Day 1 Flashcards
appraiser
expected to perform valuation services
appraisal
opinion of value
Appraisal process-4 points
- written or oral opinion of value
- can be specific $ amount, range, or relationship
- does not establish value.
- Real, personal, intangible property
appraisal valuation service
- appraisal
- appraisal review (judging quality of another appraisers work)
why are appraisals done
- transfers
- financing
- litigation
- tax matters
- investment decisions
Real estate
land+improvements (appurtenances)
Real property
Real estate including fixtures+interests, rights, and benefits
Bundle of Rights (SLUGER)
SLUGER
- Sell
- lease
- use
- give away
- enter or leave
- refuse to do any
Fixture
once personal property that has been installed and is now part of real property, meant to enhance property
Trade Fixtures
for the business, not to enhance real property, still considered personal property
Ag crops which require cultivation are _____ property
personal. known as implements. Naturally growing are real.
Intangible personal property
evidence of ownership of property rights
- patents
- copyrights
- stocks
- exempt in colorado
Business, going concern
intangible, assumption that business will remain in operation and profitable.
- Franchises
- trademarks
- patents/copyrights/etc
Land
- earths surface
- land and water
- attachments by nature or human hand
- all natural resources in original state
land is ___ and ____
immobile, durable
-each parcel is unique in location and composition
sq ft in an acre
43560
acres in a section
640
improvements
buildings, support structures (porches, barns, IG pools,
-immovable and permanently affixed
land description methods
- metes and bounds
- government rectangular survey
- lot, block, tract
metes and bounds
metes-measurements of length
bounds are boundaries in relation to a marker
-earliest form, still primary for 21 states, used for odd shaped parcels
governmental survey rectangular
checkerboard, baseline (E-W), meridian (N-S)
sq miles in township
36 (sections)
lots and blocks
subdivide a parcel of land
Private First Class Makes Low Pay
Private First Class Makes Low Pay Property Rights Financing Conditions of sale Market Conditions Location Physical Characteristics
ownership in severalty
no restrictions, owned by one entity, could be business (corporation, REIT, syndication)
co-ownership types
tenancy in common, joint tenancy, tenancy by entirety, community property
tenancy in common
specified undivided interest, no right of survivorship, default
joint tenancy
equal shares, right of survivor-ship, must be declared
assemblage
combining 2 or more parcels, under one ownership/use, may or may not be contiguous
plottage
increased value from assemblage
governmental limitations (PETE)
Police power
Eminent domain
Taxation
Escheat
escheat
property reverting to state when owner dies intestate
1 mill
.001
CO assessment percentages
Res
producing oil and gas
all other property
Res-7.96%
oil and gas- 87.5%
all other- 29%
effective tax rate
tax bill/property value
Private Limitations - DEALLER
Deed Restrictions Easement Adverse Possession Lease Liens Encroachment Reservation
adverse possession
continuous possession with eventual claim of title
eminent domain
take private property for public use through condemnation process
Taxation
tax real property for government services
deed restriction
passes to new owner, restricts use
lien
legal claim on property to satisfy a debt owed
reservation
some rights stay with grantor
estate in real property
degree, quantity, nature, and extent of interest
fee simple defeasible
void upon event occurance
leased fee
lessor/owner leased fee interest
life estate
use occupy control, limited to lifetime of life tenant
estate at will
can be terminated by one or both parties
general warranty deed
The General Warranty Deed conveys the most
secure title that can be received.
quitclaim deed
Quitclaim deeds contain the operative words “sell and quitclaim,” showing the intent to pass title and deliver possession. Quitclaims only transfer the grantor’s
“present interest” in land, if any. Quitclaim deeds contain no warranties. Typically a quitclaim deed is used to clear up technical defects in chain of title or remove a cloud on the title. Examples: misspelled name, wrong initial,
and/ortypographical errors in legal description.
The deed provides the greatest amount of warranty. A. Quitclaim. B. General warranty. C. Special warranty. D. Bargain and sale.
B. General Warranty
The basic 'bundle of rights' inherent with the ownership of real estate includes all of the following except the right to: A. Adverse possession. B. Sell. C. Lease / rent. D. Enter or leave.
A. Adverse Possession
Government limitations to the ‘bundle of rights’ include:
A. Death with a will, property tax, easement violations.
B. Real property taxation, police power, easements, and estate liens.
C. Mortgages, liens, foreclosure, encroachments.
D. Police power, eminent domain, real property taxation, and escheat.
D.
4. The deed that conveys the least secure title that can be received is the: A. Special warranty deed. B. Bargain and sale deed. C. General warranty deed. D. Quitclaim deed.
D
A property is leased to Jim Smyth. Which term describes Mr. Smyth’s interest in the property? A. Fee simple. B. Life estate. C. Leasehold. D. Leased fee.
C
Mr. Ibrahimovic received a tax bill for $1,888.60 on his primary residence. The total
mill levy in his tax area is 89.38. What is the value of his property?
265,452
7. What is the government process to acquire land for public benefit? A. Condemnation. B. Escheat. C. Eminent domain. D. Foreclosure.
A
What is a private lien on a house? A. Real estate taxes. B. Mortgage. C. Easement. D. Zoning.
B
Typical contract contingencies include: A. Price and square footage. B. Landscaping and yard size. C. Options and zoning. D. Inspection and appraisal.
D
The Reina Fire Protection District needs $178,500in tax revenue to meet its budgetary
obligations. The tax warrant from the Assessor’s office shows that the total assessed
value within their borders is $22,812,500. What are the total mills for the district?
A. .00782 mills
B. 7.82 mills
C. 127.80mills
D. 26.982 mills
B. 7.82
A quitclaim deed will not typically indicate a reliable purchase price for real estate.
TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
What form of legal description provides lengths and directions? A. Recorded plat. B . Metes and bounds. C. Rectangular survey. D. Rectangular and metes and bounds.
B
2. A buyer purchases a section of land at $1,000 per acre. What was the price of the section? A. $140,000. B. $640,000. C. $320,000. D. $600,000.
B