Rental property depreciation allowance (or cost recovery) forms the basis for a major part of the tax shelter benefits real estate investors seek when investing in income property. As a result, most of those making real estate investments are undoubtedly… Continue Reading
Cash flow after tax (CFAT) is one of essential returns real estate investors look for when doing a real estate analysis. In a nutshell, this represents the cash flow available to the investor after settling up with the IRS. In… Continue Reading
Real estate cash flow is what every real estate investor is after when he or she shells out the money to make an investment in real estate. This is pure real estate investing logic. Namely, that no prudent real estate… Continue Reading
Hand-held financial calculators provide a credible way to make dozens of complex real estate calculations that otherwise would not be possible for typical users to make in their head. Unfortunately, the downside to hand-held financial calculators is that they require… Continue Reading
ProAPOD Real Estate Investment Software has updated all three of its investment software solutions – Executive 10, Investor 8, Agent 6. There are some changes to all three solutions that effectively are common to all three solutions, and some changes… Continue Reading
The present value (PV) of a future cash flow (or series of cash flows) is calculated when you want to figure out what an income-producing property is really worth to you in today’s dollars. The idea is fairly straightforward. Money… Continue Reading