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Refi Breakeven Analysis
Refi breakeven analysis calculates how many months of lower payments (or additional cash flow from cash-out proceeds) are needed to recover the costs of refinancing — the decision point between profitable refinancing and wasting money on fees.
Rehab Cost Analysis
Rehab Cost Analysis 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.
Rent Increase Notice
A rent increase notice is a formal written communication from a landlord to a tenant announcing a change in the monthly rent amount—typically delivered 30–90 days before the increase takes effect, as required by state law and lease terms.
Rental Comp Pull
A Rental Comp Pull is the systematic process of researching comparable rental listings and recently leased properties to determine accurate market rent for a specific property, forming the foundation of rental income projections in deal analysis.
Revenue Analysis
Revenue Analysis 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.
Spreadsheet Analysis
Spreadsheet analysis is building a custom financial model for a rental property—typically in Excel or Google Sheets—with explicit inputs, formulas, and outputs for rent, expenses, financing, and returns.
Step-Up in Basis
A step-up in basis is a tax rule that resets a property's cost basis to its fair market value at the owner's death — wiping out both unrealized capital gains and depreciation recapture for the heirs who inherit it.
Tangible Asset
A tangible asset is a physical asset with intrinsic value that you can see, touch, and use—such as real estate, land, machinery, or precious metals. Real estate is the largest tangible asset class in the world.
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.