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Real Estate Feasibility Test 2(B)
11-Investment Anaolysis and Taxation of Income Properties
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Real Estate & Planning
Undergraduate 4
10/21/2009

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Investors must consider the following when acquiring income producing proerties.
Definition
  • market factors
  • occupancy rates
  • tax influences
  • level of risk
  • amount of debt financing
  • how to measure return
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equity
Definition
refers to funds invested by an owner, or the person acquring the property
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What motivates an investor to aquire real estate?
Definition
  1. anticipation that the property will produce net income after collecting rents and paying expenses
  2. anticipation of selling the property after some period
  3. Diversification
  4. Tax Benefits
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real estate cycle
Definition
the cyclical nature of the real estate industry
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Facts of the real estate industry
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  • very large market, in terms of number of properties and square footage
  • highly competitive
  • highly fragmented, no monopolies
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When vacancy rates are falling and rents are rising, what is happening to leasable space?
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Leasable Space: Declining
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Investing in Core Properties
Definition
the goals is to acquire existing, seasoned, relatively low risk properties that are at least 80% leased to tenants with good credit.....could be a foundation for bulding a larger portfolio....the goal is stable cash flow with returns competitive with comparables
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Investing in Core Properties with a "Value Add" strategy.
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Core Property investment with a change in the management of the property
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Property Sector Investing
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based on the belief that one proeprty type will outperform other sectors in the long run.....similar to a mutual fund
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Contrarian Investing
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based on the belief that some event will make the investment outlook for a property type poor....and then these investors will buy when the prices are low enough...they believe negative news invokes haste and over reaction
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Market Timing
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attempt to predict when to buy and sell properties based on the real esate cyle...rotation strategy is selling at peaks and buying at troughs
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Growth investing
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based on discovering properties that are likely to experience significant or above average appreciation in value
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Value Investing
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research directed at finding properties that have been overlooked...greater than expected income and appreciation
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Strategy as to the Size of Property
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preference for a subsector because they believe they can better understand the operation of tenant-users, and the demand for the space.
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Strategy as to Tenants
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preference to multiple or to few

multiple: high turnover...adjust rents

Single: less risky because of low turnover and credit

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Arbitrage Investing
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based on ability to recognize differences in prices that buyers are willing to pay for the same real estate in different market.

Private to REIT

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Turnaround/Special Situation
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oppurtunites from changing or modifying the use

1.Flip the house

2.acquire firm...sell property....lease to run business

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Oppurtunistic Investing
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acquire from those in financial difficulty, or properties that need renovation
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Investing in Trophy or Blue Chip
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invest in visibile, well located properties...some unique attribute
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Development
Definition
acquisition of land, design of the building, and a leasing program...more risk but more return
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