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1
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Specialize in income-producing properties, such as apartment and office buildings, retail stores and warehouses.

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Commercial Brokers

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Deal in land for farming and acquisition of rural land by cities for residential, commercial, and industrial expansion.

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Land Brokers

3
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Shows which active listings are currently for sale, expired listings, and SOLD listings.

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Comparable Market Analysis (CMA)

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One who maintains the property in order to produce the highest possible financial return over the longest period of time for the owner.

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Property Manager

5
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One who specialize in finding Apartments for tenants to lease. Also required to have a real estate license.

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Apartment Locator

6
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Committee created by amendments to TRELA. Reviews and revise curriculum standard, and course content requirements. Made up of 12 members.

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The Education Standard Advisory Committee (ESAC)

7
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A listing service that allows a member to share their listings with other members and to split the commission from the sale of the listing with the other brokers.

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Multiple Listings Service (MLS)

8
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A place where buyers and sellers convene for the exchange of goods and services.

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Market

9
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Properties must similar to the subject property that are actively being marketed for sale.

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Active Listings

10
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Properties most similar to the subject property that did not sell either because they were overpriced or under-marketed or both.

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Expired Listings

11
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Properties most similar to the subject property that have recently sold.

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Sold Listings

12
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Made up of 9 members. 6 are Brokers and 3 are members of the public.

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The Texas Real Estate Commission

13
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The largest professional association in the world.

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National Association of Realtors (NAR)

14
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Formally evaluates a property.

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Appraiser

15
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Any member of the National Association of REALTORS

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Realtor

16
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Means the surface of the earth.

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Land

17
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Areas where land meets large bodies of water.

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Coastal Zones

18
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Anything put on the land with the intent of improving the land.

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Improvements

19
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Things that are not attached to the land.

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Personal Property

20
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Personal Property.

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Chattel

21
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A tool to enforce zoning ordinances.

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Zoning Permits

22
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Laws or ordinances developed to specify what land uses and building types are allowed on certain areas.

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Zoning Codes

23
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Land that does not have a certain basic required services necessary to utilize I️t for other purposes.

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Unimproved Land

24
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Personal property that cannot actually be moved.

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Intangible Property

25
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Personal property that can generally be moved.

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Tangible Personal Property

26
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Something that was personal property and now has become real estate because it has been attached to the land. (Water heater, ceiling fan)

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Fixture

27
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A formal legal binding agreement, written or oral, that is intended to be enforced by law.

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Contract

28
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There are two types of Contracts

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Implied or Expressed

29
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Contract that can be in writing or oral. The parties state the terms and conditions of the contract.

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Expressed Contract

30
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A contract that is not in writing or oral; it is an understanding between parties.

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Implied Contract

31
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A promise in exchange for a promise contract.

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Bilateral Contract

32
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A contract that has been completely performed.

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Executed Contract

33
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A contract that is in the process of being performed.

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Executory Contract

34
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A contract that is binding against one party, but not against the other party.

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Voidable Contract

35
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A good contract.

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Valid Contract

36
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A contract that was never a contract and will never be one.

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Void Contract

37
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A contract that cannot be enforced in a court of law.

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Unenforceable Contract

38
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A contract between parties for the purchase and sale, exchange, or other conveyance of Real Estate.

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Real Estate Contract

39
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A contract for the sale of real estate.

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Real Estate Sales Contract

40
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A simple contract appealing to homebuyers who do not qualify for a mortgage, first time home buyers who lack experience in the market, etc.

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Contract for Deed

41
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Agreement that combine the LEASE contract with the OPTION TO PURCHASE contract.

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Lease Purchase Agreements

42
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The substitution of a contract for a contract.

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Novation of Contracts

43
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The substitution of a party for a party.

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Novation of Parties

44
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The most often used sales contract in real estate.

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The One To Four Residential Contract

45
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An attorney-in-fact derives his powers from:

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A power of attorney

46
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A contract based upon a promise exchanged for a promise.

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Bilateral Contract

47
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Means the number of buyers in the market. Often affected by population growth, price of housing, unemployment, credit scores, etc.

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Demand

48
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Is the number of properties for sale at any one time.

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Supply

49
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A line running East and West from a given point on the principal meridian.

