Title: Real Property Definition
Headings: Guide to Selling Your Home
Guide to Selling Your Home
What Is Real Property?
Key Takeaways
Understanding Real Property
Estates in Real Property
Freehold Estates
Nonfreehold Estates
Real Property vs. Personal Property
Real Property vs. Real Estate

Content: The only difference between a tenant at sufferance and a trespasser is that the former had a right to be on the property at some point, but stayed beyond the terms of the lease or agreement. Also called estate at sufferance. Real Property vs. Personal Property
The law makes a clear distinction between real property and personal property. Real property is immovable. It includes the land, everything that is permanently attached to it, and the rights that "run with" the land. Personal property, on the other hand, is movable. It is defined as everything that is not real property, such as your clothes, furniture, cars, boats, and any other movable items that aren't attached to real estate. Real Property vs. Real Estate
Real estate is land at, above, and below the earth's surface, including everything permanently attached to it, whether natural or artificial. Real property is everything included in real estate, plus the rights of ownership, including the right to possess, sell, lease, and enjoy the land. Each state has different laws regarding what is real property and how to handle its sale;