real estate analysis

Introduction to Real Estate Investment Deal Analysis

by J Scott | June 30, 2010

Have you ever wondered what a Pro-Forma or a Cap Rate is? Are you trying to figure out what NOI means? Do you want to know how to calculate the various types of ROI, like Cash-on-Cash Return and Total Return? If yes, then read on… We get a lot of posts on the BiggerPockets forums [...]

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Flipping Houses

Determining Maximum Purchase Price (MPP)

by J Scott | March 10, 2010

The question I get most often from new investors looking to break into flipping or wholesaling is, “How do I determine the maximum purchase price I should pay when trying to buy a property I plan to rehab or wholesale?” Most investors have some quantitative analysis technique they use for determining their maximum purchase price [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

Apartment Building Investment and the Time Value of Money

by Ted Karsch | April 17, 2008

The apartment building investor should always be aware of the amount of money that he or she has invested in an apartment building and more importantly the “time value” of that money. This concept of money’s value over a period of time becomes extremely important when comparing and contrasting different apartment building finance strategies. For [...]

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