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Baseline

50
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The permanent reference mark.

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Benchmark

51
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Used when Land is divided into lots.

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Recorded Plat

52
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Ownership of real property (land, building, and fixtures) that is independent of any superior landlord (the government).

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Allodial

53
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The right the state government must enforce order and to protect the general welfare, health, safety, and morals of the public.

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Police Power

54
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The right of the government to take privately-owned Real Estate for public use.

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Eminent Domain

55
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The land plus all improvements created by man.

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Real Estate

56
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The highest and greatest type of ownership interest that can be held in real property.

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Fee Simple Absolute

57
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A right of title to land.

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Freehold Estate

58
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A rental relationship between two parties that is of indefinite duration since either May end the relationship at any time.

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Tenancy At Will

59
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A form of joint tenancy arising between husband and wife.

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Tenancy By Entirety

60
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A person leasing land.

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Tenant

61
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A legal contract allowing someone exclusive possession of another’s property for a specific period of time in return for payment.

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Lease

62
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An estate that exists for some period of time determined by the term of the payment of rent.

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Periodic Estate

63
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A claim on the property that limits the fee simple estate.

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Encumbrance

64
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Non possessory interest in another persons land.

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Easement

65
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A situation where a property owner violates the property rights of his neighbor by building something on the neighbors land.

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Encroachment

66
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A lien placed on the property by anyone who furnished labor or materials for the property if payment has not been received.

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Mechanics Lien

67
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A lien placed on the property for money damages, such as bad credit card debt.

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Judgement Lien

68
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A lien that is placed against a property when the property owner borrowed money on the property.

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Mortgage Lien

69
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A blighted area that is ripe for development.

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Greyfield

70
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A history of all the insurance claims made on a property.

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CLUE Report

71
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The effort to reduce the loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters. FEMA is very involved in this.

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Mitigation

72
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Manages condos and is responsible for making sure the property is well maintained.

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Homeowners Association (HOA)

73
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A situation which both buyer and seller are represented by the same agent.

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Dual Agency Transaction

74
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The type of relationship formed between an agent and a client.

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Fiduciary Relationship

75
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Involves a situation where a potential buyer would like to look at a property and his regular agent is unavailable.

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Sub-Agency

76
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Prohibits certain business activities that reduce competition in the marketplace.

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The Sherman Antitrust Act

77
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Occurs when several brokers all agree to a set commission rate that will be charged for their services. Illegal.

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Price-fixing

78
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A change to the physical condition of the property.

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Reasonable Modification

79
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A change in rules, policies, practices, or services that is feasible and practical under the circumstances.

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Reasonable Accommodation

80
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The act of refusing home loans to areas or neighborhoods deemed poor financial risks is know as…

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Redlining

81
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Act that deals primarily with Commercial Property.

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The Americans with Disabilities Act

82
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The three Canons of Professional Ethics and Conduct:

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Integrity, Fidelity, and Competency

83
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Property bought after marriage.

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Community Property

84
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When Property is owned by one person.

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Ownership

85
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A rental agreement where the owner gives another the right to occupy or use land for a period of time.

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Leasehold Estate

86
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An agreement that can run year to year, month to month, or sometimes week to week.

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Periodic Tenancy

87
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A title to property held by one owner.

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Severalty

88
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When the concurrent owners own a partial interest in the property which may vary according to owner or I️t is divided equally.

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Tenants in Common

89
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Means that each owner must acquire ownership at the same time.

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Unity of Time

90
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Means that each owner must acquire title from the same source.

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Unity of Title

91
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Means that the owners may not have an unequal interest in the property.

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Unity of Interest

92
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Means that all owners have the right to possess the property.

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Unity of Possession

93
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Firm of ownership used for married couples in states that do not have community property.

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Tenancy By Entirety

94
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Any property or income received during marriage that is not separate property.

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Community Property

95
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Property owned by one spouse and includes property acquired before marriage, property received from a gift or will, etc.

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Separate Property

96
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An owner who owns a home as well as the land around the home.

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Single-Family Home

97
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Is owned by a group of people who are allowed to run their business in the name of the corporation. Owned by stockholders.

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Corporation

98
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An estimate that tells you the amount the seller may afford to borrow on a loan.

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Pre-Qualification Letter