Test Drive/Lesson One—Real Estate Investment and Cash Flow Principles

  Steps To Complete The Test Drive

Step 1 — Review the Terms and Learning Objectives;
Step 2 — Study the Test Drive text;
Step 3 — Pass the Lesson Quiz with a score of 60% or better to receive a link to the next lesson.


  Terms

•  annual debt service
•  appreciation
•  before-tax cash flow
•  gross operating income
•  gross scheduled income
•  leverage
•  liquidity
•  management


•  net operating income
•  other income
•  rental income
•  return of investment
•  risk
•  taxation
•  timing
•  uncollected rent (vacancy)


  Learning Objectives

Upon completion of Lesson One, you will be able to:

•  Define investing, and then list the items that investors should consider before selecting a particular investment.

•  Discuss how real estate compares with other types of investment vehicles.

•  Explain the following cash flow terms:
          Gross Scheduled Income
          Gross Operating Income
          Net Operating Income
          Before Tax Cash Flow

•  Do a basic cash flow analysis for a small rental property.





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