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Rockwell Exam Real Estate Classes
WA Final Exam 1 Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
A buyer purchases a rental home that is fully furnished. The document used to transfer
title to the furniture is:
a. quitclaim deed
b. bill of sale
c. special warranty deed
d. general warranty deed - ✔✔b. bill of sale
Deeds transfer title to real estate, a bill of sale is generally needed to transfer title to
personal property.
Ben receives a life estate in a property, with his nephew Will designated as the
remainderman. When Ben dies, what kind of interest does Will receive?
A. Fee Simple Estate
B. Life Estate
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C. Remainder Interest
D. Reversionary Interest - ✔✔A. Fee Simple Estate
The interest that passes to a designated person upon the death of a life tenant (or other
measuring life) is a fee simple estate. Will has a remainder interest only up until the
moment Ben dies. Once Ben is dead, Will's interest immediately becomes a fee simple
interest.
A buyer accepts a general warranty deed from a seller, believing that the seller is the
sole owner of the property. The buyer later finds out that the seller is only a co-owner.
Has a covenant in the general warranty deed been violated?
A. No, the only covenant in a general warranty deed promises that the previous owner
didn't encumber the property
B. No, the principle of caveat emptor controls matters concerning a deed
C. Yes, there is a covenant providing equitable title
D. Yes, there is a covenant providing marketable title - ✔✔D. Yes, there is a covenant
providing marketable title
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The general warranty deed contains a covenant of the right to convey, meaning that the
grantor either has title to the interest or is an agent of the owner with the authority to
transfer the interest.
A plaintiff files a lawsuit involving a property and also files a separate document
intended to provide notice of the lawsuit. This recorded notice of a pending legal action
is called a/ an:
A. Abstract of judgement
B. Petition for alienation
C. Writ of execution
D. Lis Pendens - ✔✔D. Lis Pendens
A Lis Pendens is a recorded notice stating that there is a lawsuit pending that may affect
title to the defendant's real estate and that could bind the purchaser of the property.
A movie theater was built ten years ago. If the neighborhood is now zoned entirely
residential, the movie theater:
A. will have to be torn down
B. must be remodeled to better conform to the neighborhood's intended use
C. will be allowed to continue if the owner obtains a conditional use permit
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D. will be allowed to continue since it was built before the new zoning law went into
effect - ✔✔D. Will be allowed to continue since it was built before the new zoning law
went into effect
The movie theater is an example of a nonconforming use, which predated a zoning
change. Nonconforming uses are generally allowed to continue, although they may not
be enlarged, or resumed if they are stopped.
In a bilateral contract:
A. a duty wil be performed by only one party
B. one party can restrict the performance of another party
C. two parties have exchanged promises, and both parties are obligated to perform
D. all parties have fully performed their duties - ✔✔C. two parties have exchanged
promises, and both parties are obligated to perform
In a bilateral contract, two parties have exchanged promises and both parties are
obligated to perform. (Bi=two way)
Gerald engages a licensee to list his property and find a buyer for it. In this context, the
licensee is acting as a:
A. General agent
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Rockwell Exam Real Estate Classes
WA Final Exam 1 Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
A buyer purchases a rental home that is fully furnished. The document used to transfer
title to the furniture is:
a. quitclaim deed
b. bill of sale
c. special warranty deed
d. general warranty deed - ✔✔b. bill of sale
Deeds transfer title to real estate, a bill of sale is generally needed to transfer title to
personal property.
Ben receives a life estate in a property, with his nephew Will designated as the
remainderman. When Ben dies, what kind of interest does Will receive?
A. Fee Simple Estate
B. Life Estate
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C. Remainder Interest
D. Reversionary Interest - ✔✔A. Fee Simple Estate
The interest that passes to a designated person upon the death of a life tenant (or other
measuring life) is a fee simple estate. Will has a remainder interest only up until the
moment Ben dies. Once Ben is dead, Will's interest immediately becomes a fee simple
interest.
A buyer accepts a general warranty deed from a seller, believing that the seller is the
sole owner of the property. The buyer later finds out that the seller is only a co-owner.
Has a covenant in the general warranty deed been violated?
A. No, the only covenant in a general warranty deed promises that the previous owner
didn't encumber the property
B. No, the principle of caveat emptor controls matters concerning a deed
C. Yes, there is a covenant providing equitable title
D. Yes, there is a covenant providing marketable title - ✔✔D. Yes, there is a covenant
providing marketable title
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The general warranty deed contains a covenant of the right to convey, meaning that the
grantor either has title to the interest or is an agent of the owner with the authority to
transfer the interest.
A plaintiff files a lawsuit involving a property and also files a separate document
intended to provide notice of the lawsuit. This recorded notice of a pending legal action
is called a/ an:
A. Abstract of judgement
B. Petition for alienation
C. Writ of execution
D. Lis Pendens - ✔✔D. Lis Pendens
A Lis Pendens is a recorded notice stating that there is a lawsuit pending that may affect
title to the defendant's real estate and that could bind the purchaser of the property.
A movie theater was built ten years ago. If the neighborhood is now zoned entirely
residential, the movie theater:
A. will have to be torn down
B. must be remodeled to better conform to the neighborhood's intended use
C. will be allowed to continue if the owner obtains a conditional use permit
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D. will be allowed to continue since it was built before the new zoning law went into
effect - ✔✔D. Will be allowed to continue since it was built before the new zoning law
went into effect
The movie theater is an example of a nonconforming use, which predated a zoning
change. Nonconforming uses are generally allowed to continue, although they may not
be enlarged, or resumed if they are stopped.
In a bilateral contract:
A. a duty wil be performed by only one party
B. one party can restrict the performance of another party
C. two parties have exchanged promises, and both parties are obligated to perform
D. all parties have fully performed their duties - ✔✔C. two parties have exchanged
promises, and both parties are obligated to perform
In a bilateral contract, two parties have exchanged promises and both parties are
obligated to perform. (Bi=two way)
Gerald engages a licensee to list his property and find a buyer for it. In this context, the
licensee is acting as a:
A. General agent
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