RE Vocabulary
Flooring
HVAC
Local Agents
Siding
100

This grants someone else the legal right to use another persons land or property while leaving the title in the owners name.

What is an Easement

100

This flooring can be supplied in rolls or tiles and is generally fixed by glueing.

What is Vinyl

100
True of False?  

An air conditioner cools fresh outside air and introduces it into the homes duct system

False.  The A/C unit cools and dehumidifies the existing air in your home.

100

Chief Meteorologist...

Who is Randy Brock

100

The most common siding product in Rochester, this is considered to be a permanent siding...but don't put your grill too close to it!

What is Vinyl Siding

200

A practice of influencing a buyers choice of communities based upon one of the protected characteristics under The Fair Housing Act. IE: Race, Color, Religion, Familial status, Gender, Disability etc.

What is Steering

200

This style of carpet is woven with a distinctive loop pile that attaches to the backing and remains uncut. The name was inspired by a weaving style used by people in North Africa who go by the same name.

What is Berber

200

This heat source is 100 percent efficient. That means that all of the power you put into the system is turned into heat.

What is electric heat

200

In 2021, The Rochester Remax Results office's Top Producing Team leader

Who is Beth Nordaune

200

A siding material made of cement, sand, lime, and water, this product is still used on more than half of the newly built homes in the Western quadrant of the US

What is Stucco

300

The right of a government  or its agent to take private property for public use with payment of compensation

What is Eminent Domain

300

This resilient flooring material is becoming increasingly popular in children's play rooms, bathrooms, garages, and home gyms and is often made from synthetic materials such as recycled tires  

What is Rubber

300

As homes were increasingly being built air tight for efficiency, this system was introduced to provide fresh air into the air system along with dehumidifying the existing air to ensure your home isn't creating mold growth

What is an air exchanger

300

"Hire my Fire"

Who is Amy Lantz

300

A popular wood siding for homes because it is among the more durable natural woods, this siding often takes the form of horizontal lap panels or shakes.

What is Cedar siding

400

A principal type of land description identifying boundaries of a parcel through the use of natural land marks.

What is Metes and Bounds

400

This flooring product is most commonly harvested from the outer bark of oak.  Tiles used to be large, solid, and sand-able but as manufacturer's made the products thinner sales tapered off.   

What is Cork

400

This type of heating system works by moving temperature-conducting fluid through an underground loop of pipes beneath or near your home.

What is Geothermal

400

A volunteer Fire Fighter...A Pastor...and Stewartville's top producing agent!  (He will be sure to let you know...)

Who is Aaron Jones

400

The acronym "EIFS" stands for...

Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems

500

The reversion of property to the state on the owners dying without legal heirs

What is Escheat

500

Often confused with being a wood, this eco-friendly flooring product is actually a grass. 

What is Bamboo

500

This system of capturing and converting the sun's energy into electricity for your personal residence typically costs $15-$25k and takes 10-12 years to pay for itself.  

What are solar panels

500

Elcor agent...Consistently the top producing agent in Chatfield...

Who is Tim Danielson

500

A budget-friendly siding choice that was popularized in the 1980s and early 1990s. It's made of wood fibers that are held together with glue or resin through a heat and compression process.

What is Masonite siding. (Hardboard also acceptable)