Real Estate In The Movies
Clear to Close
Business Basics
General Real Estate
RE Terminology
100

In The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy said, "There is no place like home!"... Her home was in this tornado prone state.

What is Kansas?

100

This certification is required on all sales prior to closing.

What is a smoke cert?

100

Object permanently attached to a property by way of bolts, screws, nails, glue, cement or other means.

What is a fixture?

100

43,560

What is an area of an Acre

100

A legal document that outlines the terms of a rental agreement.

What is a lease?

200

The Flintstones lived in this town.

What is Bedrock?

200

This disclosure must be produced by the Lender on the Buyers behalf 3 days prior to closing.

What is a CD?

200

This form is the first thing signed by the Buyer or Seller

What is the Mandatory Agency Disclosure

200

Latin for "Suit Pending"

Lis Pendens

200
A clause in a deed limiting the use of a property.

What is a deed restriction?

300

This Real estate board game became the best-selling game in America just one year after it was created.

What is Monopoly

300

This agreement is prepared at closing to protect the Buyers residence from certain debts/creditors.

Daily Double

What is a homestead?

300

Homes built before 1978 require this form for the Buyers knowledge.

What is the Lead Paint Disclosure

300

A person dies with no legal heirs and has left no valid will, the state will take this person's property through this process...

Process of escheat

300

What is the clause in a mortgage that can be enforced to call the mortgage due?

What is the Acceleration Clause?
400

Elvis Presley's home is named this.

GRACELAND

400

This is filed against a property for work that has been completed but not paid for

What is a mechanics lien?

400

This financial document shows your income and expenses over a period of time and helps you understand if your business is profitable.

What is a profit and loss statement?

400

A Developer can use this to control the types of homes that can be built in a subdivision...

Daily Double


Deed Restriction

400

This is an illegal practice of inducing an owner to sell based on the fear of the entry of a particular race/origin into the neighborhood.

What is Block Busting?

500

Movie starring Christian Bale about taking advantage of the economic and housing market collapse

What is The Big Short

500

This type of ownership is used by most married couples

What is Tenants in the Entirety?

500

This addendum or rider to a residential real estate purchase agreement that makes the purchase contingent upon the Buyer selling their own home first

What is a Hubbard Agreement.

500

A court proceeding to validate and distribute a dependent's estate to creditors, tax authorities, and heirs...

The probate process

500

A signed statement by a party (such as a tenant or mortgagee) certifying for anoth- er's benefit that certain facts are correct, as that a lease exists, that there are no defaults, and that rent is paid to a certain date.

What is an Estoppel Certificate?