03 Legal Land Descriptions & Measuring Real Property | Chapter 4 Measuring Real Property

1 section = ____ acres

1 square mile = 640 acres

Find the Area of a Triangle

1/2 x b x h = sq. ft.

If a rectangular lot has an area of 20,500 square feet and a depth of 200 feet, what is the frontage of the lot?

20,500 sq ft x 200 feet = 102.5 feet

Derek paid $5.41 per square foot for a property with dimensions of 200 ft. by 250 ft. What was the full price Derek paid for the property?

200 ft. x 250 ft. = 50,000 sq ft x $5.41 = $270,500

1 cubic yard = how many cubic feet

27 cubic feet

I yard = ... Feet

3 ft

A developer buys 3 entire sections of land in a township. How many acres did the developer buy?

3 x 640 acres

Sophie purchased a lot that measures 300 feet wide by 500 feet long. The purchase price was $275,000. What was the price per acre?

300 sq ft x 500 sq ft = 150,000 sq ft 150,000 sq ft/43,560 sq ft = 3.44 acres $275,000/3.44 acres = $79941.86 per acre

1 township = ___________ square miles

36 sections = 36 square miles

Jim buys a 400 sq. yd. lot of land. What is the size of Jim's lot in square feet?

400 sq. yd x 9 sq ft = 3,600 sq. ft.

One square mile is equal to how many square feet?

43560 sq ft

1 mile = ____ feet

5,280 feet

The SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 16 in a township was sold to a developer for $900,000. Calculate the price per square foot of that land.

640 acres x .25 x .25 = 40 acres 40 acres x 43560 sq ft = 1,742,400 sq ft. $900000/1,742,400 sq ft = $0.52 per sq ft

The SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of a section would measure how many acres?

640 acres x .25 x .25=40

One section in a township contains how many acres?

640 acres.

You are helping a friend list her home, but she is unsure of her acreage. She knows her property is 770 ft. x 524 ft. Using this information, how many acres is the lot?

770 ft. x 524 ft. = 403,480 sq ft /43560 ft= 9.26 acres

1 Sq. Yard = _ Sq. Feet

9 sq. ft.

What is depth?

How far the lot goes back. So, if a rectangular lot is 150' x 313', the frontage is 150 front feet and the depth is 313 feet.

Livable Area

The finished area of a home to include rooms within the house or connected to the house that are typically heated and/or air-conditioned, making them suitable for habitation year-round.

Which survey system uses longitude and latitude lines to map property boundaries?

The rectangular survey system

What is a township?

a square area of land with sides of 6 miles each, consisting of 36 square-mile sections and identified in reference to a meridian and baseline

unfinished area

areas of a home includes external areas such patios, porches, decks, and garages. A basement or attic could also be considered unfinished, depending on the functionality of the room.

Which of these is a type of legal description that identifies a piece of platted property by referring to numbered areas in the subdivision?

block and lot

When giving the dimensions of a property, which of the following are always stated first?

front feet

There are 640:

in one section of a township.

What is perimeter?

is the boundary of the property.

The formula to find the volume of a cube is:

length x width x height

Which legal description will likely include the phrase "point of beginning"?

metes and bound system

What is a land survey process in which a licensed land surveyor starts at a readily identifiable point of beginning and defines the boundaries of a property in terms of distances and compass directions, finally returning to the point of beginning?

metes and bounds

The point of beginning is the starting point for which method of legal property description?

metes and bounds method

What is a section?

one of 36 equal square-mile areas in a township

The most common measurement that buyers consider when searching for a home is ...?

the home's square footage.

What is frontage?

the unit used to measure a property that borders a street. For example, if a property is 150' x 313', the property has a frontage of 150 feet, or, 150 front feet.