GEORGIA REAL ESTATE EXAM WITH 260+
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2025
personal property - ANSWER-are the items the seller can load into the van when
moving after the sale
chattels personal - ANSWER-refers to cars, boats, furniture, clothes, stocks, money
and tools
chattels real - ANSWER-items that extend to owner an interest in real property;
leases, mortgages, contracts to purchase and options
deed - ANSWER-is how real property is transferred
bill of sale - ANSWER-how personal property is transferred
real estate - ANSWER-consists of land itself plus those things which are
permanently attached to the land by man (buildings) or nature (trees)
real property - ANSWER-it not only includes those things permanently attached
but also the legal rights and interests that go along with ownership
appurtenance - ANSWER-any right, interest, or improvement which automatically
conveys with the ownership of the property
run with the land - ANSWER-rights and responsibilities which automatically
convey
,land - ANSWER-starts at the earth's center and passes through the surface and
extends into space above the surface to an indefinite height
tenements - ANSWER-are things that permanently attached to the land; physically
or legally and are immovable by law
fructus naturales - ANSWER-those grown naturally and requiring no annual
cultivation; are considered to be real property
fructus industriales - ANSWER-emblements; crops that are planted and harvested
each year
improvements - ANSWER-any product of human planning or labor that is affixed
to the land with the intent of being permanent
percolating water - ANSWER-underground water that is not confined to a specific
waterway
water table - ANSWER-the level at which percolating water is found
riparian rights - ANSWER-concern those properties that border a river or stream
and the owner has the right to use the water for such things as swimming, boating
or fishing. rights are not exclusive because the rights of other owners whose
properties border the same waterway must be respected
correlative rights - ANSWER-allows the owner only a reasonable share of the
water during times of short supply
,prior appropriation - ANSWER-the right to use is secured by a permit
navigable waters - ANSWER-rivers and oceans used for commercial shipping and
are identified on government survey maps
littoral rights - ANSWER-properties which border large navigable lakes, oceans, or
seas and typically involve the use and enjoyment of the shore
mineral rights - ANSWER-land owner rights to such things as coal, oil, gas and
ores
right of lateral support - ANSWER-protects adjoining land from being damaged by
efforts to extract minerals from below
law of capture - ANSWER-refers to the process of removing oil and gas from land
air rights - ANSWER-space above the land; may bee sold or leased separately from
the land itself
severance - ANSWER-the process by which an item of real property becomes
personal property
fixture - ANSWER-a property that was once personal becomes real property; such
as built in appliances
economic life - ANSWER-real estate investors are not generally interested in how
long buildings will last, but in how long they will be profitable
, scarcity - ANSWER-the fact that an acre of land in a rural area cannot fulfill as
many needs as an acre of urban land describes the economic characteristic
legal description - ANSWER-used to identify the property in such a way that it
cannot be mistaken for any other parcel of land and can be found at a later date in
spite of changes that may occur
spot survey - ANSWER-The survey a buyer receives at closing is called a
__________.
plat of survey - ANSWER-A _______________ is a map or drawing that shows
the location and boundaries of a land parcel, and in some cases, how the land is
subdivided into lots.
metes and bound - ANSWER-method of legal description identifies the parcel of
land by describing its boundaries. Metes ( are distances and directions), Bounds
(are landmarks or monuments that serve as markers each time the distance and
direction must change)compass directions; must have a point of beginning and
must return back to the point of beginning by closure
natural monuments - ANSWER-trees and rocks
artificial monuments - ANSWER-are stakes, metal pins, concrete markers, roads,
fences
bearings - ANSWER-are shown in degrees, minutes, and seconds. there are 360
degrees in a circle; each degree is divided into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60
seconds
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2025
personal property - ANSWER-are the items the seller can load into the van when
moving after the sale
chattels personal - ANSWER-refers to cars, boats, furniture, clothes, stocks, money
and tools
chattels real - ANSWER-items that extend to owner an interest in real property;
leases, mortgages, contracts to purchase and options
deed - ANSWER-is how real property is transferred
bill of sale - ANSWER-how personal property is transferred
real estate - ANSWER-consists of land itself plus those things which are
permanently attached to the land by man (buildings) or nature (trees)
real property - ANSWER-it not only includes those things permanently attached
but also the legal rights and interests that go along with ownership
appurtenance - ANSWER-any right, interest, or improvement which automatically
conveys with the ownership of the property
run with the land - ANSWER-rights and responsibilities which automatically
convey
,land - ANSWER-starts at the earth's center and passes through the surface and
extends into space above the surface to an indefinite height
tenements - ANSWER-are things that permanently attached to the land; physically
or legally and are immovable by law
fructus naturales - ANSWER-those grown naturally and requiring no annual
cultivation; are considered to be real property
fructus industriales - ANSWER-emblements; crops that are planted and harvested
each year
improvements - ANSWER-any product of human planning or labor that is affixed
to the land with the intent of being permanent
percolating water - ANSWER-underground water that is not confined to a specific
waterway
water table - ANSWER-the level at which percolating water is found
riparian rights - ANSWER-concern those properties that border a river or stream
and the owner has the right to use the water for such things as swimming, boating
or fishing. rights are not exclusive because the rights of other owners whose
properties border the same waterway must be respected
correlative rights - ANSWER-allows the owner only a reasonable share of the
water during times of short supply
,prior appropriation - ANSWER-the right to use is secured by a permit
navigable waters - ANSWER-rivers and oceans used for commercial shipping and
are identified on government survey maps
littoral rights - ANSWER-properties which border large navigable lakes, oceans, or
seas and typically involve the use and enjoyment of the shore
mineral rights - ANSWER-land owner rights to such things as coal, oil, gas and
ores
right of lateral support - ANSWER-protects adjoining land from being damaged by
efforts to extract minerals from below
law of capture - ANSWER-refers to the process of removing oil and gas from land
air rights - ANSWER-space above the land; may bee sold or leased separately from
the land itself
severance - ANSWER-the process by which an item of real property becomes
personal property
fixture - ANSWER-a property that was once personal becomes real property; such
as built in appliances
economic life - ANSWER-real estate investors are not generally interested in how
long buildings will last, but in how long they will be profitable
, scarcity - ANSWER-the fact that an acre of land in a rural area cannot fulfill as
many needs as an acre of urban land describes the economic characteristic
legal description - ANSWER-used to identify the property in such a way that it
cannot be mistaken for any other parcel of land and can be found at a later date in
spite of changes that may occur
spot survey - ANSWER-The survey a buyer receives at closing is called a
__________.
plat of survey - ANSWER-A _______________ is a map or drawing that shows
the location and boundaries of a land parcel, and in some cases, how the land is
subdivided into lots.
metes and bound - ANSWER-method of legal description identifies the parcel of
land by describing its boundaries. Metes ( are distances and directions), Bounds
(are landmarks or monuments that serve as markers each time the distance and
direction must change)compass directions; must have a point of beginning and
must return back to the point of beginning by closure
natural monuments - ANSWER-trees and rocks
artificial monuments - ANSWER-are stakes, metal pins, concrete markers, roads,
fences
bearings - ANSWER-are shown in degrees, minutes, and seconds. there are 360
degrees in a circle; each degree is divided into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60
seconds
