Terms Starting with S
212 terms
Safe Harbor
Safe Harbor 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.
Safe Harbor Election
Safe Harbor Election 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.
Safe Withdrawal Rate
Safe Withdrawal Rate is a financial strategy concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of real estate investing deals.
Safety Formula
The safety formula is a portfolio-level calculation that determines the minimum cash reserves, debt service coverage, and cash flow buffer needed to survive market downturns, vacancy spikes, and unexpected capital expenditures without forced sales.
Sale Contingency
Sale Contingency 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.
Sales Comparison Approach
The sales comparison approach estimates market value by comparing the subject property to recently sold comparable sales, adjusting for differences in features, condition, and timing.
Satisfaction of Mortgage
Satisfaction of Mortgage 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.
Savings Rate
Your savings rate is the percentage of your gross or net income that you save or invest rather than spend — and it's the single most important metric determining how quickly you can start investing in real estate.
Scalable Strategy
Scalable Strategy is a investment strategy concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of real estate investing deals.
Scale Through Refinance
Scale through refinance is the practice of using cash-out refinance proceeds to fund new acquisitions—growing your portfolio by recycling equity from existing properties.
Scale Through Systems
Scale through systems is the portfolio growth philosophy that prioritizes building repeatable, documented processes for every aspect of real estate investing—acquisitions, tenant management, maintenance, accounting, and communication—so the portfolio can grow without proportionally increasing the investor's time commitment.
Scaling BRRRR
Scaling BRRRR is a investment strategy concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of brrrr strategy deals.
Scaling Strategy
Scaling Strategy is a portfolio strategy concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of portfolio scaling 1031 exchanges deals.
Scenario Analysis
Scenario analysis is the practice of modeling multiple outcome paths—typically best-case, base-case, and worst-case—for a real estate investment by varying key assumptions like vacancy, rent growth, interest rates, and exit cap rates.
Scenario Planning
Scenario planning is the process of modeling multiple distinct outcomes for a deal—such as base case, upside, and downside—to understand the range of possible results and inform the investment decision.
Schedule C
Schedule C 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.
Schedule E
Schedule E 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.
Scheduled Rent
Scheduled Rent 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.
School District
A school district, in the context of real estate investing, refers to the public school attendance zone a property falls within — and the quality rating of those schools directly affects property values, rental demand, tenant quality, and long-term appreciation.
School Rating Impact
School Rating Impact refers to the measurable effect that public school quality ratings have on residential property values, rental demand, and tenant stability, with homes in top-rated school districts typically commanding 10-20% premiums over comparable properties in lower-rated districts.
School Ratings
School ratings are measures of school quality — test scores, graduation rates, college readiness — that families and investors use to gauge neighborhood demand and property value potential.
Scope Creep
The gradual expansion of a renovation project beyond its original plan, adding unbudgeted work that increases costs, extends timelines, and erodes investment returns.
Scope of Work
Scope of work (SOW) is a detailed list of every repair, improvement, and task to be performed on a property during a renovation, used to bid contractors and control costs.
Scope of Work Template
A Scope of Work (SOW) Template is a standardized document that details every task, material, specification, and timeline for a renovation project, serving as the contractual foundation between investor and contractor to prevent disputes and control costs.