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9780130200167

Real Estate Principles

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    9780130200167

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    0130200166

  • Edition: 8th
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-01-01
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
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Summary

Completely updated, this best-seller introduces the fundamentals of real estate unlike any other. REAL ESTATE PRINCIPLES takes a user-friendly approach to give you a solid understanding of the real estate industry and explains all you need to know to pass the licensing exam. Key chapters dealing with the financial aspects of real estate now include information on current changes and trends in the marketplace - variable rate commissions, government fiscal policy, investments, and income tax.

Table of Contents

Preface xxi
Introduction to Real Estate
1(12)
How to Read This Book
2(1)
Transaction Overview
2(1)
Chapter Organization
2(3)
Career Opportunities
5(5)
Residential Brokerage
Commercial Brokerage
Industrial Brokerage
Farm Brokerage
Property Management
Rental Listing Services
Real Estate Appraising
Government Services
Land Development
Urban Planning
Mortgage Financing
Securities and Syndications
Consulting
Research and Education
Full-Time Investor
License Requirements
10(1)
Additional Readings
11(2)
Nature and Description of Real Estate
13(26)
Land
14(1)
Improvements
14(1)
Fixtures
15(2)
Manner of Attachment
Adaptation of the Object
Existence of an Agreement
Relationship of the Parties
Ownership of Plants, Trees, and Crops
Appurtenances
17(1)
Water Rights
17(1)
Land Descriptions
17(12)
Informal References
Metes and Bounds
Rectangular Survey System
Recorded Plant
Assessor's Parcel Numbers
Reference to Documents Other Than Maps
Grid Systems
29(1)
Vertical Land Description
30(1)
Lot Types
31(1)
Physical Characteristics of Land
32(1)
Immobility
Indestructibility
Nonhomogeneity
Economic Characteristics of Land
33(3)
Scarcity
Modification
Fixity
Situs
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
36(3)
Rights and Interests in Land
39(26)
Feudal and Allodial Systems
40(1)
Feudal System
Allodial System
Government Rights in Land
41(2)
Property Taxes
Eminent Domain
Police Power
Escheat
Protecting Ownership
43(1)
Fee Simple
43(1)
Encumbrances
44(7)
Easements
Encroachments
Deed Restrictions
Liens
Qualified Fee Estates
51(1)
Life Estates
52(1)
Prohibition of Waste
52(1)
Statutory Estates
53(1)
Dower
Curtesy
Community Property
Homestead Protection
Freehold Estates
54(1)
Leasehold Estates
55(3)
Estate for Years
Periodic Estate
Estate at Will
Tenancy at Sufferance
Overview
License
Chattels
Law Sources
Common Law
Statutory Law
Pictorial Summary
58(4)
Surface Right of Entry
Land Lease
Condominium Lots
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
62(3)
Forms of Ownership
65(18)
Sole Ownership
66(1)
Tenants In Common
66(2)
Wording of Conveyance
No Right of Survivorship
Co-Owner Responsibilities
``What Ifs''
Joint Tenancy
68(2)
Four Unities
Right of Survivorship
``Poor Man's Will''
Tenancy By the Entirety
70(2)
Advantages and Disadvantages
Effect of Divorce
Community Property
72(2)
Separate Property
Philosophy
Caveat to Agents
Partnership
74(2)
General Partnership
Limited Partnership
Joint Venture
Corporations
76(1)
S Corporations
Caveat
Trusts
77(2)
Inter Vivos and Testamentary Trusts
Land Trusts
Real Estate Investment Trusts
Limited Liability Companies
79(1)
Syndication
80(1)
Caution
80(1)
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
81(2)
Transferring Title
83(22)
Deeds
84(11)
Essential Elements of a Deed
Covenants and Warranties
Full Covenant and Warranty Deed
Grant Deed
Special Warranty Deed
Bargain and Sale Deed
Quitclaim Deed
Other Types of Deeds
Conveyance After Death
95(2)
Testate, Intestate
Probate or Surrogate Court
Protecting the Deceased's Intentions
Holographic Will
Oral Will
Codicil
Adverse Possession
Color of Title
97(2)
Easement by Prescription
99(1)
Ownership by Accession
100(1)
Public Grant
100(1)
Dedication
101(1)
Forfeiture
101(1)
Alienation
101(1)
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
102(3)
Recordation, Abstracts, and Title Insurance
105(20)
Need for Public Records
106(2)
