When a Buyer Acquires a Property Having an Existing Mortgage

question 27

Multiple Choice

When a buyer acquires a property having an existing mortgage loan, a decision must be made as to whether or not the subsequent owner of the property can preserve the loan. If the buyer does not add his or her signature to the note, the buyer does not take on any personal liability. In this case, the buyer is said to:

• A) assume the old loan
• B) purchase the property subject to the existing loan
• C) obtain the property through the use of a contract for deed.
• D) foreclose on the property

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Definitions:

Confidence Level

The probability, expressed as a percentage, that a parameter lies within a specified range of values, indicating the reliability of an estimate.

Confidence Interval

A span of numbers that holds a certain likelihood of containing the actual value of the parameter.

Confidence Level

Confidence level indicates the probability that a population parameter will fall between two set values for a certain proportion of times.

Confidence Interval

An array of values, derived from observations of a sample, which is believed to enclose the value of a mystery parameter in the population.