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Ballast Collection Flashcards

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Calculated as the reflected radiant energy divided by the total radiant energy.

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Albedo

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A surface with an albedo of 1.0 is _____

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A perfect mirror

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The minimum horizontal distance between the property line and the building

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setback

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The top of the full-width plane of a building facade, which defines the enclosure of public space relative to the distance between it and an opposite facade.

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Recess Line

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A temporary construction designed to filter water runoff from a construction site and trap sediment before it is washed into drains or nearby bodies of water

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Silt Fence

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An allowed deviation from zoning regulations

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Variance

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The right to use a portion of land owned by another for a specific purpose

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Easement

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8
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The IBC specifically states that exits cannot pass through ______, ________, _______, or other spaces used for similar purpose

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Kitchens, Storerooms, closets

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A _____ is when the contours points toward the lower elevation

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Ridge

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A ________ is when the contours points toward the higher elevation

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Valley

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The area surrounding a land development site, encompassing the population base that the development is meant to serve

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Catchment Area

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The belief that new buildings should be designed to harmonize with other buildings and development is meant to serve

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Contextualism

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The statistical data of a population, such as age, income, and so forth

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Demographics

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A relatively small area in which a number of people live and share similar needs and desires in housing, social activities, and other aspects of day to day living

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Neighborhood

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The interrelated observations and theories of man’s use of space as a specialized elaboration of culture

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Proxemics

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16
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These types of streets have the lowest capacity and provide direct access to building sites

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Local Streets

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17
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These type of streets connect local streets with large arterial streets

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Collector Streets

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These type of streets are major, continuous circulation routes that carry large amounts of traffic on two or three lanes

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Arterial Street

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These types of streets have limited access roads designed to move large volumes of traffic between, through and around population centers

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Expressways

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This region includes all of Canada, the northern part of the middle united states, and the mountainous regions of Wyoming and Colorado

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The Cool Region

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This region includes most of the middle latitudes of the united states, including the northwest and northeast areas of the country

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The Temperate region

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This region includes the southeastern parts of the country

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The Hot-Humid Region

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This region stretches from southern California across the desert southwest to portions of southern Texas

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The Hot-Arid Region

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A shallow grass-lined ditch or channel designed to detain storm runoff and removed sediments and other contaminants while allowing the water to seep into the ground through a process known as phytoremediation

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Bioswale

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25
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Closed depression in the earth from which water can escape only into the soil

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Infiltration Basin

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The division of a city or other area into districts in order to regulate the use of land and the location and size of buildings with those districts

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Zoning

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27
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The rate at which heat flows through a material

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Conductivity

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28
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Expresses the relationship of programmed spaces to circulation, structural, and utility spaces

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Efficiency (Net to gross ratio)

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Uses information on similar-sized properties with similar amenities that are for sale in the area at the same time of valuation to determine the value of a property

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Comparison Method

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30
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Used when the property may be subdivided for residential or commercial use

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The Development Method

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31
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Used for properties in areas where there is no unimproved land and no market data against which to compare

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The Income Approach Method

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Used to determine the value of improved properties. This method determines the land value by deducting the value of site improvements from the total value of the property

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The Allocation Method

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33
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Net Usable Area
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Net-to-gross ratio

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Gross Area

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34
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A common tool of developers and is used for the purchase of land that a developer intends to subdivide and resell

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A blanket Loan

35
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A short-term loan used to close quickly on a property or to finance a project that must begin immediately while waiting for another lender to approve a long term loan

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A bridge Loan

36
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Oftern used by developers, are large loans with a variable interest rate that increases substantially near the time that the repayment is due

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Mezzanine Loan

37
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This type of mortgage is secured by the property purchased

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A conventional Mortgage

38
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Construction costs tend to be the lowest in ______ areas

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Suburban

39
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__________ transmits the lateral forces to the foundation and must be continuous

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The Shear Walls

40
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The quality of physical environment that evokes a strong image in the mind of a given observer

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Imageability

41
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Schools, Shops, Fire Stations, Places of Worship, Post Offices, and Recreational Centers are examples of ______

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Public Facilities

42
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The overall climate of the region and is reflected in the weather data

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Macroclimate

43
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The site-specific modification of the macroclimate by such features as landscape, trees and other vegetation, bodies of water, and buildings

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Microclimate

44
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Wind speeds on top of a hill can be about ______% higher than a flat ground

