Michael Thomsett

The Real Estate Investor's Pocket Calculator

Simple Ways to Compute Cash Flow, Value, Return, and Other Key Financial Measurements

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Your next real estate investment doesn't have to be so risky. Learn how to crunch the right numbers before you commit capital.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: AMACOM
• Second Edition
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 471g
• ISBN-13: 9780814438893
• ISBN-10: 081443889X
• Artikelnr.: 48137292

Autorenporträt

MICHAEL C. THOMSETT is a financial writer whose books include Getting Started in Options and Getting Started in Real Estate Investing. An experienced investor, he has successfully owned and managed as many as 12 properties at a time.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Introduction: Beyond the Basic Calculation vii
CHAPTER 1 Valuation of Property: The Starting Point 1
CHAPTER 2 How the Numbers Are Manipulated in Appraisals 29
CHAPTER 3 Your Mortgage: The Real Cost of Buying Property 47
CHAPTER 4 Investment Calculations: What Is Your Yield? 79
CHAPTER 5 The Lease Option: The Leveraged Approach 99
CHAPTER 6 Rental Income: Cash Flow Essentials 109
CHAPTER 7 Investment Alternatives: Equity and Debt 125
CHAPTER 8 Bookkeeping and Financial Statements: Debits, Credits, and More
139
CHAPTER 9 Prorated Values in Finance and Taxes: Important Guidelines 161
CHAPTER 10 Escrow and Closing: Getting Both Sides in Balance 179
CHAPTER 11 Tax Calculations in Real Estate: Reporting Rules 195
CHAPTER 12 Land, Lot, and Building Measurements: Calculating Down to the
Foot 211
APPENDIX A Conversion: Simple Rules, Easy Answers 233
APPENDIX B Real Estate Formulas: Summarizing the Essentials 238
APPENDIX C Excel Formulas: Simplifying the Calculations 248
APPENDIX D Amortization Tables: Monthly Payments 256
APPENDIX E Remaining Balance Tables: What Is Left to Pay 258
Glossary 263
Index 271