Un-licensed Assistant Duties
Take care in assigning duties to an unlicensed real estate assistant, or if you are one, make sure you know what you are allowed to do according to your state’s regulations. In most states, an un-licensed assistant cannot discuss property specifics, advise clients, or draft documents.

Calculate Return on Equity 2
After the first year, or as a projection for future years, a real estate investor might want to calculate the return on equity formula for years after the first. This could be to determine if the return still justifies holding the property when it has appreciated in value and the mortgage has been paid down significantly.

Calculating Net Rental Yield
Many believe that consistently better returns on investment can be realized in real estate investment rental property than can be gained in stocks or bonds investments. The start of the process is an accurate estimate of rental yield for a property. See how to calculate it here.

Home Repair Estimating
Real estate investing, and especially the flipping of properties, frequently involves the purchase of a property in poor condition and repairing and remodeling it to result in a profit when it’s sold. Obviously, great risk is assumed if the real estate investor isn’t able to accurately estimate repair costs. Here are resources to help.

Replacement Cost Method
Real estate appraisers also estimate the value of a property by the appraisal replacement cost, or estimating what it would cost to replace or re-construct the property, disregarding the value of the land. This method considers location, age, construction type, roof type, square footage and other structure related items into account.

Bargain and Sale Deed
A bargain and sale deed does not warrant against encumbrances. It only implies that the grantor holds title and possession of the property. Real estate deeds. Types of real estate deeds.

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