Constructive Notice
Inquiry Notice
Actual Notice
Recording Acts
Unrecorded Interests
Summary
Requirements for Recording
108(1)
Witnesses
Acknowledgement
Public Records Organization
109(2)
Tract Indexes
Grantor and Grantee Indexes
Example of Title Search
The Next Step
Chain of Title
111(3)
Abstract of Title
114(1)
``What Ifs''
Title Insurance
115(5)
Title Report
Policy Premium
Lender's Policy
Claims for Losses
The Growth of Title Insurance
Quiet Title Suit
The Torrens System
120(2)
Torrens Certificate of Title
Adoption
Marketable Title Acts
122(1)
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
123(2)
Contract Law
125(18)
How a Contract Is Created
126(1)
Bilateral Contract
Unilateral Contract
Forbearance
Legal Effect
Essentials of A Valid Contract
127(8)
Competent Parties
Mutual Agreement
Lawful Objective
Consideration
Contract in Writing
Executory, Executed, Execute
Performance and Discharge of Contracts
135(1)
Novation
Deceased Party
Property Damage
Breach of Contract
136(3)
Partial Performance
Unilateral Rescission
Lawsuit for Money Damages
Lawsuit for Specific Performance
Comparison
Liquidated Damages
Mutual Rescission
Statute of Limitations
139(1)
Implied Obligations
139(1)
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
140(3)
Real Estate Sales Contracts
143(24)
Purpose of Sales Contracts
144(1)
Purchase Contracts
144(11)
Earnest Money Deposit
Deed and Condition of Title
Closing Agent
Protating
Termite Inspection
Possession
Loan Conditions
Additional Conditions
Property Damage
Buyer Default
Time Limits
``Time is of the Essence''
Signatures
Acceptance
Notification
Federal Clauses
Preprinted Clauses
Riders
Negotiation
The Binder
155(1)
What the Binder Does Not Say
Letter of Intent
156(1)
Practicing Law
156(1)
Installment Contracts
157(2)
Vendor, Vendee
Public Criticism
Protections
Equitable Title
159(1)
Lease with Option to Buy
159(3)
Popularity
Examples
Option Fee
Caveats
Right of First Refusal
162(1)
Exchange Agreements
162(2)
Trading Up
Delayed Exchanges
Typical Trade Contract
164(1)
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
165(2)
Mortgage and Note
167(22)
Promissory Note
168(3)
Obligor, Obligee
The Principal
Acceleration Clause
Signature
The Mortage Instrument
171(3)
Covenants
Alienation Clause
Condemnation Clause
Mortgage Satisfaction
174(1)
Partial Release
``Subject To''
175(1)
Assumption
175(1)
Novation
175(1)
Estoppel
175(1)
Debt Priorities
176(1)
First Mortagage
Subordination
Chattel Liens
The Foreclosure Process
177(1)
Delinquent Loan
Foreclosure Routes
Judicial Foreclosure
178(3)
Surplus Money Action
Notice of Lis Pendens
Public Auction
Equity of Redemption
Deficiency Judgment
Statutory Redemption
Strict Foreclosure
181(1)
Power of Sale
181(1)
Entry and Possession
182(1)
Deed In Lieu of Foreclosure
182(1)
Installment Contract Foreclosure
183(1)
Deed of Trust
183(1)
Equitable Mortgage
183(2)
Deed as Security
185(1)
Choice of Security Instrument
185(1)
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
186(3)
Deed of Trust
189(12)
Parties to a Deed of Trust
190(1)
Reconveyance
191(1)
Default
Trustee
Deed of Trust Document
192(4)
Power of Sale
Assignment of Rents
Foreclosure
Trustee Appointment
Jurisdictions Using Deeds of Trust
196(1)
Advantages of the Deed of Trust
196(2)
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
198(3)
Lending Practices
201(22)
Term Loans
202(1)
Loan Renewal
Amortized Loans
203(3)
Repayment Methods
Monthly Payments
Loan Size
Change in Maturity Date
Budget Mortgage
206(1)
Balloon Loan
207(1)
Partially Amortized Loan
207(1)
Earlier Payoff
207(2)
15-Year Loan
Biweekly Payments
Loan-To-Value Ratio
209(1)
Equity
209(1)
Loan Points
210(1)
Origination Fee
Discount Points
FHA Insurance Programs
211(4)
Current FHA Coverage
Assumability
Mortgage
Insurance
Floating Interest Rates
Loan Qualification
Construction Regulations
Department of Veteran Affairs
215(4)
No Down Payment
VA Certificates
Financial Liability
Funding Fee
Interest Rates
Assumption Requirements
Adjustable-Rate Mortgages
Private Mortgages Insurance
219(1)
Approval Procedure
Rural Housing Services Administration
220(1)
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
221(2)
The Loan and the Consumer
223(18)
Truth-In-Lending Act
224(3)
Advertising
Trigger Terms
Annual Percentage Rate
Lending Disclosures
Who Must Comply?
