Owen Dashner
Derivatives Explained
Derivatives finally explained
Heidi is the proprietor of a bar in Detroit. In order to increase sales, she decides to allow her loyal customers - most of whom are unemployed alcoholics - to drink now but pay later....
Stephen Walley
Derivatives to hedge interest rates
Are there derivative instruments or strategies to lock in an interest even though you may not be closing for another 2-3 months?
Hasten Rudd
Deriving NOI from audited financial statements
Hello investors,Question for you all. I'm hoping someone could help me out with suggestions in calculating the NOI of a real estate asset (in particular, hotels and apartment complexes) from a set of audited financial...
Jeff Tumbarello
Derivative Markets: An Explanation Presented In Banker-Speak.
Heidi is the proprietor of a bar in Detroit . In order to increase
sales, she decides to allow her loyal customers - most of whom are
unemployed alcoholics - to drink now but pay later.
She keeps track of the drink...
Jeff Tumbarello
"Derivatives" on any financial institution's books means OPM
This guy "got it" early on the high-risk arena and spoke well to the problem in early 2008. I have no idea where he's been since, but he runs some sort of investment outfit and seems to have survived so far.
The sam...
Benjamin Summers
An Introduction to Option Strategies in Real Estate
One of most prolific and powerful tools of “creative” finance in real estate is the lease-option, but this tool represents only the proverbial tip of the iceberg when it comes to the most powerful breed of derivatives...
Jeff B.
P/E ratios vs Cap Rates as metrics
Stocks are measured using a Price / Earnings ratio (ref: http://www.investopedia.com/university/peratio/peratio1.asp) Although a simple indicator to calculate, the P/E is actually quite difficult to interpret....
Mateus Fernandes
Help! How do I properly determine the value of this property?
Hi guys,I have a question about the value of a property. I understand that large multi-family properties (5+ units) are appraised differently from small multi-family. What about three duplexes (6 units) in the same st...
Account Closed
Catastrophic loss in homeownership
I find it amazing that only 2.1% change in home ownership was this catastrophic. And, of course, it could never happen again. LolHome ownership has never been 100% in the United States. Many people think that the vast...
Jeff B.
The great CapRate Fallacy
CapRate is a derived number, not one on a PnL, Balance Sheet or COE Settlement Statement. It is a measure of the effectiveness your purchase.We all know the metrics NOI, PurchasePrice and CapRate and the math is trivi...