This text was originally written as a reduced-essential version of a larger text entitled Practical Real Estate Law by Daniel F. Hinkel. Practical Real Estate Law covered every aspect of a modern real estate practice. That text, because of its detail and comprehensive coverage, totaled more than 600 pages, and some instructors teaching courses designed for six- to ten-week terms had found it difficult to complete Practical Real Estate Law. The students who were attending the shorter courses suggested that the text be shortened and that some detail be deleted. Consequently, the editors at West Publishing Company asked me to consider a way to revise and reformat.
