Essentials of Real Estate Investment

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Dearborn Real Estate, 2004 - Business & Economics - 257 pages
Using an effective blend of theory and practice, Essentials of Real Estate Investment helps students navigate potential investment opportunities in the current real estate market. This user-friendly and interactive text explores the latest investment trends, tax laws, regulations, and market conditions.

Highlights:
* The text is divided into principles and practices sections, alowing instructors to adjust the curriculum to meet their needs.
* Concise workbook format facilitates student learning and simplifies complex tax regulations.
* Examples show students how to analyze investments using calculators such as the HP 12C.
* Free Instructor Resource Guide includes a course outline, chapter quizzes, and answer keys.

 

Contents

Purposes of Investing in Real Estate
7
Exercise
14
Feasibility Studies of Real Estate Investments
42
Calculators and Personal Computers
71
5
82
Types of Real Estate Finance
89
Defaults and Foreclosures
95
Summary
101
Exercise 3
166
Investing in Office Buildings
168
Discussion
182
Investing in Strip Stores and Shopping Centers
183
Investing in Industrial Properties
207
Special Real Estate Investments
223
Exercise 12
237
Answer Key
250

Income Subject to
107
Real Estate Investments as Tax Shelters for Capital Gains
113
Investing in Residential Properties
140

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