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Real Estate Prep

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Term
Definition
Property   The Rights of Ownership  
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Ownership   The Rights to use, Posses, Enjoy and Dispose of Something  
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Allodial System   Ability to own land and pass it on to their heir  
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Estate in Land   The Degree, Quantity and extent in one's interest in land  
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Eminent Domain   The Governments right to take land for the public good  
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Condemnation   The Process used to acquire property under the right of eminent domain  
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Escheat   The Right of the state to assume ownership of property when the owner dies without a valid will or it's abandon  
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Fixture   Personal Property that is permanently attached to real property so it is considered part of that real property  
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Fixture (Three ways to make personal property into a fixture)   1. Attachment 2. Adaptation 3. Agreement  
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Emblements   Crops harvested for profit, Personal Property  
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Appurtenance   A Right, Privilege, or improvement associated with land. Parking spot  
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Item of chattel   Personal Property Only  
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Chattel Real   An item which is not movable or is associated with real property. Either intangible property interest or tangible property. (DEED IS NOT)  
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Fee Simple Defeasible   Subject to limitations other than the government's rights  
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Life Estates   A Freehold estate that is not normally inheritable  
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Estates less than a freehold   Personal property, also called a leasehold estate  
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Reversion Interest   The landlord's right to regain possession at the end of a lease  
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Estate in Severality   Ownership by one person  
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Joint Tenancy   Requires all Concurrent owners have the same possession, interest, time and title. PITTS  
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Community Property   Each Spouse has an equal interest in property acquired during a marriage. Not recognized in Florida  
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Tenancy by the Entirety   The Form of concurrent ownership limited to spouses. Tenancy in Person  
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Partition   The Process of separating a concurrent ownership  
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Partition in Kind   Refers to the separating concurrent ownership by subdividing the property  
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Elective Share   30% of the net estate  
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Homestead tax exemption   25,000  
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Easement   The right to use or enjoy the property of another  
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Easement Apurtenant   Easement that requires a dominant and servient estate  
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Easement in Gross   An Easement that Affects only one property, Only a Servient estate  
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Personal Easement   An easement in gross held by an individual that can be terminated by sale or death but can not be revoked  
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Private Grant   A written agreement between a landowner and easement holder  
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Prescription   An Easement created by continuous, uninterrupted, hostile possession  
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Easement [PoPCoRN]   Private Grant, prescription, Condemnation, Reservation, Necessity  
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Quitclaim deed   Terminate an easement by a release  
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Termination by abandonment   Holder of the easement failed to use it  
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Termination by vacation   Court determines that the easement is no longer needed  
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Judgement Lien   Made by the courts and attaches to both real and personal property  
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Writ of Execution   After a judgment lien, A sheriff is directed to sell the property  
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Race Statutes   The Legislation which establishes priority of liens in most states  
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Lien Priority   1. Property Tax 2. Work began on a mechanic lien 3. Date of lien Recorded  
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Title   The Sum of all facts on which ownership is founded. Which is esablished by evaluating an abstract of title  
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Abstract of title   A Summary of all instruments affecting title and all encumbrances affecting the title  
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Marketable Title   A Title which is free of reasonable doubt as to ownership  
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Constructive Notice   Inspect the property and check the public records  
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Actual Notice   Notice based on what you have seen, heard, read or observed  
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Torrens Land Title   File for a quiet title action and the status and condition is determined by the courts. Only has the current owner. Any encumbrances to a title must be entered on the certificate of title  
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Title Insurance   Owner, Mortgagee.  
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Deed   A written instrument which transfers ownership interest in real property during the lifetime of the owner. Must be of legal age and sound mind. Can be for good or valuable. A recorded deed is assumed to have been delivered and accepted. Date not needed.  
