Terms Starting with R
236 terms
Income-to-Rent Ratio
Income-to-Rent Ratio 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.
Infinite Return
Infinite return is the theoretical cash-on-cash return when you have zero dollars invested in a deal—typically achieved in BRRRR when the refinance recovers 100% or more of your capital.
Infrastructure REIT
An infrastructure REIT is a real estate investment trust that owns and operates infrastructure assets—primarily cell towers, data centers, fiber optic networks, and energy pipelines—leased to tenants under long-term contracts.
Inspection Waiver
Inspection Waiver is a deal evaluation concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of purchase process deals.
Instant Book
Instant Book 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.
Interest Rate Risk
Interest Rate Risk 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.
Interest Reserve
Interest Reserve 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.
Interest Tracing
Interest tracing is the IRS rule under Treasury Regulation 1.163-8T that determines the tax deductibility of interest based on how borrowed funds are actually used, not on what asset secures the loan.
Investor Relations
Investor relations (IR) is the systematic communication and relationship management between a real estate sponsor or general partner and their limited partner investors, encompassing performance reporting, distributions, tax documents, and ongoing transparency throughout the life of an investment.
Kitchen Remodel
A kitchen remodel is the renovation of a property's kitchen—cabinets, countertops, appliances, flooring, and fixtures—to improve function, aesthetics, and rent or resale value.
Kitchen Renovation
Kitchen Renovation 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.
Kitchen Renovation ROI
Kitchen Renovation ROI is a deal evaluation concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of fix and flip deals.
LTR (Long-Term Rental)
LTR (Long-Term Rental) is a investment strategy concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of real estate investing deals.
Landlord Reference
A landlord reference is a phone call or written verification with an applicant's previous landlord to confirm payment history, lease compliance, and whether they would rent to the tenant again.
Landlord Retaliation
Landlord Retaliation 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.
Lease Renewal
Lease Renewal is a tenant relations concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of property management deals.
Leverage Ratio
Leverage Ratio 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.
Lien Waiver
Lien Waiver is a legal strategy concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of value add renovations deals.
Light Rehab
Light rehab refers to a renovation scope limited to cosmetic and surface-level improvements — paint, flooring, fixtures, landscaping, and minor repairs — without touching structural elements, major systems, or room layouts, typically costing $5,000-$25,000.
Liquidity Risk
Liquidity Risk 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.
List-to-Sale Price Ratio
List-to-Sale Price Ratio is a market analysis concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of market research location analysis deals.
Live-In Requirement
Live-In Requirement 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.
Loan Recasting
Loan recasting is a little-known alternative to refinancing where you make a lump-sum principal payment on your mortgage and the lender re-amortizes the remaining balance at the same interest rate, resulting in a lower monthly payment — without closing costs, credit checks, or a new loan.
Loan Seasoning Requirement
A loan seasoning requirement is the minimum period of property ownership — typically 6-12 months — that a lender requires before allowing a cash-out refinance, designed to prevent fraud and ensure the property has been legitimately improved and stabilized.