CA DRE Salesperson Exam
What are the two types of freehold estates? - answer1) an estate in fee (simple
absolute)
2) a life estate.
What is the most complete, largest type of estate that includes all rights associated with
the estate? - answer An estate in fee simple absolute
What type of estate do you own if someone grants you real property for you to own only
during your lifetime? When you die, the property reverts back to original estate owner. -
answer a life estate
The rights of tenants who rent or lease property is what type of estate? - answerless-
than-freehold
Does property refer to "rights" or "thing" owned? - answer Thing
What are the two types of property? - answer real and personal
What four things make up real property? - answer1) land;
2) anything affixed and regarded as permanent part of the land;
3) anything incidental or appurtenant to the land;
4) anything immovable from land
Besides the earth, i.e. soil and rocks, what else do you own when you own land? -
answerThe air space above the land and space beneath the land.
What types of things are considered "affixed" to the land? - answerbridges, trees,
buildings and anything affixed to the buildings, ie doors.
What are waterways, easements, access or other benefits associated with land
considered? - answerincidental or appurtenant to the land
What are the four different duration types that are associated with estates? - answer1)
estates of inheritance or perpetual estates
2) estates for life
3) estates for years
4) estates at will
If property is not real property, than what type of property is it? - answerPersonal
property
, What are three kinds of personal property? - answer1) money
2) movable goods/chattels
3) evidence of debt
What are fixtures? - answerPersonal property that is attached to land so that it becomes
a part of the real property.
What are the five tests used by the courts to determine if an item is a fixture? -
answerMARIA
M ethod of attachment
A greement as to nature of property
R elationship of parties (landlord/tenant)
I ntention
A daptability for ordinary use
What are the three most common methods of describing property? - answer1) recorded
map;
2) by US Government section and township;
3) metes and bounds
In townships and sections, what are the horizontal and vertical lines called? -
answerBase lines (horizontal)
Meridians (vertical)
What are a grid of base lines and meridian lines (horizontal and vertical lines) called? -
answerRanges and township lines
How many miles apart are ranges and township lines? - answerSix miles apart.
What are the three main sets of base and meridian lines in California? - answer1)
Humbolt
2) Mt. Diablo
3) San Bernardino
A square created by the intersection of a range and township line? - answera township
How many square miles are in a township? - answer36 square miles
A township is divided into how many one mile squares or sections? - answer36
sections, 1 square mile each
How many feet are in a mile? - answer5,280 feet
How many square feet are in an acre? - answer43,560 square feet
How many acres are in each section of a township? - answer640 acres
What are the two types of freehold estates? - answer1) an estate in fee (simple
absolute)
2) a life estate.
What is the most complete, largest type of estate that includes all rights associated with
the estate? - answer An estate in fee simple absolute
What type of estate do you own if someone grants you real property for you to own only
during your lifetime? When you die, the property reverts back to original estate owner. -
answer a life estate
The rights of tenants who rent or lease property is what type of estate? - answerless-
than-freehold
Does property refer to "rights" or "thing" owned? - answer Thing
What are the two types of property? - answer real and personal
What four things make up real property? - answer1) land;
2) anything affixed and regarded as permanent part of the land;
3) anything incidental or appurtenant to the land;
4) anything immovable from land
Besides the earth, i.e. soil and rocks, what else do you own when you own land? -
answerThe air space above the land and space beneath the land.
What types of things are considered "affixed" to the land? - answerbridges, trees,
buildings and anything affixed to the buildings, ie doors.
What are waterways, easements, access or other benefits associated with land
considered? - answerincidental or appurtenant to the land
What are the four different duration types that are associated with estates? - answer1)
estates of inheritance or perpetual estates
2) estates for life
3) estates for years
4) estates at will
If property is not real property, than what type of property is it? - answerPersonal
property
, What are three kinds of personal property? - answer1) money
2) movable goods/chattels
3) evidence of debt
What are fixtures? - answerPersonal property that is attached to land so that it becomes
a part of the real property.
What are the five tests used by the courts to determine if an item is a fixture? -
answerMARIA
M ethod of attachment
A greement as to nature of property
R elationship of parties (landlord/tenant)
I ntention
A daptability for ordinary use
What are the three most common methods of describing property? - answer1) recorded
map;
2) by US Government section and township;
3) metes and bounds
In townships and sections, what are the horizontal and vertical lines called? -
answerBase lines (horizontal)
Meridians (vertical)
What are a grid of base lines and meridian lines (horizontal and vertical lines) called? -
answerRanges and township lines
How many miles apart are ranges and township lines? - answerSix miles apart.
What are the three main sets of base and meridian lines in California? - answer1)
Humbolt
2) Mt. Diablo
3) San Bernardino
A square created by the intersection of a range and township line? - answera township
How many square miles are in a township? - answer36 square miles
A township is divided into how many one mile squares or sections? - answer36
sections, 1 square mile each
How many feet are in a mile? - answer5,280 feet
How many square feet are in an acre? - answer43,560 square feet
How many acres are in each section of a township? - answer640 acres