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Statue of Frauds   Deeds need to be written, signed by the Grantor  
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Bill of Sale   COnveying Personal Property  
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Grant   The act of transferring ownership with a deed  
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Grantor   The Party who transfers a deed. Delivers the deed within their lifetime  
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Grantee   The party to whom the title is transferred. If they have the deed it is delivered  
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Words of Conveyance   The Granting clause of the deed  
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Habendum Clause   An optional part of a deed that tells the extent of interest transferred  
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General Warranty   The Type of deed the greatest warranty as to the title status  
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Covenant of seizin   The Grantor owns the property and has the right to convey  
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Covenant of quiet enjoyment   Grantee's ownership will not be challenged by the claims of others  
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Covenant of warranty of tittle   Assures that the Grantor will bear the expense of defending the title against the claims  
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Special Warranty Deed   Deed that warrants only against encumbrances by the grantor. It only contains the covenant against encumbrances. Used by an agent of a principal such as a trustee or executor of a will  
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Bargain and sale deed   The type of deed which contains an implied interest in property but no warranty as to title status.  
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Quitclaim Deed   The type of deed which contains no warrant as to title but can be used to convey any interest in real property and can be used to clear up a cloud  
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Title   Different types of estates convey different amounts of ttle  
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Deed [2]   A deed must be acknowledged to be recorded, but an acknowledged unrecorded deed is valid and is admissible for public recording. The acknowledging party being the grantor  
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Testate   A valid will  
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Testator   A decedent that leaves a valid will  
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Devise   A Gift of real property in a will  
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Devisor   A decedent who conveys real property in a will  
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Bequest/legacy   A Gift of personal property  
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Distributees   The heirs when there is an intestate death.  
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Laws of Succession   The distribution of an intestate decedent's estate which is governed by state laws. AKA Laws of descent. The person appointed to administer the estate is called the administrator who is court appointed  
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Executor   Used with a good will and is appointed by the testator  
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Ground Lease   A long term lease of land  
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Graduated lease   Lease is lower in the beginning to attract customers and then increases. Also called a step-up lease  
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Index Lease   Increases based of economic factors and anything found in The escalation clause  
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Economic Rent   The amount of rent that could be obtained for a property on the open market if available  
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Assignment   The transfer of ALL right that a tenant holds in a leased property. But still has the secondary liability  
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Block   The Largest unit of measurement in a subvision  
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Metes and bounds Method   Permanent monuments as markers is the primary method in some states. AKA Survey  
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Permanent reference markers   is a precisely identified location using longitude and latitude which serves as a reference point for starting a land survey. AKA Benchmarks  
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Township   The largest unit of measurement in the government rectangular survey system. Measures 6 miles and made from 36 sections  
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Range   Runs north to south  
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Tier   Runs east to west  
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Section   The Area of a section is 640 Acres  
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Valid Contracts [CALL]   Consideration, agreement, legally competent, legal consideration  
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Valuable consideration   Anything that has monetary value when promised in a contract  
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Good consideration   Worth promised in a contract that doesn't have a monetary value  
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Florida Real Estate Commission   Creating or changing the rules and regulation  
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Florida Division of Real Estate   Providing support to the FREC,  
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The Civil Rights Act of 1866   Covers discrimination in the sale or lease of Real or personal property. File in federal court  
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Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act)   Covers discrimination in the sale or lease of certain types of real property to the whole gambit of people. Applies to All siingle Family residence owned by businesses. File complaint with HUD, District Court , U.S attorney general  
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The Fair Housing Act of 1988   Extends anti-discrimination coverage to the handicapped and family with kids. Max fine up to 50,000  
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Promissory note   States the terms of repayment and always contains a prepayment clause and an acceleration clause  
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Acceleration clause   Allows the lender to demand full and immediate payment if the borrower fails to meet all terms of the note  
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Escalation clause   A mortgage that allows the lender to increase payments or interest rates if retain events take place  
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Hypothecation   The means by which a mortgage provides security for a note and propery possession is held by the borrower and mortgage is held by the lender. Two different methods are title and lien theory  
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Title Theory   Security for the note is provided by the trustee holding a naked title, the borrower hods equitable title  
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Lien theory   The legal title is held by the borrower and the security for the note is provided by the lender holding a lien  
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Mortgagor   The borrower in a mortgage instrument  
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Mortgagee   The lender in a mortgage instrument  
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Granting Clause   The clause in a mortgage in which the borrower conveys the title to the property  
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Defeasance   The clause in a mortgage  
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Alienation clause[due on sale]   Permits the lender to call in the note i the mortgagor transfers the property for the purpose of preventing assumption of a loan  
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Certificate of estoppel   The document by which a borrower verifies the amount still owed on a loan and the interest rate  
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Subordination clause   A clause in a mortgage which waives a priority of recordination  
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Statutory redemption   A borrower may regain foreclosed property by satisfying the debt after foreclosure.  
