Unit 1 Flashcards

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Broker

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any person or company licensed to buy, sell, exchange or lease real property for others and charge a fee

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Real Estate Firm

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company with a managing broker or principal broker (in TN) that is licensed for real estate

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Principal Broker

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in charge of all the agents

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How long do you need to be an affiliate broker until you can be a principal broker?

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3 years

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Salesperson, associates or affiliate broker

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employed by or associated with broker and real estate firm

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Who is the listing agreement with?

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principal broker of your firm

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if you move firms does your listing go with you?

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no, stays with firm it was listed with

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What is TREC?

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Tennessee Regulating Committee in change of licensing agents

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appraisal

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Developing an opinion of market value based on Three methods of valuing property

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who requires appraisals?

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lender

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property management

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Person or Company hired to manage and maintain property on behalf of owner

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what do property managers do?

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Finding tenants, collecting rent, maintaining and updating, repairing, protecting the owner’s investment and maximizing profits

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In TN, do you need a special license for property management?

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no

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what are financing options?

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bands, credit unions, mortgage banks, mortgage brokerage companies

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what does federal law require mortgage originators join

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  1. NMLS

2. National Licensing for Lenders

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Subdivision

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dividing a single property into smaller parcels

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development

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preparing the site for construction of improvemnets

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improvement types

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off site and on site

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off site improvements

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water, power lines, or drainage that are constructed on public land

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on site improvements

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new homes, clubhouse, etc. built on specific parcels

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Are home inspectors licensed in TN?

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yes

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ASHI

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American Society of Home Inspectors

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Caveat Emptor

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common law in many states that buyer must discover and verify all information for their purchase

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What are most contracts contingent on?

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home inspection

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what do home inspectors examine?
foundation, chimney, water (structure and lot), mold, etc.
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how can real estate agents get education
Continuing education, colleges/university courses, trade organizations, lunch and learns, homebuyer seminars
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What are some related professions?
Lawyers, title attorneys, land use planners, tax assessors
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who determines zoning?
county and city
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What are the zoning classifications?
1. residential 2. commercial 3. mixed use 4. industrial 5. agricultural 6. special purpose
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Why would someone want to buy property?
stability, investment, tax benefits, pride, security, community
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Why would someone want to lease property?
finances limited, need flexibility, access to amenities, using funds for other purposes
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What are the types of housing?
1. single family detached 2. apartment building 3. condominium 4. cooperative 5. planned unit development (PUD) 6. mixed use development (MUD) 7. converted use properties 8. factory built housing
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What type of lease do you get for a cooperative
proprietary lease
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What are the types of factory built housing?
1. mobile 2. manufactured 3. modular homes
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mobile housing
can be moved
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manufactured housing
sits on a foundation that is permanent
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modular home
house is delivered as a package; lot pre-built in the factory but assembled on the building site
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Federal Fair Housing Laws
cannot discriminate on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, disability, creed
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What are the classes in the FAIR housing laws?
1. Race 2. color 3. national origin 4. religion 5. sex 6. familial status 7. disability 8. creed
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What happens to price when supply goes up and demand is constant?
prices go down
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What happens to price when supply goes down and demand goes up?
prices go up
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What are 2 features of real estate that affect the real estate market?
1. uniqueness | 2. immobility
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What are factors affecting supply?
1. labor force 2. construction cost 3. material cost 4. government controls 5. financial policies 6. local government factors
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Federal Reserve Board
establishes rate at which they will loan to lenders and then lenders establish rate they will lend to consumers
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Local government control zoning
they can slow down growth of an area with zoning
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What are the factors that affect demand?
1. population 2. demographics 3. employment and wage levels
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Niche marketing
based on demographics
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Equity
the difference between what they owe on the property and what it’s worth
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When do you get a Capital Gains Exemption
if lived in home 2 of the past 5 years
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Tax Credit
if you are paying $10k and you have a $1k tax credit, it will come right off your taxes
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If you get a tax deduction, what does it come out of?
income that is taxed
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Are tax incentives permanent?
no
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Advantages to investing in real estate
1. high than average ROR or ROI 2. Control 3. Appreciate 4. Equity build up 5. leverage 6. tax benefits 7. capital gains
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Can owners depreciate an asset?
yes for tax purposes
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Annual Tax Depreciation
a way to reduce investment income
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Basis
original sales price
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adjusted basis
basis - total depreciation
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what is capital gains based on?
adjusted basis
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1031 Exchange
property is sold first then have 45 days to find property and 180 days to close on new property
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Reverse 1031
replacement property is purchased before the relinquished or old property is sold
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Disadvantages of real estate investing
1. liquidity 2. active management 3. risk 4. liability
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Residential property
all property used for single-family or multifamily housing, whether in urban, suburban or rural areas
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Commercial Property
business property, including office space, shopping centers, stores, theaters, hotels, and parking facilities
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mixed use property
property that allows for two or more commercial and residential uses in the same building
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industrial property
warehouses, factories, land in industrial districts, and power plants
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agricultural property
farms, timberland, ranches, orchards
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special purpose property
privately owned properties, such as places of worship, schools and cemeteries, as well as publicly held properties such as schools, municipal service buildings and parks
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Equity
amount invested in a property
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intrinsic value
higher value because of market preferences
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Leverage
use of borrowed money to finance an investment
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what does a 1031 allow you to avoid
federal taxation on a capital gain
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What determines the value of a house?
what the seller accepts what the buyer offers
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proprietary lease
document the corporation gives you to occupy a certain part of the corporation
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What shows ownership in a cooperative
stock