Exempt Transactions
Failure to Disclose
Right to Cancel
Loan Application and Approval
227(12)
Settlement Funds
Purpose of Loan
Borrower Analysis
Monthly Income
Assets and Liabilities
References
Redlining
Loan-to-Value Ratios
Credit Report
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
239(2)
Sources of Financing
241(20)
Primary Market
242(1)
Savings and Loan Associations
243(2)
Disintermediation
Restructuring the System
Commercial Banks
245(1)
Mutual Savings Banks
245(1)
Life Insurance Companies
246(1)
Mortgage Companies
246(1)
Mortgage Brokers
247(1)
Computerized Loan Origination
Municipal Bonds
248(1)
Other Lenders
248(1)
Secondary Market
249(3)
Traditional Delivery System
Secondary Market Delivery Systems
Standardized Loan Procedures
FNMA
252(2)
Commitments
FNMA Pooling
Home Seller Program
Revised Lending Practices
254(1)
GNMA
254(1)
Ginnie Mae Procedures
FHLMC
254(1)
Participation Certificates
Farmer MAC
255(1)
Loan Qualification
Private Conduits
256(1)
Computerization
256(1)
Automated Underwriting Systems
257(1)
Availability and Price of Mortagage Money
258(1)
Usury
Price to the Borrower
Due-On-Sale
259(1)
Prepayment
259(1)
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
260(1)
Types of Financing
261(20)
Adjustable Rate Mortgages
262(3)
Current Format
Interest Rate
Margin
Adjustment Period
Interest Rate Cap
Payment Cap
Negative Amortization
Disclosures
Choosing Wisely
Equity Sharing
265(1)
``Rich Uncle'' Financing
Package Mortgage
266(1)
Blanket Mortgage
266(1)
Reverse Mortgage
267(1)
Construction Loan
267(1)
Blended-Rate Loan
268(1)
Equity Mortgage
268(1)
Affordable Housing
269(1)
Credit Criteria
Consumer Education
97% Conventional Loan
Asset Integrated Mortgage (AIM)
270(1)
Seller Financing
271(1)
Wraparound Mortgage
272(1)
Subordination
273(1)
Contract for Deed
273(1)
Option
274(1)
Overly Creative Financing?
