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A Review of Several Phoenix Real Estate Investment Related Articles

Some investment related articles we did at PhoenixMarketTrends.com

Case Study: A Central Phoenix Condo From Lender Owned To Long Term Investment:

This is a case study of a condo purchased by an out of town investor.  It was a lender owned property taken from a plain dirty place to a wonderful inviting home.

How To Search For Income [...]

Investment Articles From PMT

While this weblog is particulary focused on multifamily and our partner weblog is mostly residential we publish general investment articles that are not specific to multifamily there.
Some of the latest articles include.
1. Investment Strategies:  Don’t wait to buy real estate, buy real estate and wait!.
Time is on the side of real estate investors, but only [...]

4 Basics of Buying a Phoenix Multifamily Investment Property.

The purchase of an apartment building can be overwhelming but once you have made the decision to either start with a multifamily building, move up via a 1031 exchange from houses or add to your portfolio of houses then it gets easier.  There is a lot of information, property and contract needs and terminology which [...]

What Is The Rent In A Market? Where Do You Get That Information.

A question I get quite often, mainly because I work with buyers and sellers of investment properties, including homes and multifamily, is: what are the rents in a particular area. 
A buyer needs to know this to establish the value of the property being considered: to evaluate the demand and supply in a particular neighborhood: [...]

Phoenix Small Multifamily: Where’s The Value Is Hidden

The value of separate meters on a property cannot be underestimated.  Most multifamily properties have one meter for water and maybe separate meters for electricity: in small multifamily properties is normal to have individual electric meters but it’s uncommon to have the same with water: that’s probably why its often missed.
Below we’ll compare two [...]

Phoenix Investment Properties: Small Multifamily or Single Family Homes

Question:  Should I be investing in single-family or multifamily properties in the future?

Answer:  The answer really depends on your goals and it would be different depending on which point in the market cycle we’re in. 

What is your goal?  Is it cash flow: appreciation: a combination of the two?  Then of course, what type of [...]

Basic Valuation Methods for Phoenix Income Properties.

Three simple ways to analyze Phoenix real estate investments; the pros and cons.
There are many ways to analyze a real estate investment purchase;  besides investigating location, demographics and timing an investor will also come across the Gross Rent Multiplier, the Cap rate and Cash on Cash, as indicators of investment performance.  Many brochures from sellers [...]

Phoenix Commercial Property Lending: A Primer.

When we plan to buy a commercial property we must keep in mind that there are significant differences between the most common transaction on the market – single family residence, and multi family building, or a commercial site.
Generally we can distinguish two kinds of commercial property.
First type is income producing, and the other is an [...]

What is an APOD | Phoenix Real Estate Investment Basics.

APOD (Annual Property Operating Data)

This is an operating statement for an income producing property. This can be a house, land lease, multifamily or any other real estate.  The APOD conforms to standard real estate practice; it does not conform to accounting practice when calculating Net Operating Income (NOI).   The APOD is a way to combine the basic income [...]

The Cap Rate | Phoenix Real Estate Investment Fundamentals

A Cap Rate or Capitalization rate is one of the basics real estate valuation.  This is a direct income approach: value equals net operating income divided by cap rate. You’ll see the Cap rate as a base of analysis in most real estate marketing materials and market trends discussions.
The capitalization rate is a very simple [...]

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