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12th October 2009
Be careful when buying rental property. We stayed at a motel for a week one winter. The bill showed twice what it should have, but since I already paid the correct amount in cash, I thought nothing of it. When we noticed that the lobby and swimming pool w... Read >
Author: wbdoyle12th October 2009
First a little story about buying investment property.
My wife and I stayed at a motel in Tucson for a week one winter. Our bill was for twice what it should have been, but since I already paid the correct amount in cash, I thought nothing of it. Duri... Read >
Author: wbdoyle12th October 2009
Purchasing an apartment complex as an investment is a fantastic way to watch an asset single handedly generate thousands, even hundreds of thousands of dollars in a very short amount of time!
A popular investment strategy, especially for new investors,... Read >
Author: wbdoyle29th September 2009
For the astute commercial real estate investor, the cap rate [AKA Capitalization Rate] is an important financial number to consider. Here’s why:
Commercial Real Estate Earns Income
One main identifier that defines commercial real estate from othe... Read >
Author: wbdoyle29th September 2009
Real estate investing is serious business and can provide you with substantial returns to support a lavish lifestyle. However, you need to develop an investment strategy suitable to your individual budget and situation in order to maximize the return on y... Read >
Author: coreyfrank30th August 2009
Cap rate and GRM (gross rent multiplier) are popular real estate investing measures regularly used by real estate agents and individual investors seeking to determine whether a rental property is, or is not, priced correctly and maybe might be a good inve... Read >
13th August 2009
One of the most misunderstood, but important, terms in real estate investing is the Capitalization Rate or CAP rate for short. This key metric is at the heart of all income property investments and allows investors to compare multiple properties to one an... Read >
Author: gaurav11th July 2009
Real estate investing is serious business and can provide you with substantial returns to support a lavish lifestyle. However, you need to develop an investment strategy suitable to your individual budget and situation in order to maximize the return on y... Read >
Author: Charles 10th July 2009
Internal rate of return (IRR) is one of the rate of return measurements more widely used during a real estate analysis for good reason: The aspect of time value of money associated with internal rate of return considers that the timing of receipts from th... Read >
30th June 2009
Operating decisions be made on a timely basis in real estate investing. Day-to-day operations and long-run investment strategies based upon the real estate investor's portfolio both demand it. Successful investors never play dumb when it comes to decision... Read >
26th June 2009
Whether you are on the east coast or the west, the best way to get the apartment of your dreams is to research, save your money, and get involved. But sometimes, if you are working in an especially competitive market, this might not be enough. Then it's t... Read >
Author: michael russell 23rd June 2009
Apartments here are numerous. But the challenge is securing the best one possible, especially in a city that has a high tenant turn over rate. In today's economy, it is important to make your apartment your home. That way you can avoid the high costs of m... Read >
Author: michael russell 12th June 2009
If you’re a commercial real estate investor then you’ve probably heard of cap rate. If you’re new to the commercial investment field then you’ll want to make it a priority to learn and understand what cap rate is and how it affects the industry. M... Read >
Author: joearts06th June 2009
If you’re a commercial real estate investor then you’ve probably heard of cap rate. If you’re new to the commercial investment field then you’ll want to make it a priority to learn and understand what cap rate is and how it affects the industry. M... Read >
Author: Patrick Gage06th June 2009
If you’re a commercial real estate investor then you’ve probably heard of cap rate. If you’re new to the commercial investment field then you’ll want to make it a priority to learn and understand what cap rate is and how it affects the industry. M... Read >
Author: Patrick Gage01st June 2009
Successful real estate investors never rely simply on what others tell them, or the numbers that they're handed. Once a prospective real estate investment has been located, prudent investors conduct a close examination of the rental property's income, exp... Read >
18th May 2009
Studies show that areas of West Hollywood are still hurting from the recession. Now is a good time to rent an apartment here. But in order to find an ideal place in the right neighborhood, you've got to be prepared. That means working with the right renta... Read >
Author: michael russell 15th May 2009
As a residential agent, you overcome the largest hurdle and are well on your way to closing your first income property deal once you make the decision to sell multifamily property: The desire to sell more than houses is foremost.
In this article, I'll ... Read >
14th May 2009
Rental properties such as multi-family units, office buildings, warehouses, retail strip malls and similar properties that generate rental and other income can be valued using the capitalization rate approach.
This is particularly helpful when you want... Read >
09th April 2009
The commercial real estate industry is looking at some of the worst times ahead of itself. The market trends show downward pressure on prices and an increase in the capitalization rate. This is just one element of the positive movement in the industry for... Read >
Author: Marcus Banks23rd March 2009
About a quarter of all homes sold in the United States over the last five years were purchased as investment properties. Surprising? Not really when you consider the historical high returns and price increases. Although today’s real estate market is dep... Read >
Author: Stefan10th March 2009
In this article, we want to discuss the meaning and formula for cap rate, and then explore how this popular rate of return is used in real estate investing by real estate investors and analysts to measure a rental property's profitability.
The formal m... Read >
Author: James Kobzeff15th December 2008
Capitalization rate (or cap rate as it is more commonly called)is a rate of return at which you discount future income (net operating income) to determine its present value (price).