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Deed of trust   Sometimes used instead of a mortgage and the title is held by the trustee. It held the reconveyance and power of sale clauses  
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What is the point of The Agency Disclosure Agreement   It is intended to warn the public to not reveal any confidential information to the agent  
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When does the Agency Disclosure need to be signed   At the 1st substantive contact  
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What years do you have to be wary of lead paint   Pre-1978  
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When are window guards mandatory for city dwellings   Kids under 10  
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What is Article 9-A   It governs subdivision  
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What is Article 12-A   It governs the Licences of Real estate agents and Agency  
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What is a latent defect   It is a defect that is not discover-able by reasonable inspection and must be disclosed  
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How are Planning boards hired?   They are appointed  
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What is the Master Plan   Plans that ensure that social and economic needs are balanced  
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What is another name for master plan   The General Plan  
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What is a moratorium   A Halt on construction  
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What is Article 78   It is the appeal process for an adverse decision  
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What is a percolation test   How much waste water the soil can process  
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The size of a septic tank is based off of?   The number of bedrooms  
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What is the length of a an independent contract   15 months  
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Chattels is another name for   Personal Property  
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Estates in Land - Freehold   Exists forever or a lifetime  
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Severalty   One Owner  
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If tenancy in common people die who gets there interest in the property   Their Heirs  
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Tenant by Entirety   Husband and wife are joint owners  
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Encumbrance   The right or interest in a property  
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When does a mechanics lien have to be filed   Within 4 months  
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Affidavit of entitlement   Broker files with county clerk  
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How long are Judgements good for   10 years  
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What is a deed   A written instrument that conveys title  
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What must a property description have to be considered legal?   Mete and Bounds or a reference plot number.  
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which kind of deed offers the greatest protection   Warranty Deed  
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What is a warranty deed   Protects past and present deed challenges  
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What is the most common deed   The Bargain and sales deed with conventants  
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What is the worst deed   A quitclaim deed  
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Laws, rules, and regulations governing licenseees and are adiminstered by..   NY Department if State  
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What is the customer owed in a real estate relationship?   Honest dealings  
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What is a universal agent   Represents their client in all matters  
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What is an example of a general agent   Property manager  
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What type of agent is a real estate agent, which grants them represent the client in one specific transaction   Special Agent  
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What are the "CC" LOAD in CC LOAD   Care and Confidentiality  
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What is the L in CCLOAD   Loyalty  
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What is the O in CCLOAD   Obedience  
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What is the A in CCLoad   Accounting  
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What is D in cc Load   Disclosure  
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What is the best listing for a broker   An Exclusive-right-to-sell. Which promises the broker a commission if property is sold in the agreement time  
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If a seller does not give the buyer a written disclosure of the property condition statement, what is the buyer entitled too   500$ credit  
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All property that does not fit the definition of real estate is classified as personal property is know as   Chattel  
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What is the difference between a a fee simple estate and a life estate   Fee simples is given to your heirs and a life estate reverts back to the original owner.  
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Liens, deed restrictions, easements and encroachments are all ...   Encumbrances  
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What is the Maximum percentage of their income that participates in the FHA's section 8 program may pay in rent   30 Percent  
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What is a surety bond   Covers an owner against financial losses that result from an employee's criminal acts or negligence while carrying out his duties  
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The taxes made before exemptions are subtracted is known as the   True tax on the property  
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What is the equalization factor   A factor that when multiplied with the property's assessed value is in line with statewide tax assessments. Not used when Full-value assessment is used  
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