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Real Estate Term of the Day: Legal Description & Lot and Block

April 7, 2015

Real Estate Term of the Day: Legal Description & Lot and Block LEGAL DESCRIPTION – legally acceptable identification of real estate by one of the following: Metes and Bounds or recorded plat (Lot and Block Number) (Barron’s Dictionary of Real Estate Terms)  LOT AND BLOCK NUMBER –  a method of location a parcel of land (Barron’s … More Real Estate Term of the Day: Legal Description & Lot and Block

Real Estate Term of the Day: Lead-Based Paint

April 5, 2015

Real Estate Term of the Day: Lead-Based Paint LEAD-BASED PAINT – considered a hazardous material. It is potentially poisonous and its existence in property is to be disclosed to a buyer. Its presence is often difficult to determine because applications of lead-based paint may have been covered by more recent paint applications that are free … More Real Estate Term of the Day: Lead-Based Paint

Real Estate Term of the Day: Latent Defects

April 4, 2015

Real Estate Term of the Day: Latent Defects LATENT DEFECTS – flaws that are hidden but are apt to surface later. (Barron’s Dictionary of Real Estate Terms)  In a Colorado real estate transaction, a seller typically uses the Colorado Real Estate Commission approved Seller’s Property Disclosure to disclose material latent defects. The Seller’s Property Disclosure has 13 sections regarding … More Real Estate Term of the Day: Latent Defects