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The Cost – Price – Value Trifecta

by Tom Koziol | April 10, 2009

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I must be in a cost/price/value mindset since my last post dealt with replacement cost should a disaster befall one or more of your properties. Today I will attempt to make the point that cost and/or price doesn’t always equal value.
Most of us understand this truism but every once in [...]

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How High Is Up? A Look at Real Numbers Defined by the Real Estate Collapse

by Tom Koziol | January 30, 2009

How High Is Up?
The answer can be as simple as one flight of stairs. It also can be as grotesque as 300%. Since I’m talking about real estate, I’ll skip the flight of stairs type of answer and concentrate on the 300% side.
Unless you’ve been living in a cave in Zimbabwe, you know the real [...]

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Real Estate

Which Property to Buy?

by Anwell Tsai | January 15, 2009

Let’s assume you’ve been presented with two outstanding investment properties to purchase.  Both can be purchased at a great discount and share similar risk profiles, though property A is significantly more expensive than property B.

You’ve spent hours analyzing this to no avail.
You have done extensive research in the market area.  You know what the contract [...]

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Real Estate

Why You Must Adjust for Conditions of Sale in a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA)

by Anwell Tsai | October 29, 2008

In a Comparative Market Analysis, adjustments to comparable property oftentimes are made to reflect the motivations of a delineated market area’s typical buyer and seller.  Adjustments for conditions of sale reflect the motivations of buyers and sellers when they are not typically motivated and purchases do not reflect arm’s-length transactions.
ADJUST FOR SALES BETWEEN RELATIVES/FRIENDS
Family members [...]

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Five Additional Steps of Due Diligence When Buying a Rental Property

by Troy Schuricht | April 18, 2008

Due diligence is a term used for a number of concepts involving either the performance of an investigation of a business or person, or the performance of an act with a certain standard of care. It can be a legal obligation, but the term will more commonly apply to voluntary investigations. A common example of [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

Determining the Value of an Apartment Building Investment Using Cap Rates

by Ted Karsch | March 3, 2008

Determining the value of an apartment building investment is one of the greatest difficulties that many new commercial real estate investors face.
Most people who invest in apartments have some experience investing in other types of real estate, typically residential homes or duplexes and triplexes. The issue that new investors face is the [...]

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Real Estate Investing

You Can’t “Trick the Deal”

by Richard Warren | November 27, 2007

I was having a conversation with someone that had absolutely nothing to do with investing. The conversation was about a different business but he was talking about how difficult it was to work with people who were always trying to cut corners. People often think that they know better than the experts do, [...]

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