1. © OnCourse Learning Chapter 27 : Investing in Real Estate

2.  CASH FLOW © OnCourse Learning BENEFITS OF REAL ESTATE INVESTING

3.  Tax Shelter  Loss Limitations  Depreciation  Capital Gains © OnCourse Learning INVESTMENT BENEFITS

4.  Holding period longer than a year  15% - 20% tax rate (LTCG)  Recapture Capital Gains © OnCourse Learning

5.  Appreciation – increase in property value over time.  Mortgage reduction – the decline of the mortgage balance as payments are made.  Cash flow – money left each year after paying property operating expenses and debt service.  Tax shelter – tax deductible expenses generated by an investment property. INVESTING BENEFITS © OnCourse Learning

6. Rent receipts for the year$30,500 Less operating expenses $10,000 Less mortgage loan payments $20,000 Equals cash flow$ 500 Cash Flow Projection © OnCourse Learning

7. Rent receipts for the year$30,000 Less operating expenses $10,000 Less interest on loan $19,500 Less depreciation $ 8,000 Equals taxable income ($ 7,000)* *In accounting language, parentheses indicate a negative or minus amount. Taxable Loss © OnCourse Learning

8.  Straight-line or useful life  Residential 27.5 years  Commercial 39 years  Capital Gains  Holding period longer than a year  15%-20% tax rate (LTCG)  Recapture taxed at 25% DEPRECIATION © OnCourse Learning

9. CALCULATING EQUITY BUILD-UP © OnCourse Learning

10.  The ability to use borrowed funds to purchase investment property. LEVERAGE Purchase Price$100,000 Cash Down $20,000 Loan $80,000 Leverage 80% Investor only needs $20,000 to control $100,000 property or 20¢ cash for each $1 of cost. © OnCourse Learning

11.  Vacant Land  Houses & Condominiums  Apartment Buildings  Office Buildings PROPERTY FOR INVESTMENTS © OnCourse Learning

12. “GLITAMAD” © OnCourse Learning

13. LIFETIME INCOME AND CONSUMPTION PATTERNS © OnCourse Learning

14. APPRAISER’S VIEWPOINTINVESTOR’S VIEWPOINT The appraiser solves for value. The investor solves for return. Value = Net Income Return Return = Net Income Price COMPARATIVE APPRAISAL AND INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES © OnCourse Learning

15.  PROPERTY PURCHASE METHODS  PROPERTY MANAGEMENT  FINANCIAL LIABILITY  INVESTMENT DIVERSIFICATION  SERVICE FEES  PITFALLS  PARTNERSHIPS  REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS © OnCourse Learning INVESTMENT CONSIDERATIONS

16.  Investment may qualify as a “security.”  Prospectus  Blue-Sky Laws  Government Regulations © OnCourse Learning DISCLOSURE LAWS

17. Key Terms Appreciation Cash flow Cash-on-cash Downside risk Equity build-up Investment strategy Leverage Limited partnership Mortgage reduction Negative cash flow Prospectus Straight-line depreciation Tax shelter © OnCourse Learning