TREC REAL ESTATE PREP |ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
A farmer temporarily installs produce coolers in a leased farm stand in order to prevent
spoilage. The coolers would be considered which of the following?
a) Trade fixtures that are real property.
b) Trade fixtures that are personal property.
c) Temporary real property.
d) Emblements.
CORRECT ANSWER
b) Trade fixtures that are personal property.
Question 2
Property can be converted from real to personal property and from personal property to
real property by means of which processes respectively?
a) Assemblage and plottage.
b) Application and dissolution.
c) Severance and affixing.
d) Planting and harvesting.
CORRECT ANSWER
c) Severance and affixing.
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,Question 3
The highest form of ownership interest one can acquire in real estate is the:
a) legal life estate.
b) Conventional life estate.
c) Defeasible fee simple estate.
d) Absolute fee simple estate.
CORRECT ANSWER
d) Absolute fee simple estate.
Question 4
The distinguishing feature of a defeasible fee simple estate is that:
a) It could be passed onto heirs.
b) It has no restrictions on use.
c) The estate may revert to a grantor or heirs if the prescribed use changes.
d) It is of unlimited duration.
CORRECT ANSWER
c) The estate may revert to a grantor or heirs if the prescribed use changes.
Question 5
Maria acquires a property from her uncle Alfonso. When Maria dies the estate will pass to
Alfonso's other niece Serena. The type of
estate that Maria has in the property is:
a) conventional life estate.
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,b) Legal life estate.
c) Fee simple defeasible estate.
d) Tenancy by the entirety's.
CORRECT ANSWER
a) conventional life estate.
Question 6
One difference between a cooperative estate and a condominium estate is that:
a) a condominium owner owns a unit of air space whereas the co-op owner owns a
proprietary lease.
b) A condominium sale adversely affects other unit owners.
c) The co-op owner owns stock and a freehold real estate interest whereas the condominium
owner simply a proprietary lease.
d) The condominium owner owns the common elements and the air space whereas the co-
op owner only owns the apartment.
CORRECT ANSWER
a) a condominium owner owns a unit of air space whereas the co-op owner owns a
proprietary lease.
Question 7
Who are the essential parties involved in an estate and trust?
a) Owner trustor, and lawyer.
b) Owner, trustor, and trustee.
c) Trustee, title company, and beneficiary.
d) Trustor, trustee, and beneficiary.
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, CORRECT ANSWER
d) Trustor, trustee, and beneficiary.
Question 8
A condominium owner enjoys a:
a) share in an association that owns one's apartment.
b) Tenancy in common interest in air space and common areas of the property.
c) Fee simple ownership of the airspace in a unit and an undivided share of the entire
property's common areas.
d) The simple ownership of a pro rata share of the entire property.
CORRECT ANSWER
c) Fee simple ownership of the airspace in a unit and an undivided share of the entire
property's common areas.
Question 9
With various types of junior liens, the order of payment priority is generally established
according to:
a) the date of recordation.
b) What form of tax is in question.
c) The order of disbursement.
d) Whether the lien was subordinated.
CORRECT ANSWER
a) the date of recordation.
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AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
A farmer temporarily installs produce coolers in a leased farm stand in order to prevent
spoilage. The coolers would be considered which of the following?
a) Trade fixtures that are real property.
b) Trade fixtures that are personal property.
c) Temporary real property.
d) Emblements.
CORRECT ANSWER
b) Trade fixtures that are personal property.
Question 2
Property can be converted from real to personal property and from personal property to
real property by means of which processes respectively?
a) Assemblage and plottage.
b) Application and dissolution.
c) Severance and affixing.
d) Planting and harvesting.
CORRECT ANSWER
c) Severance and affixing.
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,Question 3
The highest form of ownership interest one can acquire in real estate is the:
a) legal life estate.
b) Conventional life estate.
c) Defeasible fee simple estate.
d) Absolute fee simple estate.
CORRECT ANSWER
d) Absolute fee simple estate.
Question 4
The distinguishing feature of a defeasible fee simple estate is that:
a) It could be passed onto heirs.
b) It has no restrictions on use.
c) The estate may revert to a grantor or heirs if the prescribed use changes.
d) It is of unlimited duration.
CORRECT ANSWER
c) The estate may revert to a grantor or heirs if the prescribed use changes.
Question 5
Maria acquires a property from her uncle Alfonso. When Maria dies the estate will pass to
Alfonso's other niece Serena. The type of
estate that Maria has in the property is:
a) conventional life estate.
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,b) Legal life estate.
c) Fee simple defeasible estate.
d) Tenancy by the entirety's.
CORRECT ANSWER
a) conventional life estate.
Question 6
One difference between a cooperative estate and a condominium estate is that:
a) a condominium owner owns a unit of air space whereas the co-op owner owns a
proprietary lease.
b) A condominium sale adversely affects other unit owners.
c) The co-op owner owns stock and a freehold real estate interest whereas the condominium
owner simply a proprietary lease.
d) The condominium owner owns the common elements and the air space whereas the co-
op owner only owns the apartment.
CORRECT ANSWER
a) a condominium owner owns a unit of air space whereas the co-op owner owns a
proprietary lease.
Question 7
Who are the essential parties involved in an estate and trust?
a) Owner trustor, and lawyer.
b) Owner, trustor, and trustee.
c) Trustee, title company, and beneficiary.
d) Trustor, trustee, and beneficiary.
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, CORRECT ANSWER
d) Trustor, trustee, and beneficiary.
Question 8
A condominium owner enjoys a:
a) share in an association that owns one's apartment.
b) Tenancy in common interest in air space and common areas of the property.
c) Fee simple ownership of the airspace in a unit and an undivided share of the entire
property's common areas.
d) The simple ownership of a pro rata share of the entire property.
CORRECT ANSWER
c) Fee simple ownership of the airspace in a unit and an undivided share of the entire
property's common areas.
Question 9
With various types of junior liens, the order of payment priority is generally established
according to:
a) the date of recordation.
b) What form of tax is in question.
c) The order of disbursement.
d) Whether the lien was subordinated.
CORRECT ANSWER
a) the date of recordation.
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