One of the principals to a property management agreement is the Property Manager-in-charge. What type of agent is the Property Manager-in-charge?
General Agent
Special Agent
Universal Agent
Routine Agent
Which of the following is not an essential element of a property management agreement?
expiration date
tenant income requirements
identification of the parties
owner responsibilities
The first step for a property manager is to
identify owners objectives
identify tenant requriements
negotiate the comission
have the property appraised
When conducting a property analysis, which of the following is NOT typically a consideration in determining the rental price?
operating costs
equipment
competition
shopping
Many property managers may choose to establish a reserve fund for each property. A reasonable percentage to put in the reserve fund for unforeseen issues would be
5-10 percent
10-15 percent
15-25 percent
25-30 percent
Cash required over a given period for the payment of principle and interest on a debt, such as a mortgage payment on a property is considered
debt service
credit service
savings service
money management service
Property managers can determine a more realistic picture of a properties income potential by forecasting the income and expenses for how many years out?
3
4
5
6
The law requiring leases in excess of one year to be in writing is the
Anti-trust law
Sherman and Clayton Act
Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act
Statute of Frauds
The "Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act" requires the lien holder to provide tenants with _______ days notice to vacate upon foreclosure.
30
60
90
120
A schedule of planned maintenance actions to curtail breakdowns and failure is called
preventative maintenance
corrective maintenance
curtail maintenance
routine maintenance
When working the maintenance programs, the property manager is responsible for all the following EXCEPT
report expenses to lessee
schedule tasks
calculate costs
maintain records
The process of monitoring, controlling, and conserving energy in a building or organization is called
health management
home management
office management
energy management
The company's financial/cash flow statement that indicates how the revenue is transformed into net income is called
profit feasibility statement
net loss statement
profit and loss statement
financial performance statement
As a responsibility of conducting business, there are several tax forms a property manager must have prepared. The form use to report tax exemption by the employee is
Employment Identification Number (EIN)
Employ Allowance Withholding Certificate (W-4)
Employment Eligibility Verification (I-9)
Employers Quarterly Tax Return (941)
As an analytical tool, which report would be best used to determine the short term viability of a company, particularly the companies ability to pay bills?
cash flow statement
Property owners are only concerned with the bottom line, such as converting property calue into income. When estimating the owners potential return on the investment, the property manager must know the
cash analysis
net report
cost approach
capitalization rate
Due to the risk involved when conducting business, property managers may look to purchase types of insurance to cover potential liability. Concerning risk management , this step would be an example of
transfer it
control it
retain it
avoid it
The type of insurance to cover medical bills and some lost pay as a result of injury to an employee is called
Errors and Omissions
General Liability and Workers Compensation
Office and Floater
Surety Bond
Which of the following certifies that an insurance policy has been purchased as show an abstract of the most important provisions of the insurance policy?
Certificate of Insurance
Insurance Binder
Certificate of Authenticity
Proof of Insurance
Acme Property Management has four offices in South Carolina. how many trust accounts must be established?
one for each office
no more than two companies can use one trust account
every property manager-in-charge must have their own trust account
the company may have one centralized account for all four offices if the SC Real Estate Commission approves the account
A property manager has received $800 security deposit for a rental property, which is immediately deoposited into the property managers operating account. This would be an example of
conversion
commingling
accounting
representation
A tenant has signed a two year lease and provides $1500 security deposit. The tenant has waived their right to any interest that would accrue during the lease period. The property manager places the security deposit into a one year high yield certificate of deposit (CD). This would be an example of
buisness
Security deposits and pet deposits must be deposited into the trust account
within 30 days of signing the lease
within 48 hours of receipt, excluding Saturday, Sunday, and bank holidays
immediately upon receipt, excluding Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays
immediately upon receipt for cash or certified funds