Real Estate Exam [National] 06, Metes and Bounds Legal Description Explained
Jan 12, 2026
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 the Point of Beginning (POB) is the most critical element for a valid legal description.
• The distinction between metes as measurements and bounds as directional boundaries.
• Why physical monuments legally supersede written measurements in property disputes.
• The requirement for survey descriptions to follow a clockwise path to ensure the closure of the boundary.
• How to identify metes and bounds terminology like degrees, minutes, and seconds compared to other survey methods.
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