Terms Starting with I
68 terms
Infinite Return
Infinite return is the theoretical cash-on-cash return when you have zero dollars invested in a deal—typically achieved in BRRRR when the refinance recovers 100% or more of your capital.
Inflation
Inflation is the rate at which the purchasing power of money declines over time—prices rise, so a dollar buys less. Measured by indices like CPI; historically 2–3% annually in the U.S.
Inflation Hedge
Inflation Hedge is a economic fundamentals concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of real estate investing deals.
Inflation Rate
Inflation rate is the annual percentage change in the consumer-price-index (or PCE)—the rate at which prices rise—that affects federal-reserve policy, operating-expenses, rental-income, and real cap-rate returns.
Infrastructure Development
Infrastructure development is the construction or expansion of public assets—transit, roads, utilities, schools—that improve transportation-access and demand-drivers, often catalyzing gentrification and emerging-market appreciation.
Infrastructure REIT
An infrastructure REIT is a real estate investment trust that owns and operates infrastructure assets—primarily cell towers, data centers, fiber optic networks, and energy pipelines—leased to tenants under long-term contracts.
Inherited Property
Inherited Property 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.
Inspection Contingency
An inspection contingency is a clause in a real estate purchase contract that gives the buyer a specified period—typically 7 to 14 days—to have the property professionally inspected. If significant issues are found, the buyer can negotiate repairs, request a price reduction, or walk away with their earnest money intact.
Inspection Waiver
Inspection 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.
Installment Sale
Installment Sale is a tax strategy concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of tax optimization deals.
Instant Book
Instant Book is a property management concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of str airbnb investing deals.
Institutional Capital Flow
Institutional Capital Flow refers to the movement of investment capital from large institutions — pension funds, private equity firms, REITs, sovereign wealth funds, and insurance companies — into specific real estate markets and asset classes, serving as a market validation signal for individual investors.
Insulation
Insulation 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.
Insurance Agent
Insurance Agent is a real estate insurance concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of building your team deals.
Insurance Endorsement
Insurance Endorsement is a real estate insurance concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of legal protection asset structuring deals.
Insurance Premium
An insurance premium is the periodic payment you make to an insurer in exchange for coverage that protects your rental property, liability, and income from loss.
Insurance Rider
Insurance Rider is a real estate insurance concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of legal protection asset structuring deals.
Insurance Stacking
Insurance stacking is the strategy of layering multiple insurance policies—landlord coverage, umbrella liability, loss-of-rent, flood, and specialized endorsements—to eliminate coverage gaps and create comprehensive financial protection across a real estate portfolio.
Interest Expense
Interest Expense is a financial analysis concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of real estate investing deals.
Interest Rate Cycle
The interest rate cycle is the recurring pattern of the Federal Reserve raising and lowering the federal funds rate in response to economic conditions. These shifts ripple through mortgage rates, cap rates, property values, and investor behavior across every real estate market.
Interest Rate Risk
Interest Rate Risk 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.
Interest Rate Spread
The interest rate spread is the difference between a property's cap rate and your mortgage interest rate — a positive spread means leverage boosts returns, while a negative spread means borrowing actually reduces your returns compared to an all-cash purchase.
Interest Rates
The cost of borrowing money—expressed as an annual percentage. You pay it on top of principal. Lower rates mean lower payments; higher rates mean you're paying more to the lender.
Interest Reserve
Interest Reserve 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.