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Category Archives: real estate education
For Real Estate Investors: A Lesson in Clarity
Recently, I was conducting the last class in my course on real estate investment analysis that I teach in Columbia’s MSRED program. I had assigned my 55 students a series of case studies (much like those in my book, Mastering Real Estate Investment) and told them to build financial pro forms and discuss the reasoning behind their analyses. After reading and commenting all those analyses, I felt there was one overarching theme on which I wanted to focus my final remarks to the troops: The theme was “clarity.” Continue reading
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You’re Invited: Value Hound Academy’s Webcast Interview with RealData Founder, Frank Gallinelli
I want to invite you to a webcast interview that will be broadcast Wednesday Sept. 14, 2011 at 11AM PST (2 PM EST). The folks at Value Hound Academy asked me to discuss my insights into analyzing real estate deals: … Continue reading
MIRR — How It Works
From our experience, it appears that Internal Rate of Return (IRR) is the metric of choice for many, if not most, real estate investors. However, you may be aware that there are a few issues with IRR that can cause you some vexation. That’s where MIRR comes in. Continue reading
Real estate finance and investment education
A number of colleges and universities have been using my books as well as my company’s Real Estate Investment Analysis software for instructional purposes in their classes on real estate finance and investment (as have I at Columbia). The “Express … Continue reading
Five More Rules of Thumb for Real Estate Investors
In a previous article – Six Rules of Thumb for Every Real Estate Investor – I offered some guidance that might reasonably be held dear by every income-property investor. Woe to him or to her who doesn’t take a property’s vital … Continue reading
Six Rules of Thumb for Every Real Estate Investor
Whether you’re scrutinizing a piece of property you already own, one you want to sell, or one you may choose to buy or develop, you need to master the metrics. The numbers always matter. Here are six basic rules to keep in mind. Continue reading
Real Estate Partnerships and Preferred Return
Q. Can you explain more about how preferred return works in a real estate partnership? Does it always have to go only to the limited partner or non-managing partner? A. The first point to make about real estate partnerships – … Continue reading