Terms Starting with C
235 terms
Capital Improvement Plan
Capital Improvement Plan is a property management concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of property management deals.
Capital Improvements
Capital improvements are major property upgrades that add value, extend useful life, or adapt a property to a new use. The IRS requires you to capitalize these costs and depreciate them over 27.5 years (residential) instead of deducting them immediately. Roof replacements, HVAC systems, kitchen renovations, and new windows all qualify.
Capital Needs Assessment
Capital Needs Assessment is a property management concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of property management deals.
Capital Preservation
Capital preservation is an investment strategy focused on protecting your original invested principal from loss, prioritizing the safety of your money over maximizing returns.
Capital Recycling
Capital Recycling is a financial strategy concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of brrrr strategy deals.
Capital Recycling Strategy
Capital recycling is the practice of recovering capital from one investment to fund the next—instead of tying up capital indefinitely, you deploy the same dollars across multiple deals.
Capital Recycling Velocity
Capital recycling velocity measures how quickly an investor recovers their initial capital from one property and redeploys it into the next acquisition, typically through cash-out refinancing, sale proceeds, or forced appreciation strategies.
Capital Reserve
A capital reserve is a dedicated pool of funds set aside to cover major repairs, replacements, and capital improvements on a rental property --- expenses that go beyond routine maintenance, such as a new roof, HVAC system, or parking lot resurfacing.
Capital Stack
The capital stack is the complete structure of debt and equity used to finance a real estate investment, organized in layers from the most secure position (senior debt) to the highest-risk position (common equity).
Capitalization
Capitalization is a financial analysis concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of deal analysis deals.
Carbon Monoxide Detector
Carbon Monoxide Detector is a construction and renovation concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of value add renovations deals.
Carpet Life Expectancy
Carpet Life Expectancy is a property management concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of rental strategy buy and hold deals.
Carrying Cost
Carrying Cost is a financial analysis concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of brrrr strategy deals.
Carrying Costs
Carrying costs are the ongoing expenses of owning a property—loan payments, taxes, insurance, utilities, and maintenance—whether you're rehabbing, renting, or holding for sale.
Case-Shiller Index
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index is the most widely cited measure of U.S. residential home price movements, tracking repeat sales of single-family homes across 20 major metro areas and publishing both a 10-city and 20-city composite index.
Cash Basis Accounting
Cash Basis Accounting is a real estate accounting concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of tax optimization deals.
Cash Flow
Cash flow is what's left in your pocket after a rental pays all its expenses — including the mortgage. NOI minus debt service. What actually hits your bank account each month or year.
Cash Flow Analysis
Cash flow analysis is the process of projecting how much money a rental property will put in your pocket each month or year—NOI minus debt service.
Cash Flow Investing
Cash Flow Investing is a investment strategy concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of rental strategy buy and hold deals.
Cash Flow Market
Cash Flow Market is a market analysis concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of rental strategy buy and hold deals.
Cash Flow Myth
The Cash Flow Myth is the common misconception that a rental property's projected cash flow on a pro forma spreadsheet will match reality, when actual expenses — vacancies, maintenance surprises, capital expenditures, and management costs — typically reduce paper cash flow by 30-50%.
Cash Flow Per Door
Cash Flow Per Door is a financial analysis concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of rental strategy buy and hold deals.
Cash Flow Per Door Benchmark
Cash flow per door benchmark is the metric that measures net monthly income per rental unit after all expenses—mortgage, taxes, insurance, management, maintenance, vacancy reserve, and CapEx reserve—used to evaluate individual property performance and portfolio health.
Cash Flow Projection
Cash Flow Projection is a deal evaluation concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of real estate investing deals.