Terms Starting with E
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Tenant Liability Shield
A tenant liability shield is the combination of insurance coverage, legal entity structure, and operational protocols that protects a real estate investor from personal financial exposure when tenants are injured, suffer property damage, or bring lawsuits related to their rental property.
Tenant Screening
Tenant screening is how you evaluate rental applicants—credit, criminal history, income, and rental references—before you hand over the keys.
Tenant-Friendly State
A tenant-friendly state is one whose laws favor tenants—longer eviction timelines, more notice requirements, lower security deposit limits, and rent-control in some metros—increasing operating-expenses risk and eviction cost for landlords.
The Long Game
The Long Game 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.
Three Percent Hack
The three percent hack is a portfolio-building strategy where investors purchase primary residences with 3% down conventional loans, live in them for the required 12 months, then move out and convert them to rental properties — repeating the cycle every 1-2 years.
Trade Up
Trade Up is a investment 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.
Transfer on Death Deed
A transfer on death deed (TOD deed) is a legal document that automatically transfers real property ownership to a named beneficiary upon the owner's death—bypassing probate without giving up any ownership rights during the owner's lifetime.
Trust Deed
Trust Deed 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.
Underwriting Standards
Underwriting Standards 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.
Unit Economics
Unit Economics 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.
Unit Mix Strategy
Unit Mix Strategy is a deal evaluation concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of small multifamily investing deals.
Value-Add Strategy
A value-add strategy involves acquiring underperforming properties and making targeted improvements—renovations, better management, reduced vacancy—to increase net operating income and force appreciation in the property's value.
Vertical Portfolio Scaling
Vertical portfolio scaling is the strategy of growing a real estate portfolio by moving into larger, more complex, or higher-value asset classes—such as transitioning from single-family rentals to multifamily buildings or commercial properties.
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.
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.
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.
White Box
White Box is a construction and renovation concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of property management deals.
Worst-Case Scenario
Worst-Case Scenario 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.
X-Space
X-space (flex space) is a commercial property type that combines warehouse, office, and sometimes showroom space in a single building, allowing tenants to configure the layout based on their operational needs.