized acceptance
Domain 5: National - REAL ESTATE PRACTICE
Question 8
An owner occupies one unit of a four-unit building and rents the other three without using a broker. Even if the owner may qualify for the federal owner-occupied exemption in selecting tenants, which action remains prohibited?
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Correct answer: C - Publishing an advertisement that states 'No children'
Question 9
A buyer asks a salesperson what to enter in the possession-date blank of an approved purchase form. Which response stays within the salesperson's professional role?
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Correct answer: A - Explain the approved form and insert the date chosen by the parties
Domain 6: National - PROPERTY DISCLOSURES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Question 10
A radon test reports 4.3 pCi/L. The buyer asks the licensee whether the house is safe. What is the most appropriate response?
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Correct answer: D - Explain that the result is at or above EPA's 4.0 pCi/L action level and recommend qualified follow-up