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The SC-RES exam has 120 questions and runs 3 hours 20 minutes.
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A seller installed a built-in wine refrigerator, hard-wired into custom cabinetry. Before the offer was signed, the seller casually said it would be removed. The signed purchase agreement later states that all built-in appliances convey and contains no exclusion. Who has the stronger claim to the refrigerator at closing?
Correct answer: C - It conveys because the signed agreement controls the fixture dispute
A parcel is zoned for duplexes, but its recorded subdivision covenant limits every lot to one detached single-family dwelling. The owner wants to construct a duplex without obtaining covenant relief. Which restriction controls the proposed construction?
Correct answer: D - The enforceable covenant still bars the duplex
An investor is valuing a small apartment property. Potential gross income is $180,000, expected vacancy and collection loss is $9,000, annual operating expenses are $61,000, and annual debt service is $46,000. Using a 10% capitalization rate, what value is indicated by direct capitalization?
Correct answer: B - $1,100,000
A buyer agrees to pay $410,000 for a home appraised at $395,000 and obtains a $332,000 conventional first mortgage. Using the lender's customary lower-of-price-or-appraised-value base, the underwriting result is:
Correct answer: A - The LTV is about 84%; private mortgage insurance will generally be required
A buyer offers $420,000. The seller counters at $435,000. The buyer sends, and the seller receives, an unequivocal rejection of the counteroffer. An hour later, before any new communication from the seller, the buyer signs and returns the $435,000 counteroffer. What is the legal effect?
Correct answer: C - No contract forms; the rejection terminated the counteroffer
A prospective buyer pays $2,000 for a signed 30-day option to purchase a parcel at a fixed price. On day 12, the owner receives a better offer and tells the option holder the property is no longer available. The option holder's legal position is that:
Correct answer: B - The owner must honor the option period; the holder still need not buy
Buyer and seller sign a complete written purchase agreement. The contract requires a $5,000 earnest-money deposit by noon the next day, but the buyer has not yet delivered it. The seller immediately claims that no contract ever existed. The seller's claim is:
Correct answer: A - Incorrect; the signed contract may bind the parties, and the deposit is a later obligation
A seller-client tells the listing agent two things: 'I will take $25,000 less if necessary,' and 'the basement floods after heavy rain, but do not tell buyers.' How should the agent handle those facts?
Correct answer: D - Protect the price flexibility, but disclose the known flooding as required
During a listing appointment, a licensee sees a long stair-step crack in the foundation wall and several doors that bind. The seller says, 'It has always been that way.' The licensee's best next step is to:
Correct answer: B - Document the red flags, advise that they cannot be concealed, and recommend a structural evaluation
A tenant in a no-pets apartment requests an assistance animal for a non-obvious disability and provides reliable information showing a disability-related need. The property manager should:
Correct answer: C - Grant the accommodation without a pet fee; actual damage may still be charged
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