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The MD-RES exam has 110 questions and runs 2 hours.
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A restaurant tenant bolts a walk-in cooler to the floor for use in the business. The lease is silent about the cooler. Two weeks before the lease expires, the tenant removes it and repairs the bolt holes and flooring. How is the cooler classified?
Correct answer: A - A trade fixture the tenant may remove before the tenancy ends
County zoning permits residential fences up to eight feet high. Recorded subdivision covenants validly limit fences to six feet. The owner has neither a variance nor a covenant amendment. What is the tallest fence the owner may build?
Correct answer: A - Six feet, because the owner must satisfy both valid controls
An apartment property has potential gross income of $150,000, expected vacancy and collection loss of $9,000, laundry income of $3,000, operating expenses of $54,000, and annual mortgage debt service of $36,000. Using a 7.5% capitalization rate, what value is indicated by direct capitalization?
Correct answer: B - $1,200,000
On Tuesday, a creditor receives a consumer's name, income, Social Security number for a credit report, property address, estimated property value, and mortgage amount sought. The creditor has not yet verified the income or ordered an appraisal. Under TRID, what follows?
Correct answer: C - A Loan Estimate must be delivered or mailed within three business days
A purchase contract states: 'If the appraisal is below $500,000, the buyer may terminate by delivering written notice to the seller no later than 5:00 p.m. Friday.' The appraisal arrives Thursday at $490,000. The buyer sends no notice until Monday and then claims the contract ended automatically on Thursday. How should the buyer's position be evaluated?
Correct answer: C - The buyer missed the contract's deadline for written termination notice
A listing agent knows the basement floods after heavy rain. The seller also says privately, 'I would take $20,000 less than the list price.' An unrepresented buyer asks whether the basement has water problems and how flexible the seller is. What should the agent disclose?
Correct answer: B - Disclose the flooding; keep the seller's lower acceptable price confidential
A buyer is preparing to sign a contract for a three-bedroom house built in 1965. The seller has no lead reports and says the property has never been tested. Before the buyer is bound, which federal lead-based paint step is required?
Correct answer: C - Provide the pamphlet and disclosures, plus the 10-day opportunity unless changed or waived in writing
A buyer tells her agent, 'Show me only neighborhoods where most residents share my religion and families with children are uncommon.' What is the agent's best response?
Correct answer: B - Decline to steer and ask for objective property and location criteria
A Maryland buyer's agent first contacts an unrepresented for-sale-by-owner seller by text message and asks to schedule a showing for the next afternoon. What disclosure sequence is required?
Correct answer: D - Disclose by text now and make the written disclosure no later than the first scheduled face-to-face contact
A Maryland buyer gives an earnest-money check to the salesperson with an offer on Monday. The seller accepts on Thursday, and the contract contains no different written escrow instructions. Which handling complies with Maryland law?
Correct answer: D - Prompt delivery to the broker; escrow no later than seven business days after mutual acceptance
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