Real Estate Massachusetts Real Estate Massachusetts-Real-Estate-Salesperson Question # 34 Topic 4 Discussion

Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation (150–250 words):

A metes and bounds description closes by returning to the Point of Beginning (POB) using the necessary final course to complete the perimeter. Here, the sequence runs: 150 feet south, 85 feet west, and 150 feet north. After going south 150' and later north 150', you are back aligned with the original east-west line at the POB but 85 feet west of it. To close, you must travel 85 feet east back to the POB. Therefore, the only correct final call is “85 feet east to the Point of Beginning.” This reflects the standard principle that metes and bounds must form a closed polygon, ending exactly where they started. Massachusetts exam content treats metes and bounds as a valid legal description method emphasizing a closed traverse that returns to the POB and uses calls of direction and distance to define boundaries precisely.