postheadericon Do You Know The Real Estate Terms From Pre-Approval Letter To Townhouse?



by Ashley Houston


Having a basic understanding of real estate terms is always helpful when you are buying or selling a property. In this series of articles, we take a look at definitions starting with "Pre-Approval Letter."

Pre-Approval Lender Letter. This is a writing from a lender where a potential buyer has approval to borrow a stated amount of money from his firm based on having documented all the personal information needed has been stated. Final approval is subject only to the lender's receiving a copy of a contract to purchase real estate, a satisfactory appraisal of that real estate, and its underwriting department's review of all pertinent information. The buyer qualifies so long as the property does and no changes occur is what this would also mean.

2. Pre-Qualification Lender Letter You can define this as a writing from a lender stating that a potential buyer is able to get a loan in a named amount. It typically states the price of real property to be purchased, and what information the lender had when forming his opinion. A lender's opinion is worth more than if he just based it on what the borrower told him when he has pulled a borrower's credit file.

3. Real Estate or Real Property The ground, any plants growing in it, any minerals under it, and any buildings or other improvements built on it is what this refers to.

Septic System. A self contained means of disposing of sewerage which tends to intimidate city dwellers. A holding tank in which enzyme and bacterial action decomposes the waste material and buried lines in a drainage field which uses soil to strain out what remains is the simple version of this. In soil which percolates well (water drains through it quickly), this works very well. Most of the time, areas with a high water table would usually need more elaborate septic systems. Totally unsuited for septic systems and cannot be built on until public sewer is available are some of the properties.

e) Title Insurance. You need to know the insurance that will compensate the insured for the value of his ownership or collateral position in real property if a person not thought to be a current owner materializes as an owner. This is something that I have seen come into play when property was owned by many heirs a generation or two ago.

Townhouse. A single family attached dwelling unit with common walls.

It's not a be-all, end-all, but we have covered lots of the important definitions and concepts needed to successfully handle your for sale by owner transaction.




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