Chapter 1 Key Terms Flashcards
RE Professionals
Individuals and business orgs who main priority is to perform or provide real estate services/functions or duties
Property Managers (Think about if you had properties that you needed help managing; what all would they help with?)
Professionals who oversee properties for owners; Maintain property conditions and financial performance; Finding tenants and collecting rent; rehabbing space and constructing new space; ordering repairs and maintaining property
Asset Managers
investment is their main objectives of their clients; oversee groups and portfolios; DO NOT deal with day-day operations
Broker
performs real estate services for buyers and sellers; locating, negotiating and closing process etc.
Agent
a sponsored employee or independent contractor of a broker; hired by principle (broker OR business entity) to perform RE duties and services
Lenders (Mortgage Bankers)
Make loans
Title Company
Completes “Abstract of Title”- search of records for property in county; handle all disbursements of money
Appraisers
trained and licensed to appraise properties for other parties (find the value of property or how much its worth)
Mortgage Broker
bring borrowers and lenders together for a fee; DO NOT service loans
Professional Inspector
Inspect properties and gives opinions of property conditions; Includes: Structural, Electrical and Mechanical systems
Surveryors
licensed to take formal measurements of boundaries, dimensions, and elevations of a parcel (a piece of land) of real estate
Residential Property
People own and use for housing; apartments, duplexes, single family homes
Commercial Property
Retail or office space; industrial (factories)
Investment Property
In property that owners hold for investments
TREC: Texas RE Commission/ How many members/member break down/who appoints
administering and enforcing laws; pass regulations to clarify or refine state statues; Administering TRELA; 9 members- 6 brokers, 3 public; governor appoints