Types of Real Estate Specializations Flashcards

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What is a Broker?

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A Broker is a person or company licensed to sell, buy, exchange, or rent property to others and charge service fee.

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A Salesperson is also known as?

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Sales Associate or Associate Licensee

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3
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Salesperson’s activities are controlled by?

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Managing Broker. A Managing broker is responsible for the activities of a Salesperson/Sales Associate or Associate Licensee.

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4
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A Broker employs Who and For What?

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A Salesperson is employed by a broker to conduct brokerage activities on behalf or for the broker.

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Other licensees or associates can only be employed by who?

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Only Managing Brokers can employ Other licensee or associates to act as Sale Associates

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Only a Managing Broker is responsible for what?

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Responsible for all Sales Associate/Salesperson activities

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A Real Estate Licensee?

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A person who has satisfied all requirements of licensing agency and authorized by state.

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Some States consider every Real Estate Licensee as a broker T/F?

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True.

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What is an Appraiser?

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An Appraiser is a licensed or certified person(s) that develops an opinion on a property’s Market Value

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An Appraiser is type of Real Estate Career T/F?

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True.

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Appraisal is the process of what?

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Developing an opinion on a property’s Market Value

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The Basic Responsibilities of a Property Manager? (5)

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  1. Finding Tenants
  2. Collecting Rents
  3. Ordering Repairs
  4. Altering and Finishing space for tenants
  5. Generally Managing Property
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13
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The Main responsibility of a Property Manager?

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The main Objective of a Property Manager is to protect and Maximize the Property Owner’s Investments

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14
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Financing is what?

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The process of providing the funds for Real Estate Transactions

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Property Manager is a type of Real Estate Specialization T/F?

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True.

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16
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Appraiser is a type of Real Estate Career T/F?

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True.

17
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Financers can work where?

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  1. Commercial Banks
  2. Thrifts (Savings Associations)
  3. Credit Unions
  4. Mortgage Banks
  5. Mortgage Brokerage Company
18
Q

Most Real Estate Sales are financed by what?

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Loans from a Mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property purchased

19
Q

Subdivision & Development is what?

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  1. Subdivision is the Dividing of a Single property in to smaller parcels.
  2. Development is the preparation of a site or construction of structures or other improvements
20
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Improvements in Subdivision & Development are either what?

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On-site or Off-site.

  1. On-Site, such as new homes or recreational improvements, are made on individual parcels.
  2. Off-Site, such as sewers and pipelines, are made on public lands for the new development.
21
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Subdivision & Development are the same processes

A

False. Subdivision and Development are independent processes that can occur separately.

22
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Home Inspection is a combination of what?

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Profession that combines real estate interests and skills and training in construction trades

23
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Home Inspector is what?

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A person that conducts a thorough visual inspections of a property and develops an analytical report of the property’s condition

24
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A Home Inspector inspects what? (3)

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A property’s:

  1. Structure
  2. Systems
  3. Overall Condition
25
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Caveat Emptor is what?

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A Principle that the Buyer alone is responsible in checking the quality and suitability of a property before purchasing

26
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Caveat Emptor means what and is required by all states T/F?

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“Buyer Beware” and False. Only some states require Caveat Emptor by law.

27
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A Real Estate Counselor is what?

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A person that provides clients with competent advice and professional judgement to help the client make sound decisions

28
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A Real Estate Counselor helps clients with what? (3)

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  1. Purchases
  2. Leasing
  3. Using or Investing in property
29
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What Divides a single property into smaller parcels?

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Subdivider

30
Q

Relieves an Investment property owner from day to day activities?

A

Real Estate Property Manager

31
Q

Helps clients choose among alternatives in real property Investments

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Real Estate Counselor

32
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I form an opinion on property value. Who am I?

A

Real Estate Appraiser

33
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Brings people together in Real Estate Transaction

A

Real Estate Professional

34
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Combines an interest in Real Estate with skills in housing trades

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Home Inspector

35
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Improvements, such as water lines and storm sewers, made on public lands to serve a new development are called off-site improvements. T/F?

A

True.

36
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A licensee is a person who has satisfied the requirements of the employing broker. T/F?

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False. A Licensee is a person who has satisfied the requirements of the State and licensing company.