Real Estate

Buy land. They ain't making any more of the stuff. — Will Rogers

Real Estate Fundamentals

• Real Estate, Real Property, And Land—Basic Definitions And Concepts
• Legal Descriptions Of Real Estate
• Real Estate Encumbrances: Liens, Deed Restrictions, Easements, and Encroachments
• Estates in Land: The Fee Simple Estate and the Life Estate
• Forms of Real Estate Ownership - A tutorial about the different forms of real estate ownership, including ownership in severalty, tenancy in common, joint tenancy, tenancy in the entirety, common property, trusts, and business entities, such as corporations, partnerships, and real estate syndicates.
• Types of Deeds: General and Special Warranty Deeds, Bargain and Sale Deeds, Quitclaim Deeds, Trust Deeds, and Court-Order Deeds
• Title Records
• Real Estate Title Insurance
• Real Estate Title Transfer
• Real Estate Agency
• Listing Agreements and Buyer Agency Agreements
• Real Estate Appraisal: Sales Comparison Approach, Cost Approach, Income Approach
• Real Estate Closing; Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)

Real Estate Types

• Types of Dwellings
• Condo-Hotels
• Destination Clubs

Rentals

• Residential and Commercial Leases
• Tenant Screening - A tutorial about the use of tenant screening companies by landlords and property managers to select whom to rent to.

Mortgages

• Mortgage Calculator — Mortgage calculator that shows, in a table, monthly payment, total interest paid, and total payment for 5 to 50 year mortgages. For a specified interest rate, calculate the monthly payment for a given loan, or calculate the loan amount for a monthly payment.
• Mortgage Fundamentals - A complete, but concise, tutorial about mortgages, with illustrative examples and real world data for better comprehension.
• Reverse Mortgages

Special Topics in Real Estate

• Price-to-Rent Ratio
• Environmental Hazards in Real Estate
• Foreclosure
• Short Sales
• Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS)

Real Estate Resources

• Real Estate Blog — This document contains entries about real estate, organized chronologically.
• Real Estate Links — Organized by category. Links, about buying a home or investing in real estate, organized into subtopics, including real estate news, tutorials, articles, listings, buying, financing, and mortgage calculators, real estate investment trusts (REITs), and major real estate websites. Includes blog entries, and summaries of good articles.