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Real Estate Exam [National] 31, Depreciation Types Explained
Real Estate Exam Prep · Ran Chen, EA, CFP®
February 6, 20264m 56s
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Show Notes
This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. This episode covers content for the National Real Estate Exam.
In this episode you will learn:
• Why land is never depreciated while improvements lose value over time.
• The economic difference between curable and incurable physical deterioration.
• How to identify functional obsolescence through outdated design or super adequacies.
• Why external obsolescence is the only type of depreciation that is always incurable.
• How to use the PFE mnemonic to distinguish between physical, functional, and external factors.
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