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Real Est. Test #1

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DEFINITION OF APPRAISAL   An estimate of value; Skill, experience, and judgment of the appraiser is important.  
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DEFINITION OF REAL ESTATE   The earth's surface, from the center, upward in space, including all things permanently attached, whether natural or man-made; land and all permanent attachments  
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EXAMPLES OF REAL ESTATE   Occupation, field of study, assets  
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EXAMPLES OF REAL ESTATE AS AN OCCUPATION   Brokerage, finance, property management, appraisal, development, law, title  
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THREE TYPES OF REAL ESTATE   Residential, commercial, agricultural  
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DEFINITION OF A BROKER   Facilitators of buying, selling, and leasing real estate; licensee who, for compensation, sells/buys/negotiates/leases/rents any real estate or improvements for others  
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DUTY OF AN APPRAISER   To give an opinion of value for a fee  
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SPECIALTIES OF APPRAISAL   Apartments, farms, industrial, shopping centers  
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STATUTE OF FRAUDS   Contracts MUST be in writing  
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TITLE INSURANCE   An insurance policy that will reimburse a property owner or mortgage lender for losses caused by title defects or encumbrances.  
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PERSONAL PROPERTY   Personal property that is moveable and not part of the real estate. Also called personalty.  
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IMMOBILITY   Cannot be moved  
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SITUS:   Location, location, location  
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DURABILITY   Land itself cannot be destroyed  
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HETEROGENEOUS   Uniqueness  
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SCARCITY   Limited supply  
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MODIFICATION   Improvements  
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FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY   The person (broker, real estate agent, etc) is required to present all offers to buyer and be morally responsible in transactions  
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BROKERS AS BUSINESS PEOPLE   Licensed by state, independent or franchisee, can accept or reject agency relationship, duties limited to those under listing agreement, can't discriminate (must present all offers to client)  
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HOW TO GET YOUR LICENSE REVOKED   Misleading advertising, failure to account for principal's $, co-mingling funds, failure to maintain separate accounts, accepting undisclosed commission, acting as agent AND undisclosed principle  
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5 ELEMENTS OF A CONTRACT   Compentent parties, legal subject matter, offer, acceptance, consideration  
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"SEIZIN"   Actual possession of realty by a person claiming ownership; has the right to transfer property/sell  
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"ENCUMBRANCES"   Any claim, lien, or charge against a property that would reduce it's value.  
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"QUIET ENJOYMENT"   An owner's right to peaceable possession and not to be subject to adverse ownership claims by others.  
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"FURTHER ASSURANCE"   Grantor agrees to execute documents for grantee to receive good title  
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"WARRANTY FOREVER"   Should title someday list a pre-existing defect grantor will compensate grantee  
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INVOLUNTARY TRANSFER    
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ADVERSE POSSESSION   Known as "squatter's rights"; a set of legal rules under which property can be acquired or lost by possessing another's land for a set period of time, in accordance with state law.  
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PRESCRIPTIVE RIGHTS   A right to use real property for a certain purpose that has been acquired through continuous adverse use for a set amount of time.  
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EMINENT DOMAIN   Government can take ownership w/o owner's consent; gov't MUST compensate accordingly.  
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MECHANIC'S LIEN/CONTRACTOR'S LIEN   Lien placed for work done but possibly not paid for or not completely paid for; normally in exchange for payment, a contractor signs a lien waiver which "waives" his/her right to place a lien on your property  
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LEASEHOLD   Ownership interest for a definite period of time; example: 1 year apartment lease  
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FREEHOLD   Ownership interest for an indefinite period of time; ex: fee estates/life estates  
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FEE ESTATE   A freehold estate which the owner can transfer upon death and in a property executed will; Inheritance  
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FEE SIMPLE ASBOLUTE   Most complete ownership/most typical  
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FEE SIMPLE DETERMINABLE   Transferred temporarily for a purpose; i.e. a school being donated to stay a school  
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FEE SIMPLE CONDITIONAL   Transferred unless triggering event occurs; i.e. alcohol sold on property  
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TYPICAL BUSINESS OWNERSHIP TYPES   LLC (most typical), C Corporations, partnership, general partnership: full liability, limited partnership: limited liability  
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TITLE THEORY   State lender holds title  
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LIEN THEORY   State lender holds the lien; Nebraska is a lien theory state  
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LIEN POSITIONS   1st position = first lien to be filed and priority given in liquidation. Junior position = every position after primary  
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