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20

45
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In the ___________ Hemisphere, the south-facing slopes tend to be warmer, especially in the winter than any other slope orientations

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Northern

46
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The ability of surface to emit stored energy

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Emissivity

47
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A measure of a roof’s ability to rejfect solar hear, defined so that a standard black surface has an SRI of 0, and a standard white surface has an SRI of 100

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Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)

48
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A perfectly reflective surface would have an SRI of about ______

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122

49
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An area whose soil is inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater frequently enough that it can support plants that are adapted to living in saturated soil

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Wetland

50
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The legal right of one party or the public to traverse land belonging to another

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Right-of-way

51
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Requires a buyer to perform a specific duty in the future

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Affirmative Covenant

52
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Permits the title to the property to revert to the original owner if the restrictions prescribed in the deed are not followed

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Conditional Covenant

53
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The angle above the horizon

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Solar Altitude

54
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The angle north or south from a east-west line

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Solar Azimuth

55
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Utilizes the concepts of shading, natural ventilation, radiative cooling, evaporative cooling, and ground coupling

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Passive Solar Cooling

56
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Use thermal mass to store heat during the day and release heat to the outside at night

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Radiative Cooling

57
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Uses the stable coolness of the earth to cool a building, typically by using a ground-source heat pump

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Ground Coupling

58
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The underground level below which the soil is saturated with water

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Water Table

59
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The fraction of total precipatation that is not absorbed into the ground

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Runoff Coefficient

60
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The pulverized upper layer of the earth, formed by the erosion of rocks and plant remains and modified by living plants and organisms

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Soil

61
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______ and _____ are excellent for construction loads, drainage, and sewafe drain fields, but they are unsuitable for landscaping

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Gravel and Sands

62
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______ is stable when dry or damp by unstable when wet. It swells and heaves when frozen and compresses under load

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Silt

63
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________ expands when wet and is subject to slippage. It is poor for foundations unless it can be kept dry. It is poor for landscaping and unsuitable for sewage drainage fields or other types of drainage

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Clay

64
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___________ are excellent for landscaping but unsuitable for building foundations and road bases

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Peat and Other Organic Materials

65
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Attempts to retian all historic fabric through conservation, maintenance, and repair

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Preservation

66
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Emphasizes the retention and repair historic materisla, but gives more latitude to replacement, typically because the property is more deteriorated before works begin

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Rehabilitation

67
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Focuses on the retention of materiald from the most significant time in a property’s history, while permitting the removal of materials from other periods

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Restoration

68
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The least historically accurate approach. It allows the opportunity to re-create a non-surviving site, landscape, building, structure, or objects in new materials

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Reconstruction

69
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The stage of defining the problem and establishing all the guidelines and needs on which the design process can be based

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Programming

70
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An abstract solution for the client’s problems that do not define the specific, physical means that will be used to achieve those solutions

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Programmatic Concepts

71
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Land values are generally most influenced by three factors:

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Location, local market conditions, and the potential for generating profit

72
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The surrounding neighborhood or region is investigated to find similar properties that have recently sold or are on the market

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The Market Approach

73
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The value of the land is calucated based on the potential the property has to yield a profit

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The Income Approach

74
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The values of the land is estimated at its highest and best use

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The Cost Approach

75
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Issued by a city or state and backed by general tax revenue and issuer’s credit

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General Obligation Bonds

76
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Are similar to general obligation bonds in that they are issued by a local government to pay for a facility or improvement

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Revenue Bonds

77
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Are bonds issued by cities or counties to finance facilities for revenue-producing public enterpries

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Public Enterprisr Revenue Bonds

78
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Can be used to pay for improvements that will encourage private development in an area and generate increased taxes due to increased property values

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Tax-increment financing

79
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Imposed on developers in order to pay for the improvements to off-site infrastructure that the new development makes necessary

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Development Impact Fees

80
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Used to purchase property. In exchange for the loan, the borrower grants the lender a lien on the property until the loan is repaid

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Mortgage Loan

81
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A type of debt security issued by a government entity to raise money for a construction project

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Bond

82
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Used to finance the building of a project and is in effect only for the duration of construction

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Construction Loan

83
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A relatively short-term loan used when there is a distressed financial situation such as foreclosure, bankruptcy, or nonpayment of a previous loan

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Hard Money Loan

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