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Terms Starting with C

262 terms

Code Compliance

Code Compliance 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.

Construction

Coinsurance

Coinsurance 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

Commercial Broker

Commercial Broker is a real estate investing concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of building your team deals.

Real Estate Investing

Commitment Fee

Commitment Fee 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.

Lending

Common Equity

Common equity is the most junior position in the real estate capital stack, representing ownership that sits below all debt and preferred equity. It bears the highest risk of loss but captures the greatest upside from property appreciation and NOI growth.

Portfolio Strategy

Compound Growth

Compound Growth is a financial 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.

Financial Strategy

Condemnation

Condemnation is a legal strategy concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of legal protection asset structuring deals.

Legal Strategy

Condo Conversion

A condo conversion is the legal process of transforming a rental apartment building owned by a single entity into individually owned condominium units that can be sold separately.

Real Estate Investing

Contingencies

Conditions in a purchase contract that must be met for the deal to close. If they're not satisfied, you can walk away—and usually get your earnest money back.

Real Estate Investing

Contract Assignment

Contract Assignment 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.

Deal Analysis

Contractor

A contractor is a professional responsible for performing or coordinating construction, renovation, or repair work — the person who turns your rehab costs into finished product.

Real Estate Investing

Contractor Bid

A contractor bid is a formal price quote from a contractor for specified renovation work, typically including labor, materials, and sometimes a timeline.

Construction

Contractor Bid Comparison

Contractor Bid Comparison is the systematic process of evaluating multiple renovation bids against each other and a detailed Scope of Work to identify the best value, expose hidden costs, and select the right contractor for an investment property project.

Construction

Conventional 97

Conventional 97 is a real estate financing concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of house hacking deals.

Financing

Conversion (Property Type)

Conversion (Property Type) 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.

Property Types

Correlation (Portfolio)

Correlation (Portfolio) 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.

Financial Metrics

Cosigner

Cosigner 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.

Tenant Relations

Cost Certification

Cost Certification is a real estate accounting concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of syndication deals.

Accounting

Cost Per Unit

Cost per unit is the total acquisition cost—purchase price plus closing costs plus rehab—divided by the number of units. It captures what you actually pay per unit, not just the sticker price.

Deal Analysis

Cost of Capital

Cost of capital is the weighted average rate of return that a real estate investment must generate to satisfy all capital providers—debt and equity—calculated by blending each source's required return proportional to its share of the total capitalization.

Financial Metrics

Cost of Living

Cost of living is the amount of money required to maintain a standard of living in a given area—housing, food, transportation, healthcare, and other expenses—relative to other geographies.

Economics

Cost to Cure

Cost to cure is the estimated expense required to repair a specific deficiency or defect in a property, bringing it up to a standard condition comparable to similar properties in the market. Appraisers, inspectors, and investors use this figure to adjust property valuations and negotiate purchase prices.

Appraisal & Valuation

Cost-Plus Contract

Cost-Plus Contract 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.

Construction

Cottage Court

Cottage Court is a property classification concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of house hacking deals.

Property Types