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 real estate exam.

In this episode you will learn:

• The lot and block system is primarily used for high-density urban and suburban subdivisions.

• A plat map must be approved by local government and recorded in public records to be legally valid.

• A complete legal description includes the lot number, block number, subdivision name, county, and state.

• The "Big Blocks hold Little Lots" mnemonic helps distinguish between the two primary units of measurement.

• The recorded plat method replaces previous descriptions like metes and bounds for individual parcel sales.

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