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RE Exam Prep
Real Estate pre-licensing exam prep, using terms & acronyms from PrepAgent.com
Term | Definition |
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Bundle of Rights | [DeepC] Disposition, Exclusion, Enjoyment, Possession, Control |
Real Property | Immovable |
Personal Property | Moveable |
Fixture | [MARIA] Method, adaptability, relationship, intention, agreement |
Trade Fixture | Personal Property for business. (i.e: Dentist chair) |
Riparian Rights | Regarding property near moving water (i.e: river, creek, etc) |
Appurtenances | Stay with the land. (I purrr when stuff comes with land :) |
Chattle Real | Sounds like Cattle, and cattle MOVE. Moveable |
Freehold Estate | Possession of Property, NOT limited by time |
Littoral Rights | Regarding property near lake or ocean. |
Estate for Years | Fixed period of Time |
Estate at Sufferance | Deadbeat tenant |
Title | About ownership |
Severalty | Sole ownership |
Concurrent Estate | Ownership w/ others |
Join Tenancy | [TTIP] Time, title, interest, possession |
Community Property | Own property w/ Spouse |
Encumberances | Limitation. (i.e: Lien) |
Lien | Money owed |
Mechanics Lein | Involuntary lien based on work performed on property |
General Lien | When they can come after everything like taxes, income, property, etc. |
Police Power | State's protection of Welfare, Health, Morals, Saftey. (i.e: zoning, rent control, building codes) |
Government Power | [PETE] Police Power, Eminent Domain, Taxation, Escheat |
Escheat | Government property acquisition. No heirs. No will. |
R1 - Zoning | Single Family |
R3 - Zoning | Multifamily |
Downzoning | Commercial residential |
Variance | Exception |
Encroching | Tresspassing |
Lis Pendens | Lawsuit pending. Someone claims you aren't the owner. (i.e: Divorce) |
Injunctions | Court order to stop. |
Cloud on Title | Title is NOT clear |
Eminent Domain | Gov takes property for public use. |
Inverse Condemnation | Suing the gov, based on eminent domain |
Condemnation | Compensation |
Accretion | |
Avulsion | |
Probate Sale | |
Intestate | No will |
Deeds | Evidence of transfer of ownership |
A Grant Deed | |
A Quitclaim Deed | |
Constructive Notice | |
Testate | Have a will |
Ownership | Title |
Chain of Title | History of ownership |
Abstract of Title | Summary |
Title Insurance | Makes sure property has clear & marketable title. |
Impounds | Taxes & insurance |
Escrow | Neutral party |
Missrepresentation | Without intention |
RESPA Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act | 1-4 residential. To prevent kickbacks. Helps know what they're getting themselves into. |
Abandonment | Voluntary |
Sublease | Possession, but no responsibility. |
Steering | Leading clients toward a specific neighborhood. Buyers |
Blockbusting | Panic selling. Panic peddling. Sellers |
Valid Contact | Capable, Mutual Consent, Consideration, Legal |
Voidable Contract | Duress. Valid unless someone exercises cancelation. (i.e: Told to buy at gunpoint, but choose to anyway.) |
Bilateral Contract | Promise for a Promise. (i.e: Listing agreement) |
Unilateral Contract | Promise for an Act. (i.e: Option contract) |
Executed Contract | Completely performed |
The Statute of Frauds | Writing |
Statute of Limitations | Timeframes |
Novation | New |
Listing | Bilateral employment contract (seller is employer, hiring broker to find a qualified buyer) |
Exclusive Listing | One broker exclusive |
Exclusive Agency Listing | One broker, but owner can also sell |
Exclusive Authorization and Right to Sell Listing | No need to prove. Broker gets paid regardless. |
Net listing | Agree on sale price with broker. Any sale above this amt goes to broker. Illegal in most states. |
Puffing | Exaggerate |
Actual Fraud | Intention |
Value | [STUD] Scarcity, Transferability, Utility, Demand |
Plottage | 1 + 1 = 3 |
Life Estate | For the life of a designated person |
How many sq feet in one acre? | 43,560 |
5,280 feet | How many feet in a mile |
640 acres | One Township Section |
640 acres | Number of acres in a square mile |
Alienation | Transferring property to another. |
FReSH CoRN | Protected Classes - Familial status, Race, Sex, Handicap, Color, Religion, Nationality |