274(1)
Investing in Mortgages
275(1)
Rental
276(1)
Land Leases
276(1)
Financing Overview
277(1)
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
278(3)
Taxes and Assessments
281(18)
Property Taxes
282(2)
Budget and Appropriation
Appraisal and Assessment
Tax Rate Calculation
Applying the Rate
Unpaid Property Taxes
284(1)
Assessment Appeal
285(1)
Property Tax Exemptions
285(1)
Property Tax Variations
286(1)
Tax Limitation Measures
Special Assessments
287(2)
Forming an Improvement District
Confirmation
Bond Issues
Apportionment
Income Taxes on the Sale of One's Residence
289(3)
Calculating a Home's Basis
Calculating the Amount Realized
Calculating Gain on the Sale
Income Tax Exclusion
Capital Gains
292(1)
Installment Method
292(1)
Property Tax and Interest Deductions
293(1)
Interest Deduction Limitations
293(1)
Impact on Real Estate
294(1)
Agent's Liability for Tax Advice
294(1)
Conveyance Taxes
295(1)
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
296(3)
Title Closing and Escrow
299(26)
Buyers' Walk-Through
300(1)
Title Closing
300(1)
Closing or Settlement Meeting
301(2)
Seller's Responsibilities at Closing
Buyer's Responsibilities at Closing
Real Estate Agent's Duties
The Transaction
Dry Closing
Escrow
303(3)
Escrow Agent's Duties
Reporting Requirements
The Closing
Deed Delivery
Delays and Failure to Close
306(1)
Loan Escrows
307(1)
Prorating at the Closing
307(4)
Hazard Insurance
Loan Interest
30-Day Month
Rents
Property Taxes
Homeowners' Association
Proration Date
Proration Summary
Sample Closing
311(1)
Settlement Statement
312(4)
Seller's Side
Settlement Charges
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
316(6)
Restrictions
Benefits
HUD Settlement Statement
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
322(3)
Real Estate Leases
325(22)
The Leasehold Estate
326(1)
Creating a Valid Lease
327(1)
The Lease Document
327(3)
Conveynance
Contract
Landlord-Tenant Laws
330(1)
Setting Rents
331(1)
Option Clauses
331(1)
Assignment and Subletting
332(1)
Ground Lease
332(1)
Vertical Lease
332(1)
Contract Rent, Economic Rent
333(1)
Lease Termination
333(1)
Eviction
Eminent Domain
Rent Control
334(2)
Rent Control Experience
Property Management
336(1)
Before Buying
Advertising
Tenant Selection
337(1)
Security Deposit
337(1)
Rent Concessions
Tenant Retention
338(1)
Communications
Leases
Collecting Rents
339(1)
Late Rents
Eviction Problems
Manager Remedies
On-Site Management
340(1)
Management-Unit Ratios
Off-Site Management
341(1)
Job Opportunities
342(2)
Training Programs
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
344(3)
Real Estate Appraisal
347(36)
Purposed and Use of Appraisals
348(1)
The Real Property Valuation Process
348(1)
Value Approaches
348(1)
Market Value Defined
349(1)
Market Comparison Approach
349(11)
Comparables
Sales Records
Verification
Number of Comparables
Adjustment Process
Time Adjustments
House Size
Garage and Patio Adjustments
Building Age, Condition, and Quality
Landscaping
Lot Features and Location
Terms and Conditions of Sale
Adjusted Market Price
Correlation Process
Unique Issues
Competitive Market Analysis
Gross Rent Multipliers
Cost Approach
360(3)
Estimating New Construction Costs
Square-Foot Method
Cost Handbooks
Estimating Depreciation
Final Steps in the Cost Approach
Income Approach
363(5)
Income and Expense Forecasting
Operating Expenses
Reserves
Net Operating Income
Operating Expense Ratio
Capitalizing Income
Depreciation
Choice of Approaches
368(1)
Reconciliation
368(1)
Appraiser's Best Estimate
369(1)
Appraisal Regulation
369(4)
The Appraisal Foundation
Federal Regulation
Developing the Appraisal
Departure Provisions
Reporting Options
Reporting Standards
Formats of Appraisal Reports
373(3)
The Letter Report
The Form Report
The Narrative Report
Review Appraisals
Real Estate Analysis
Appraiser Qualifications
