PRINCIPLES OF REAL ESTATE EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED
A+ 2026
◉A grandmother left her home and 100 acres to her church to be used as
a camp. In the event the church attempts to sell or make some other use
of the property, the estate would then go to the grandmother's heirs. This
is an example of a a . Answer: C. fee simple determinable estate
(defeasible qualified by special limitation).
◉Three men are not able to agree on the management of their
investment property. They may find it necessary to terminate their joint
tenancy through the court-ordered action of . Answer: C. partition.
◉A man has planted strawberries in an empty field near HIS home for
the past 15 years. In order for him to make a legitimate claim of adverse
possession, he will have to prove that his possession of the property was
. Answer: B. uninterrupted.
◉A widow is willed property from her deceased husband for the rest of
her life, specifying that upon her death, the title passes to her children.
This type of ownership is BEST described as a . Answer: D. life estate
with a remainder interest.
,◉A man died, leaving no will and no heirs. His property will be
transferred to the state (or county) where the property is located based
on the operation of law called . Answer: A. escheat.
◉A town condemns all property in four downtown blocks to build a new
courthouse and social services building. It is able to do this under the
governmental power of . Answer: A. eminent domain.
◉A woman bought a property in another state and never visited the land.
A man moved his mobile home onto land, had a water well drilled, and
lived there for 22 years. This man may become the owner of the land if
he has compiled with the state law regarding . Answer: D. adverse
possession.
◉A father conveyed the family home to his daughter by will as a pur
autre vie estate for the life of her mother. If the daughter should die
before the mother, who holds the property? . Answer: B. Daughter's
estate
◉A person has full rights to use and occupy the property for a certain
period (e.g. a specified number of months or years), after which the
person must return the property to its owner. This person holds a .
Answer: B. leasehold estate.
,◉An electric company is planning to bury electric lines across the
backyards of 40 homes in a new subdivision. They will need to apply for
a(n) . Answer: C. commercial easement in gross.
◉The owner of an old plantation plans to deed the property to the state
for use as a state park. This gift is an example of . Answer: D.
dedication.
◉An example of a specific voluntary lien is . Answer: A. bank mortgage
lien.
◉A brother gave property to his sister for her lifetime, and at her death,
the property is to be transferred to their cousin. In this situation, the
COUSIN'S interest in the property is . Answer: C. remainder.
◉Your neighbors use your driveway to reach their garage on their
property.
Your attorney explains that the ownership of the neighbors' real estate
includes an easement appurtenant giving them the right to use your
driveway. Your property is the . Answer: C. servient tenement.
◉An owner of 50 acres of land with 500 feet of frontage on a desirable
recreational lake wants to subdivide the parcel into salable lots. The
owner wants to retain control over the lake frontage while allowing lot
owners to have access to the lake. What provides access rights and offers
, the greatest protection to prospective purchasers? . Answer: C. An
easement appurtenant
◉A construction company placed a new roof on a house four months
ago. Because the owner of the property has not paid for the job done, the
company may need to place a . Answer: A. mechanic's lien on the
property with a new roof.
◉A merchant builder-developer is one who: . Answer: D. Builds with
the intent to sell the finished property
◉A landscaping company has not been paid for its work on a property.
In order to give public notice of intent to file a mechanics lien, the
company must file a(n) . Answer: D. lis pendens.
◉Terwilliger argues that the long-term fundamentals for real estate
development in the US: . Answer: A. Provide significant opportunities
due to population growth and movement within the country, the need to
replace obsolete or damaged properties, and changes in technologies
affecting the built environment
◉A neighbor was letting another neighbor leave his camper on her
property. She never charged any rent for the use of her yard. This
permission is called . Answer: A. a license.
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED
A+ 2026
◉A grandmother left her home and 100 acres to her church to be used as
a camp. In the event the church attempts to sell or make some other use
of the property, the estate would then go to the grandmother's heirs. This
is an example of a a . Answer: C. fee simple determinable estate
(defeasible qualified by special limitation).
◉Three men are not able to agree on the management of their
investment property. They may find it necessary to terminate their joint
tenancy through the court-ordered action of . Answer: C. partition.
◉A man has planted strawberries in an empty field near HIS home for
the past 15 years. In order for him to make a legitimate claim of adverse
possession, he will have to prove that his possession of the property was
. Answer: B. uninterrupted.
◉A widow is willed property from her deceased husband for the rest of
her life, specifying that upon her death, the title passes to her children.
This type of ownership is BEST described as a . Answer: D. life estate
with a remainder interest.
,◉A man died, leaving no will and no heirs. His property will be
transferred to the state (or county) where the property is located based
on the operation of law called . Answer: A. escheat.
◉A town condemns all property in four downtown blocks to build a new
courthouse and social services building. It is able to do this under the
governmental power of . Answer: A. eminent domain.
◉A woman bought a property in another state and never visited the land.
A man moved his mobile home onto land, had a water well drilled, and
lived there for 22 years. This man may become the owner of the land if
he has compiled with the state law regarding . Answer: D. adverse
possession.
◉A father conveyed the family home to his daughter by will as a pur
autre vie estate for the life of her mother. If the daughter should die
before the mother, who holds the property? . Answer: B. Daughter's
estate
◉A person has full rights to use and occupy the property for a certain
period (e.g. a specified number of months or years), after which the
person must return the property to its owner. This person holds a .
Answer: B. leasehold estate.
,◉An electric company is planning to bury electric lines across the
backyards of 40 homes in a new subdivision. They will need to apply for
a(n) . Answer: C. commercial easement in gross.
◉The owner of an old plantation plans to deed the property to the state
for use as a state park. This gift is an example of . Answer: D.
dedication.
◉An example of a specific voluntary lien is . Answer: A. bank mortgage
lien.
◉A brother gave property to his sister for her lifetime, and at her death,
the property is to be transferred to their cousin. In this situation, the
COUSIN'S interest in the property is . Answer: C. remainder.
◉Your neighbors use your driveway to reach their garage on their
property.
Your attorney explains that the ownership of the neighbors' real estate
includes an easement appurtenant giving them the right to use your
driveway. Your property is the . Answer: C. servient tenement.
◉An owner of 50 acres of land with 500 feet of frontage on a desirable
recreational lake wants to subdivide the parcel into salable lots. The
owner wants to retain control over the lake frontage while allowing lot
owners to have access to the lake. What provides access rights and offers
, the greatest protection to prospective purchasers? . Answer: C. An
easement appurtenant
◉A construction company placed a new roof on a house four months
ago. Because the owner of the property has not paid for the job done, the
company may need to place a . Answer: A. mechanic's lien on the
property with a new roof.
◉A merchant builder-developer is one who: . Answer: D. Builds with
the intent to sell the finished property
◉A landscaping company has not been paid for its work on a property.
In order to give public notice of intent to file a mechanics lien, the
company must file a(n) . Answer: D. lis pendens.
◉Terwilliger argues that the long-term fundamentals for real estate
development in the US: . Answer: A. Provide significant opportunities
due to population growth and movement within the country, the need to
replace obsolete or damaged properties, and changes in technologies
affecting the built environment
◉A neighbor was letting another neighbor leave his camper on her
property. She never charged any rent for the use of her yard. This
permission is called . Answer: A. a license.
