Terms Starting with C
235 terms
Connection Fee
Connection Fee is a legal strategy concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of legal protection asset structuring deals.
Conservative Underwriting
Conservative underwriting means analyzing deals with pessimistic assumptions—higher vacancy rate, higher operating expenses, lower rent growth—to stress-test whether the deal still works when reality is worse than the pro forma.
Consolidation Strategy
A consolidation strategy is the deliberate process of selling multiple smaller rental properties to acquire fewer, larger ones—typically using a 1031 exchange to defer capital gains taxes while upgrading your portfolio's scale and efficiency.
Construction Loan
A construction loan is short-term financing used to fund the building of a new property or major renovation. Funds are disbursed in stages (draws) as work progresses, and the loan typically converts to a permanent mortgage or is paid off at completion.
Construction Management
Construction Management is a construction and renovation concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of syndication deals.
Construction Management Fee
Construction Management Fee is a financial analysis concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of syndication deals.
Constructive Eviction
Constructive Eviction is a legal strategy concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of property management deals.
Constructive Receipt
Constructive receipt is an IRS doctrine stating that income is taxable when a taxpayer has unrestricted access to it, even if they have not physically taken possession of the funds.
Consumer Confidence Index
Consumer Confidence Index is a economic fundamentals concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of market cycles deals.
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a Bureau of Labor Statistics measure of the average change in prices paid by urban consumers for a basket of goods and services—the primary gauge of inflation-rate used by the federal-reserve for monetary policy.
Contingencies
Conditions in a purchase contract that must be met for the deal to close. If they're not satisfied, you can walk away—and usually get your earnest money back.
Contingency Budget
A contingency budget is a reserve—typically 10–20% of your rehab budget—set aside for unexpected costs that pop up during construction, not for upgrades or scope changes.
Contingency Removal
Contingency Removal is a deal evaluation concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of deal analysis deals.
Contingency Waiver
Contingency Waiver is a deal evaluation concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of purchase process deals.
Contingency Waiver Strategy
The Contingency Waiver Strategy involves strategically removing or shortening standard purchase contract contingencies — inspection, appraisal, and financing — to make your offer more competitive in multiple-offer situations while managing the associated risks.
Contract Assignment
Contract Assignment is a deal evaluation concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of deal analysis deals.
Contract Negotiation
Contract Negotiation is a legal strategy concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of building your team deals.
Contraction Phase
The contraction phase is the downturn of the real estate cycle—vacancy-rate rises, rental-income falls or flattens, cap-rate expands—following peak-phase and often coinciding with recession.
Contractor
A contractor is a professional responsible for performing or coordinating construction, renovation, or repair work — the person who turns your rehab costs into finished product.
Contractor Bid
A contractor bid is a formal price quote from a contractor for specified renovation work, typically including labor, materials, and sometimes a timeline.
Contractor Bid Comparison
Contractor Bid Comparison is the systematic process of evaluating multiple renovation bids against each other and a detailed Scope of Work to identify the best value, expose hidden costs, and select the right contractor for an investment property project.
Contractor Lien
Contractor Lien is a legal strategy concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of fix and flip deals.
Contractor Management
Contractor management is the process of overseeing contractors and rehab contractors—managing scope of work, rehab timeline, quality, and payments—to ensure rehabs complete on time and on budget.
Contractor Vetting Process
A Contractor Vetting Process is a systematic screening methodology that real estate investors use to evaluate contractors before hiring, covering licensing, insurance, references, financial stability, and work quality to minimize renovation risk.