Terms Starting with C
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Equity Harvesting Cycle
The equity harvesting cycle is the recurring process of extracting accumulated equity from existing rental properties—through cash-out refinancing, HELOCs, or sales—and redeploying that capital into new income-producing acquisitions to accelerate portfolio growth.
Equity Left in Deal
Equity left in deal is the amount of your own cash that remains invested in a property after refinancing. It is calculated by subtracting the cash you recover through a cash-out refinance from the total cash you originally invested (purchase price, rehab costs, closing costs, and holding costs).
Escalation Clause
Escalation Clause 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.
Escalation Clause (Loan)
Escalation Clause (Loan) 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.
Escrow Account
Escrow Account 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.
Estoppel Certificate
An estoppel certificate is a signed document from a tenant confirming the current terms of their lease, including rent amount, security deposit, lease dates, and any side agreements with the landlord.
Eviction Timeline
An eviction timeline is the sequential schedule of legal steps—from initial notice through court hearing and physical removal—required to lawfully remove a tenant from a rental property, with total duration varying from 2 weeks in landlord-friendly states to 6+ months in tenant-friendly jurisdictions.
Fence
Fence 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.
Final Close
Final Close is a investment strategy concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of syndication deals.
Financing Contingency
A financing contingency lets you exit the deal and get your earnest money back if you can't secure a mortgage within the contract's deadline—typically 14–21 days.
Fire Code
Fire Code is a legal strategy concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of property management deals.
First-Year Costs
First-year costs are all expenses incurred in the first 12 months of owning a rental property, including closing, make-ready, and operating expenses.
Five-Plus Units
Five-plus units refers to multifamily properties with 5 or more dwelling units—the threshold where commercial loans replace residential loans and cap rate valuation applies.
Flip Timeline
A flip timeline is the total schedule from purchase to sale—including rehab, listing, and closing—for a fix-and-flip property.
Fund Close
Fund Close is a investment strategy concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of syndication deals.
Going-In Cap Rate
Going-In Cap Rate 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.
Guest Communication
Guest Communication 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.
Gutters and Downspouts
Gutters and Downspouts 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.
Hard Money Terms
Hard Money Terms 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.
Hedge Against Inflation
A hedge against inflation is an asset that preserves or increases value when inflation erodes the purchasing power of cash—real estate qualifies because rents and values tend to rise with inflation.
Historic Tax Credit
The Historic Tax Credit (HTC) is a federal tax credit equal to 20% of qualified rehabilitation expenditures on certified historic structures — a dollar-for-dollar reduction in your tax bill, not just a deduction.
Holding Costs
Holding costs are the ongoing expenses you pay while owning a property—mortgage (or interest), property tax, insurance, utilities, maintenance—whether it's rented, vacant, or under rehab.
Housing Affordability Crisis
Housing Affordability Crisis 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.
IRA Custodian
IRA Custodian is a tax strategy concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of passive real estate investing deals.