Characteristics of Value
376(1)
Principles of Value
376(1)
Highest and Best Use
Supply and Demand
Diminishing Marginal Returns
Multiple Meanings of the Word Value
377(1)
Plottage Value
Rental Value
Replacement Value
Buyer's And Seller's Markets
378(1)
Professional Appraisal Societies
378(2)
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
380(3)
Licensing Laws and Professional Affiliation
383(32)
Rationale For Licensing
384(1)
Loyalty, Honesty
Truthfulness
Persons Required to be Licensed
385(1)
Broker
386(1)
Salesperson
386(1)
Sales Associate
387(1)
Qualifications for Licensing
387(2)
Examination
Education Requirements
Continuing Education
Licensing Procedure
389(1)
Renewal
Examination Services
390(1)
Nonresident Licensing
391(1)
Notice of Consent
Moving to Another State
Licensing the Business Firm
392(1)
Fictitious Business Name
Branch Offices
Real Estate Regulation
393(1)
Real Estate Department
License Suspension and Revocation
394(1)
Bonds and Recovery Funds
395(1)
Securities License
396(1)
Affiliating With A Broker
396(3)
Training
Compensation
Broker Support
Finding a Broker
Employment Contract
Independent Contractor Status
399(1)
Franchised Offices
399(1)
National Real Estate Firms
Professional Real Estate Associations
400(1)
Realtor®
401(1)
Code of Ethics
402(10)
Realtist
GRI Designation
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
412(3)
The Principal-Broker Relationship: Employment
415(16)
Listing Agreement
416(3)
Brokerage Commission
Protecting the Broker
Protecting the Owner
Exclusive Right to Sell Listing
419(1)
Exclusive Agency Listing
419(1)
Open Listing
420(1)
Net Listing
420(1)
Advance Fee Listing
420(1)
Advance Cost Listing
Exclusive Authority to Purchase
421(1)
Multiple Listing Service
422(3)
Market Exposure
Computerized MLS
Videodisc
Broker Compensation---Listing Brokers
425(2)
Procuring Cause
Buyer's Brokers
Terminating The Employment Contract
427(1)
Mutual Agreement
Abandonment
Bargain Brokers
428(1)
Flat-Fee Brokers
Discount Broker
Perceived Value
428(1)
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
429(2)
The Principal-Broker Relationship: Agency
431(22)
Agency
432(1)
Establishing the Agent's Authority
Broker's Obligations to His or Her Principal
433(4)
Faithful Performance
Loyalty to Principal
Protecting the Owner's Interest
Reasonable Care
Accounting for Funds Received
Commingling
Broker's Obligations to Third Parties
437(2)
Lead-Based Paint
Red Flags
As Is
Puffing
Buyer Agency
439(1)
Principal's Obligations
440(1)
Broker's Sales Staff
440(1)
Cooperating Broker
441(6)
The Complicating Issues
Possible Agency Alternatives
Agency Disclosure
Owner Disclosure Statement
447(1)
Interstate Land Sales Disclosure Statements
448(1)
Property Report
Not an Approval
Antitrust Laws
449(1)
Price Fixing
Boycotting
Errors and Omission Insurance
450(1)
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
451(2)
Fair Housing, Ada, Equal Credit, and Community Reinvestment
453(18)
Fair Housing
454(1)
Constitutional Impact on Ownership of Real Property
454(1)
Fair Housing Laws
455(6)
Newest Amendments
Steering
Block Busting
Housing Covered by the 1968 Fair Housing Law
Acts Not Prohibited by the 1968 Fair Housing Law
Fair Housing Enforcement
Agent's Duties
Testers
State Laws
The Americans with Disabilities Act
461(2)
Equal Credit Opportunity Act
463(2)
Prohibited Requests
Evaluating Credit Applications
Credit Denial
Penalties
Community Reinvestment Act
465(3)
CRA Statement
Guidelines
Minorities
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
468(3)
Condominiums, Cooperatives, Puds, and Timeshares
471(18)
Condominium
472(3)
Separate and Common Elements
Owners' Association
Bylaws
CC&Rs
Deed
Voting Rules
Board of Directors
Annual Meetings
Condominium Management
475(1)
Maintenance Fees
475(1)
Reserves
Property Taxes and Insurance
476(1)
Condominium Financing
