Terms Starting with W
43 terms
W-2 Income
W-2 Income 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.
W-2 Tax Offset
W-2 tax offset is the strategy of using rental property depreciation and passive losses to reduce the taxes owed on employment income — achievable through the $25,000 passive loss allowance, Real Estate Professional Status, or the short-term rental loophole.
W-2 Wages Test
W-2 Wages Test 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.
WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital)
WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital) 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.
Wage Garnishment
Wage Garnishment is a legal strategy concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of tenant screening system deals.
Wage Growth
Wage Growth 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.
Walk Score
Walk Score is a 0-100 rating from WalkScore.com that measures how walkable a location is based on proximity to amenities like grocery stores, restaurants, schools, and parks. Higher scores correlate with higher property values and stronger rental demand.
Walk-Up
A walk-up is a multifamily building without elevators—tenants reach upper units by stairs. Common in two-to-four-units, garden apartments, and older urban apartment buildings.
Walk-Up Apartment
Walk-Up Apartment 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.
Warehouse
Warehouse is a property classification concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of portfolio scaling 1031 exchanges deals.
Warehouse Line of Credit
Warehouse Line of Credit 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.
Warranty Deed
A warranty deed is a deed that includes the seller's promise (warranty) that the title is clear and that the seller will defend the buyer against any claims arising from the seller's period of ownership—and in the case of a general warranty deed, from all prior owners too.
Warranty of Work
Warranty of Work 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.
Water Heater
Water Heater 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.
Water Line Replacement
Water Line Replacement 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.
Water Softener
Water Softener 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.
Waterfall Distribution
A waterfall distribution is a multi-tier profit-sharing structure in syndications and partnerships—profits flow through tiers (e.g., preferred return to LPs, then catch-up to GP, then split) so each party gets paid in a defined order.
Wealth Acceleration
Wealth acceleration is the strategy of using real estate-specific tools—leverage, forced appreciation, tax deferral, and capital recycling—to compound net worth at rates that significantly outpace traditional passive investing.
Wealth Building
Wealth building is the process of growing net worth through equity accumulation, cash flow, appreciation, and compound interest—real estate is one of the most effective vehicles for it.
Wealth Building Milestone
A wealth building milestone is a specific, measurable achievement in a real estate investor's journey—such as reaching a target net worth, door count, or monthly cash flow figure—used to track progress, maintain motivation, and trigger strategic transitions.
Wealth Mindset
A wealth mindset is the set of beliefs and mental frameworks that drive asset accumulation over consumption — thinking in terms of net worth, cash flow, and long-term wealth building rather than income, status, and immediate gratification.
Wealth Transfer
Wealth Transfer 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.
Well Inspection
Well Inspection 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.
Wet Closing
Wet Closing 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.