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Two Profitability Factors in Commercial Real Estate

Article by John

It’s no secret that people who invest in commercial real estate want to make money. While there may be reasons why one investor desires to make more money on their properties than another, the common goal going into any deal is profitability. And the two main factors of profitability in commercial real estate are income and appreciation.

Income is defined by the money that you make from the rents you get every month as a landlord. Your goal is to have money left over after all your expenses are paid, including mortgage payments and taxes. Income is easy to measure and quantify – you can see the benefits quite clearly on your income statement and by watching your bank balance grow larger.

Appreciation is defined by the increase in the total value of the property during your period of ownership. The only time appreciation translates into cold, hard cash is when you either a) sell the property or b) refinance the property and take out equity. Even when you have no cash benefits from appreciation, it still gives you intangible benefits. By increasing your net worth, appreciation gives you greater leverage and borrowing power.This in turn makes it easier to buy more real estate, get more credit, and build wealth faster.

How Appreciation and Income Change With Economic Times

When appreciation and income (based on rental rates) go up moderately and in tandem for the most part, everyone remains… Read the rest

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Article by ashish sharma

Buying a place to live in is not just merely purchasing a house. It’s one big step in building a home. Making a wise decision in buying a house is not only spending your money the right way, it is more of building a strong pillar of a family and stable life.

To many, they assess the value of a particular investment in terms of its market value or prevailing market price. Others consider practicality, while some are way too willing to spend on whatever seems investment-worthy. There’s really no hard and fast rule on how to make the perfect investment. We can only come as close as making the wisest and most practical decisions balancing risks and profitability. Sadly, a lot lacks the aptitude in making investment decisions that can best work for them. They pattern their decisions to others’; they make decisions on the basis of envy to people they know whose investments have worked well for them.

Making an investment demands a great deal of personal decision making. Personal, familial, or organizational needs are what should lead to closing or withdrawing a deal. Knowing what exactly you need, how available investment options can address these needs, which among them is the best, and how much you can afford for that option are the underlying key factors to be kept in mind in making investment decisions.

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