Which of the following is considered residential real estate?

• A. Hotel
• B. Fourplex
• C. Apartment Building
• D. Mobile Home Park

Answer: (B)

Residential real estate refers to properties used as a dwelling for people, typically with up to four separate living units on one property. A fourplex fits this definition exactly, since it provides four individual housing units designed for people to live in, all on a single site. The other options don’t align with this residential category: a hotel is built for temporary lodging and is treated as commercial property; an apartment building is often interpreted as having more than four units and thus falls into the commercial side for many regulatory and lending purposes; a mobile home park comprises multiple spaces for homes rather than a single residential dwelling itself, so it isn’t classified as residential real estate in the same sense.