Terms Starting with H
79 terms
HELOC
A revolving credit line secured by your property's equity. You draw when you need it and pay interest only on what you've borrowed—like a credit card backed by your home.
HOA Rules
HOA Rules is a legal strategy concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of house hacking deals.
HUD-1 Settlement Statement
HUD-1 Settlement Statement is a title and closing concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of purchase process deals.
HVAC System
An HVAC system is the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment that controls temperature and air quality in a property—furnace, air conditioner, ductwork, and thermostats.
HVAC Upgrade
An HVAC upgrade is the replacement or major improvement of a property's heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system—typically when the existing unit is near end-of-life or when repair costs exceed 50% of replacement cost.
Habitability
Habitability 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.
Handyman
A handyman is a tradesperson who handles small repairs and maintenance—drywall, paint, minor plumbing, basic electrical—without full contractor licensing in every trade.
Hard Asset
Hard Asset is a real estate investing concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of real estate investing deals.
Hard Landing
Hard Landing 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.
Hard Money Lender
A hard money lender provides short-term, asset-based loans secured by the property—typically used for flips, brrrr, or value-add deals where speed matters more than rate.
Hard Money Loan
A short-term, asset-based loan from a private lender, typically used to finance property acquisitions and renovations at higher interest rates than conventional mortgages, with the property itself as collateral.
Hard Money Terms
Hard Money Terms is a real estate lending concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of financing deals.
Hardy Plank
Hardy Plank is a construction and renovation concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of fix and flip deals.
Harvest Period
Harvest Period is a investment strategy concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of syndication deals.
Healthcare REIT
Healthcare REIT is a investment strategy concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of passive real estate investing deals.
Heavy Rehab
Heavy rehab involves major renovation work including structural repairs, full system replacements (electrical, plumbing, HVAC), layout modifications, and complete interior/exterior renovation, typically costing $40,000-$100,000+ with timelines of 3-8 months.
Hedge Against Inflation
A hedge against inflation is an asset that preserves or increases value when inflation erodes the purchasing power of cash—real estate qualifies because rents and values tend to rise with inflation.
High Earner Tax Playbook
The high earner tax playbook is a set of real estate investment strategies designed specifically for W-2 employees earning $150,000+ to reduce their tax burden by $15,000-$50,000 annually through depreciation, cost segregation, and real estate professional status.
High-Rate BRRRR
High-rate BRRRR is executing the BRRRR method when interest rates are elevated—refinance payments are higher, cash flow may be thin or negative, but the cycle can still work with adjusted expectations.
High-Rise
High-Rise is a property classification concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of small multifamily investing deals.
High-Yield Real Estate Tactics
High-yield real estate tactics are advanced investment strategies designed to generate returns of 15-30%+ through creative deal structures, aggressive value-add approaches, and operational optimization techniques that exceed conventional buy-and-hold performance.
Higher Deposit (Conditional)
Higher Deposit (Conditional) is a tenant relations concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of tenant screening system deals.
Highest and Best Use
Highest and best use (HBU) is the legally permitted, physically possible, financially feasible, and maximally productive use of a property—the use that produces the highest market value.
Highest-Value Renovation
Highest-Value Renovation 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.