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Basic Quiz - 5.5.4 Risk Disclosure

1. Real estate transactions can fail for a number of reasons, including clouds on title, financing, zoning and environmental issues.
           
2. The prearranged sale risk for a no-negotiation circumstance is near zero.
           
3. A buyer waiting in the wings raises the risk level to a high level.
           
4. With a contingent escrow agreement, the prearranged sale risk is extremely high.
           
5. In the negotiation phase for the sale of a C corporation, there is little risk of a prearranged sale.
           
6. A letter of intent for the purchase of a C corporation presents a prearranged sale risk.
           
7. When the board of directors approves the sale, a binding sale agreement is created.
           
8. Even a vote of approval by the board of directors of a widely held C corporation will not create a binding agreement.
           
9. The vote of at least 50% of the shareholders creates a binding sale.
           
10. The risk of a prearranged sale must be assessed by donor's counsel.