Although cap rate alone does not provide a true picture of a property'... Read >
01st December 2008
As a real estate professional that has sold real estate investment property for the past thirty years, I know how difficult it is to learn about real estate investing. It takes effort, some cost, and strong motivation.For most real estate agents, it's eas... Read >
Author: James Kobzeff25th November 2008
A Broker Price Opinion, sometimes called a competitive market analysis (CMA) by real estate agents and brokers, is a "tool developed by the real estate industry to determine a competitive listing price." [1] It is important for consumers to understand tha... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer23rd October 2008
Real Estate Investment Strategy
Real estate investing is serious business and can provide you with substantial returns to support a lavish lifestyle. However, you need to develop an investment strategy suitable to your individual budget and situation i... Read >
Author: Charles Petty09th September 2008
Net operating income (NOI) is one of the more important real estate investment calculations. Primarily because it represents the property's potential income after subtracting vacancy and operating expenses. In other words, net operating income represents ... Read >
22nd August 2008
Investing in commercial real estate is quite lucrative if you are an intelligent investor, who has a property purchase plan from the beginning. Before you ever make a move to begin the purchase process, it is wise to take a look at the property to projec... Read >
Author: Brice Sheppard21st August 2008
Investing in commercial real estate is quite lucrative if you are an intelligent investor, who has a property purchase plan from the beginning. Before you ever make a move to begin the purchase process, it is wise to take a look at the property to proj... Read >
Author: Brice Sheppard21st August 2008
Investing in commercial real estate is quite lucrative if you are an intelligent investor, who has a property purchase plan from the beginning. Before you ever make a move to begin the purchase process, it is wise to take a look at the property to projec... Read >
Author: Brice Sheppard08th July 2008
Buying multi-family homes or apartment buildings is one of the most profitable commercial real estate investments you can make. It doesn't matter whether you decide to live in one unit and rent out the rest of them, or if you rent out all the units and l... Read >
Author: Tony Seruga, Yolanda Seruga and Yolanda Bishop06th July 2008
For anyone in the commercial real estate industry, the cap rate, or capitalization rate, is an important piece of information. It plays a big part in how much a property sells for and helps tell you what you should pay. Commercial real estate investors,... Read >
Author: Tony Seruga, Yolanda Seruga and Yolanda Bishop04th February 2008
If you are an owner and wish to sale your hotel or motel – you have indeed a great opportunity to gain some good profit on your investment. However, the enhancement of the price should be always done ethically. There are a good number of underhand trick... Read >
Author: Brian Cliette22nd January 2008
Are you a real estate investor hoping to sell your property for the most money possible? There are ways to manage your property that will get you the best profit while you own in and when the time comes to sell. If you incorporate some of these tips, an... Read >
Author: Tony Seruga, Yolanda Seruga and Yolanda Bishop27th February 2007
Before you decide to sell your manufactured home community/mobile home park there are several ways to increase the value of your investment and in doing so increase the value of the park and make it more saleable. Here is a list of 10 potential ways to in... Read >
Author: Dave Reynolds24th January 2007
I had the opportunity this past week to answer a number of questions about apartments. I find a great deal of misinformation out there concerning the financing of this excellent type of income producing investment. Before going into some common misconce... Read >
Author: craighigdon17th November 2006
Due diligence is a crucial part of real estate investing. A seller may claim that all units in his building are rented, but your physical inspection could reveal an empty one. A look at the books could show that his reported income included the one-time s... Read >
Author: Steve Gillman19th September 2006
You may be familiar with the gross rent multiplier. This simple formula for determining the value of rental real estate has been around for ages. The first book I read on investing in real estate advised me to "never buy a property with a GRM of more than... Read >
Author: Steve Gillman22nd July 2006
Be careful when buying rental property. We stayed at a motel for a week one winter. The bill showed twice what it should have, but since I already paid the correct amount in cash, I thought nothing of it. When we noticed that the lobby and swimming pool w... Read >
Author: Steve Gillman20th July 2006
Real estate appraisal for rental properties isn't the same as for single family homes. If you were looking at a 24-unit building, it would be difficult to find similar ones nearby that have recently sold. Therefore, a market analysis using comparable sale... Read >
Author: Steve Gillman17th July 2006
There are real estate investing "tricks" and techniques that you may know, or want to know. There are new ways of doing things that are worth learning. Knowing about the latest types of financing is another way can also help. Before all of these, however,... Read >
Author: Steve Gillman03rd July 2006
Purchasing an apartment complex as an investment is a fantastic way to watch an asset single handedly generate thousands, even hundreds of thousands of dollars in a very short amount of time!
A popular investment strategy, especially for new investors,... Read >
Author: Tony Seruga, Yolanda Seruga and Yolanda Bishop18th June 2006
In commercial real estate, cap rate, or capitalization rate, is used to determine the values of income producing properties such as apartments of five units or more, office buildings, strip malls and other such properties. The cap rate can represent extre... Read >
Author: Tony Seruga, Yolanda Seruga and Yolanda Bishop09th May 2006
How much real estate math do you need to know if you are investing in real estate? There are computers and calculators for calculating interest rates or amortizing loans. What you need to know is a few simple formulas for determining if a property is a go... Read >
Author: Steve Gillman05th April 2006
Selling income property isn't like selling a house. You can paint a house, and get a little more because it looks nice. Rental property is different, because it's bought by investors, who look at income more than new paint. Raise income, and you increase ... Read >
Author: Steve Gillman21st October 2005
Investing in real estate is a tricky business. For people who have a lot of extra income and are just looking to make sound investments, real estate is a great way to go. Real estate investment properties provide high returns, and many would argue – incl... Read >
Author: Adam Smith
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