Good morning, Here’s another Word of the Week Wednesday! Let’s look at income approach. Income approach is a type of appraisal method that allows investors to estimate the value of a property based on the income the property generates. One method is calculated by dividing the net operating income by the capitalization rate.

Good morning, welcome back to Word or the Week Wednesday! Let’s look at cash on cash return. Cash on cash return is a measure of the net annual return, minus debt service, the investor made on a property in relation to the amount of cash or equity applied to the purchase.

Good morning, its Word of the Week Wednesday! Lets take a look at special warranty deed. Special warranty deed is a deed in which the seller, also known as grantor, of a property only warrants against problems or encumbrances in the property title that occurred during the grantor’s ownership.

Good morning, its Word of the Week Wednesday! Let’s take a look at pro forma. Pro forma is a financial analysis forecasting a property’s cash flow using certain projections or presumptions. This can be estimated by using a combination of historical operating data growth assumptions and current market information.

Good morning, welcome back to Word or the Week Wednesday! Let’s look at paid in arrears. Paid in arrears is a payment for services, such as utilities, after the services have been used, rather than paying for a service in advance. Fun fact: In Florida, real estate taxes are paid in arrears, while most insurances…

Morning everyone! It’s Word of the Week Wednesday again! Let’s look at floor area ratio. Floor area ratio, or FAR, is the connection between the total square footage of a building and the total square footage of the land parcel on which the building is located.

Good morning! It’s Word of the Week Wednesday. Let’s look at effective rent. Effective rent, expressed in dollars per square foot either per year or per month depending on market standards, it is a measurement of the value of the lease when all the concessions plus escalations are included.

It’s Word of the Week Wednesday! Let’s take a look at vacancy rate. Vacancy rate is a measurement expressed as a percentage of the vacant space in a rental property, such as a hotel, divided by the total amount of units of the property.

Good morning everybody, It’s Word of the Week Wednesday! Let’s take a look at due diligence. Due diligence is the important process of investigating all issues and information on a property that would affect the desirability and purchase/sale of that property. A prospect is generally given a due diligence period to conduct inspections and tests…

Good morning, its Word of the Week Wednesday again! Let’s look at warm shell. Warm shell refers to any building that is minimally fitted with basic services that may include lighting, plumbing and HVAC. This makes the building ready to lease.

Good morning, Here’s another Word of the Week Wednesday! Let’s look at usable area. Usable area refers to space in a building that is available specifically to the tenant for use. Usable area is usually office or retail space that the tenant has sole control over.