Title: Explain the three basic types of land descriptions.
Course: Real Estate (12154) > Section: Examining Types of Mortgages and Deeds of Trust

Explanation should include lot and block, rectangular government survey, and metes and bounds.

DPOR correlations: 18VAC135-20-400. 3 (Property rights); 18VAC135-20-400. 11 (Real property and title insurance)

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is a metes and bounds land description?
- Why is an informal reference not a legal land description?
- What is the basis for the rectangular survey system?