477(1)
Loan Term
Deposit Practices
Condominium Conversions
Advantages of Condominium Living
478(1)
Disadvantages of Condominium Living
479(1)
Before Buying
480(1)
Cooperative Apartments
481(2)
Financing
Default
Resale
Government
Differences
Similarity
New Legislation
Planned Unit Development
483(1)
Resort Timesharing
484(3)
Right-to-Use
Fee Simple
Costs
Benefits
Commitment
State Regulation
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
487(2)
Property Insurance
489(12)
Property Damage
490(1)
Modern Fire Coverage
Endorsements
Public Liability
491(1)
Homeowner Policies
491(3)
Policy Formats
Properties Covered
Perils Covered
Tenant's Policy
Condominium Policy
Liability Coverage
Medical Payments
Endorsements
New For Old
494(1)
Lender Requirements
495(1)
Guaranteed Replacement Cost
Flood Insurance
496(1)
Landlord Policies
496(1)
Policy Cancellation
496(1)
Policy Takeovers
497(1)
Home Buyer's Insurance
498(1)
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
499(2)
Land-Use Control
501(14)
Zoning
502(4)
Zoning Symbols
Land-Use Restrictions
Enforcement
Nonconforming Use
Amendment
Variance
Conditional-Use Permit
Spot Zoning
Downzoning
Taking
Buffer Zone
Legality, Value
Subdivision Regulations
506(1)
Building Codes
506(1)
Deed Restrictions
506(1)
Planning Ahead for Development
507(1)
Master Plan
Long-Run Continuity
Environmental Impact Statements
508(1)
Precautions
509(1)
Windfalls And Wipe-Outs
510(1)
Transferrable Development Rights
510(2)
Where Used
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
512(3)
Real Estate And the Economy
515(20)
Economic Base
516(2)
Effect on Property Values
Vulnerability
Employment Multiplier
Short-Run Demand For Housing
518(3)
Increase in Demand
Increase in Supply
Decrease in Demand
Effect of Inflation
Long-Run Demand For Housing
521(1)
Buying Pattern
Age Distribution
522(2)
Housing Demand
More Homeowners
Over 65
Another Wave
Governmental Impact
524(1)
Tax Laws
1997 Taxpayer Relief Act and 1986 Tax Bill
Fiscal Policy
525(1)
Monetary Policy
526(1)
Secondary Mortgage Market
527(1)
Types of Inflation
527(1)
Cost-Push Inflation
Demand-Pull Inflation
Monetary Inflation
Real-Cost Inflation
1975-2000 Period
528(3)
Low Real Interest
Tax Benefits
Reversal/Recovery
Looking Ahead
Owner-Occupants
Watching the Fed
531(1)
Monetary Base
The Outlook
532(1)
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
533(2)
Investing In Real Estate
535(74)
Benefits of Real Estate Investing
536(1)
Cash Flow
537(1)
Tax Shelter
537(3)
Loss Limitations
Depreciation Calculation
540(1)
Capital Gain
540(1)
At-Risk Rules
541(1)
Installment Sales
541(1)
Construction-Period Expenses
541(1)
Rehabilitation Tax Credits
541(1)
Low-Income Housing Credit
542(1)
Watch List
542(1)
Equity Build-Up
542(1)
Leverage
543(1)
Property Selection
544(1)
Vacant Land
Houses and Condominiums
Small Apartment Buildings
Medium-Size Buildings
Larger Apartment Buildings
Office Buildings
Property Selection
544(3)
Investment Timing
547(2)
Land Purchase
Project Completion
First Decade
Second Decade
Third and Fourth Decades
Building Recycling
``Glitamad''
549(1)
Developing a Personal Investment Strategy
549(2)
Risk Taking
Debt Repayment
Valuing An Investment
551(1)
Limited Partnerships
551(4)
Property Purchase Methods
Property Management
Financial Liability
Investment Diversification
Service Fees
Pitfalls
Master Limited Partnerships
Disclosure Laws
555(2)
The Prospectus
Blue-Sky Laws
Governmental Regulation
Effort And Courage
557(1)
Vocabulary Review, Questions & Problems, Additional Readings
558(3)
APPENDICES
A Construction Illustrations and Terminology
561(14)
B Real Estate Math Review
575(8)
C Interest And Present Value Tables
583(4)
D Measurement Conversion Table
587(2)
E Answers to Chapter Questions and Problems
589(20)
Index and Glossary 609

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