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The Real Estate Proforma: A Beginner’s Guide
The first task in any real estate investment decision is to build a proforma, which [...]
The Cap Rate: What You Should Know
The capitalization rate is a fundamental concept in the commercial real estate industry. Yet, it [...]
How a Broker Price Opinion Works
The broker price opinion (BPO), also known as a broker opinion of value (BOV), is [...]
Net Operating Income (NOI): A Beginner’s Guide
Understanding Net Operating Income (NOI) is essential in commercial real estate. Without a firm grasp [...]
Difference Between Market Value and Investment Value in Commercial Real Estate
Value is traditionally defined as the power of a good to command other goods or [...]
Apartment Investing Case Study
In this article we are going to conduct an investment analysis on a 140 unit [...]
Internal Rate of Return (IRR): What You Should Know
The internal rate of return (IRR) is a widely used investment performance measure in finance, [...]
Time Value of Money: A Beginner’s Guide
Being completely comfortable with the time value of money is critical when working in the [...]
Understanding Replacement Reserves in Commercial Real Estate
The topic of replacement reserves is often confusing for commercial real estate professionals. How much [...]
What is a Tenant Estoppel and How Does It Work?
In commercial real estate the tenant estoppel often comes up during the due diligence phase [...]
Commercial Real Estate Closing Process: The Definitive Guide
When it’s time to close on a commercial real estate transaction, the process can seem [...]
Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR): A Calculation Guide
The Debt Service Coverage Ratio, often abbreviated as “DSCR”, is an important concept in real [...]
How to Calculate The Debt Yield Ratio
The debt yield is becoming an increasingly important ratio in commercial real estate lending. Traditionally, [...]
How to Navigate the Real Estate Eviction Process
How do you feel about a criminal conviction on your record? Defending against a civil [...]
How Market Leasing Assumptions Work in Commercial Real Estate
Market leasing assumptions define what happens after a tenant lease expires in a commercial property. [...]
Essentials of Tenancy in Common (TIC)
What is a tenancy in common (TIC)? What are its characteristics? Its advantages and disadvantages?
The Essentials of Commercial Real Estate Sale and Purchase Agreements
A commercial real estate sales contract can be one page or one hundred pages. There [...]
The Definitive Guide to Understanding Section 8
Created to help low-income, elderly, and disabled households afford decent, safe and sanitary private housing, [...]
A Complete Guide to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program
To a developer, affordable housing means lower rents than a market-rate project, lower net operating [...]
Why Is Real Estate Market Analysis So Important?
Many real estate investors fail to recognize the importance of the market analysis. Whether they [...]
Getting Started with Real Estate Market Analysis
A detailed market analysis is key to any real estate investment decision. Even though the [...]
How to Analyze Supply and Demand For Apartment Buildings
One of the most important ways to use all of the data gathered in a [...]
How to Calculate the Cap Rate
The cap rate is an important concept in commercial real estate, and it is widely [...]
How To Determine The Highest and Best Use of a Property
The concept of highest and best use is one of the fundamental principles that underlie [...]
The Income Approach to Real Estate Valuation
The income approach is one of three techniques commercial real estate appraisers use to value [...]
How The Loss to Lease Calculation Works
Loss to lease is a commonly used calculation in a commercial real estate analysis. However, [...]
Eleven Types of Risk in Commercial Real Estate
Every investment involves a certain amount of risk. There are certain general sources of risk [...]
Three Types of Commercial Real Estate Obsolescence
One of the unique challenges of commercial real estate investment is that markets, types of [...]
What is a Rent Roll?
When real estate investors are evaluating a potential rental property purchase or a bank is [...]
Understanding The Right of Offset
It is very common for a lender to require a borrower to open a checking [...]