Real Estate Investing
By James Kimmons, About.com Guide
Whether it's a rental condo or a large office complex, use the tools and resources here to build and manage a profitable real estate investment portfolio.
- Investing & Landlording 101
- Investment Math and Return on Investment Calculations
- Understanding the Transactions & HUD-1 Settlement Statement
- REITs - Real Estate Investment Trusts
Investing & Landlording 101
A must-read for the new real estate investor. Get the facts without hype on what it takes to be successful.
- Reasons for Investing in Real Estate
- Government Bonds Compared to Real Estate Investment
- Should You Start Full-time or Part-Time?
- All About Real Estate Investment Clubs
- Ways to Invest Properly in Real Estate
- Top Ways that Real Estate Investment Returns Profits
- Strategies for Buying Undervalued Properties
- Estimating ARV, After Repair Value
- Buying Bargains with Title Problems
- Step-by-Step Through the Short Sale Process
- How Leverage Works
- Risks of Leverage in Real Estate Investment
- Strategies for Reducing Leverage Risks
- Carefully Examine Leases Before Purchase
- Mortgage Types for Real Estate Investors
- Purchasing by Assuming a Mortgage or Subject to Mortgage
- Landlording 101 - Become a Successful Landlord
- General Real Estate Analysis & Evaluation
- Understanding Real Estate Tax Depreciation
- Reasons for Using Lease Purchase
Investment Math and Return on Investment Calculations
The math and property evaluation tools in this kit will keep you on track in selecting properties, negotiating and profitable management.
- Calculating Simple Interest
- How to Calculate Compound Interest
- Using Capitalization Rate - Calculating Cap Rate
- Lenders Calculate Cap Rate Differently
- Vacancy and Credit Loss Math
- Formula for Loan to Value Ratio, LTV
- Gross Potential Income Calculation Explained, GPI
- Learn to Calculate Gross Operating Income, GOI
- GRM or Gross Rent Multiplier Explained
- The Calculation of NOI, Net Operating Income
- Calculating Rental Yield w/Spreadsheet
- Arriving at Cash Flow Before Taxes, CFBT
- CFAT, Cash Flow After Taxes Calculation
- Arriving at the Break Even Ratio
- Return on Equity First Year, ROE
- Return on Equity Subsequent Years
- Master Spreadsheet of Real Estate Investing Math
Understanding the Transactions & HUD-1 Settlement Statement
Understand every line and number when you're sitting at the closing table.
- Detailed Sectional Instructions for the HUD-1 Settlement Statement
- The Process of Proration in Real Estate Transactions
- How Rents are Prorated
- Insurance Proration on the HUD-1
- Assumed Mortgage Interest Proration
- Property Transfer Taxes Explained
- Calculating Closing Mortgage Interest
- Property Tax Value Equalization
- Flood Certification in the Closing Process
REITs - Real Estate Investment Trusts
Do you want a more passive approach with opportunity for profits? Learn how to invest in real estate through Real Estate Investment Trusts.