| Improvements |
| Generally, buildings, but may include any permanent structure or other development,
such as street, utilities, etc. |
| Inchoate Dower |
| The imperfect interest which the law gives a wife in the lands of her husband. This is an interest
which upon the death of the husband may ripen into possession and use. Most states have abolished dower rights. |
| Inchoate Curtesy |
| The imperfect interest which the law gives a husband in the lands of his wife. |
| Indemnify |
| To make payment for a loss. |
| Ingress |
| The right to enter a tract of land. |
| Insurance |
| A contract of indemnity against specified perils. |
| Insurance Loan |
| When cash value of a life insurance policy is borrowed by the insured. |
| Interim Financing |
| Temporary or short term loans. Often used with new construction. Usually replaced with a permanent
long-term mortgage. |
| Intestate |
| Designates the estate or condition of failing to leave a will at death. "To die intestate." |
