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50 Real Estate Investing Calculations: Cash Flow, IRR, Value, Profit, Equity, Income, ROI, Depreciation, More Kindle Edition

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When Real Estate Investors say, "I wish I'd known that," this is what they are talking about.
Real Estate Investing Calculations are the Rules of Real Estate Investing, and you must know the rules.
Real Estate Investing offers you four huge benefits that other forms of investing do not. *Cash Flow. *Asset Appreciation. *Financial Leverage. *Special Tax Treatment.
But your success will depend on how well you estimate these items before you purchase a property, and how well you manage them after you purchase.
A basic rule of Business Management is
“In order to manage, you must first measure.” And that's the purpose of 50 Real Estate Investing Calculations. This book teaches you how to generate these numbers yourself, and explains their meanings.
These Calculations are the tools of your trade, regardless of where your interest lies. *Negotiating Real Estate. *Rental Property. *Fix and Flip. *Financial Freedom. *Great Deals. *Flipping Houses. *Estimating Rehab Costs. *Investing in Foreclosures. *Buying Without Cash or Credit. *Multi-Family. *Managing Rental Property. *Rehab Investing. *Property Management. *Section 1031 Exchange. *Triple Net Lease. *Delaware Statutory Trust. *Real Estate Exam. *Lease Agreements. *Apartment Rentals. *Self Directed IRA. *Investing. *Lowering Your Taxes. *Business Tax Deductions. *Tax Strategies. *Real Estate Finance. *Money Lending. *Real Estate License. *Due Diligence. *REIT. *NNN. *Real Estate Development. *Mortgage Broker. *Rental Agreements. *Apartment Buildings. *Site Selection. *Loopholes. *Limited Liability Companies. *Limited Partnerships. *Tax Free Income. *Exchanging Properties. Real Estate Investing Calculations cover them all.

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About the Author

Michael Lantrip, Attorney at Law, is licensed to practice law in Texas, North Carolina, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. He has a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Houston School of Business, and he has a Juris Doctor (J.D.) in Law from the University of Texas School of Law. He is admitted to practice Law in all Courts in Texas, North Carolina, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, as well as the U.S. Tax Court, the U.S. Federal District Court, and the D.C. Court of Appeals. He is a member of the National Society of Accountants. Formerly a Tax Examiner for the IRS, and a Tax Accountant for a Big 8 Accounting Firm, he has also been a Military Intelligence Analyst, Newspaper Reporter, Radio Announcer, Radio News Director, Television Reporter and Anchorman, and Television Executive News Producer. He has written and produced more than 1,000 half-hour Television Newscasts. He has written over 700 stories as a Newspaper Reporter. He has logged over 8,000 hours on the radio.
He is a Lifetime Member of Mensa. He was named a Top Writer by Quora.com, where his Answers have been viewed more than 1,930,000 times. He has written and published 9 books: 1.) "How To Do A Section 1031 Like Kind Exchange" 2.) "OMNIBUS EDITION How To Do A Section 1031 Like Kind Exchange: Real Estate, NNN, DST, and T-I-C" 3.) "50 Real Estate Investing Calculations" 4.) "Tax Cuts And Jobs Act For Real Estate Investors" 5.) "Your Best Business Entity For Real Estate Investing" 6.) "10 Other Real Estate Investments You Could Do" 7.) "Real Estate Investing Vocabulary of Terms" 8.) "Section 121 Real Estate Investing System" 9.) "Do This, Not That" All are available in print and digital on Amazon. His Amazon Author Page is: amazon.com/Michael-Lantrip/e/B01N2ZRGUYHis Quora page is: quora.com/profile/Michael-Lantrip-1 His personal website is MichaelLantrip.com.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B077ZFNZKN
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ ANDERSON LOGAN, LLC (January 18, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 18, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1901 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 155 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Michael Lantrip, Attorney at Law, is licensed to practice law in Texas, North Carolina, Virginia and the District of Columbia.

He has a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Houston School of Business, and he has a Juris Doctor (J.D.) in Law from the University of Texas School of Law.

He is admitted to practice in all Courts in Texas, North Carolina, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, as well as the U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Federal District Court, Eastern District of Texas, and the D.C. Court of Appeals.

He practices in the fields of Tax Law, Real Estate Law, Corporate and Business Law, and Wills, Trusts and Estates.

He is a member of The National Society of Accountants.

Formerly a Tax Examiner for the IRS, and a Tax Accountant for a Big 8 Accounting Firm, he has also been a Newspaper Reporter, Radio Announcer, Radio News Director, Television Reporter and Anchorman, Television Executive News Producer, and Military Intelligence Analyst.

As an elected County Attorney, responsible for Criminal Misdemeanor Prosecution, he handled over 2,000 cases.

In addition to 40 years practicing law, he built built one of the first computerized Abstract Plants, and operated his own Title Insurance Company, becoming an Approved Title Attorney for 7 National Title Insurance Underwriters.

He has handled over 2,000 real estate closings.

Prior to his law career, he was a Radio Announcer at WQTE in Detroit during the "Motown" era, and he was a DJ at KIKK in Houston when it was named "Country Music Station of the Year" by Billboard Magazine.

He collects and refurbishes Vintage Audio Equipment.

He has written and produced more than 1,000 half-hour Television Newscasts.

He has written over 700 stories as a Newspaper Reporter.

He has logged over 8,000 hours on the radio.

He is a Lifetime Member of Mensa.

As a Real Estate Investor, his activities have ranged from travel trailers to office buildings, and from on-campus condos to rural land.

He was named a Top Writer by Quora.com where his Answers have been viewed more than 2,730,000 times.

He has written and published 10 books:

1.) "How To Do A Section 1031 Like Kind Exchange"

2.) "OMNIBUS EDITION How To Do A Section 1031 Like Kind Exchange"

3.) "50 Real Estate Investing Calculations"

4.) "Tax Cuts And Jobs Act For Real Estate Investors"

5.) "Your Best Business Entity For Real Estate Investing"

6.) "10 Other Real Estate Investments You Could Do"

7.) "Real Estate Investing Vocabulary of Terms"

8.) "Section 121 Real Estate Investing System"

9.) "Do This, Not That!"

10.) "33 Small Business Calculations"

All are available in print and digital on Amazon.

His Amazon Author Page is: Amazon.com/Michael-Lantrip/author/michaellantrip

His Quora Page is: quora.com/profile/Michael-Lantrip-1

His personal website is MichaelLantrip.com and his Blog Posts are at MichaelLantrip.com/blog.

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Customers find this book helpful for detailed calculations and formulas. They find it informative and a useful reference, providing enough formulas to make decisions about real estate investments. However, some readers feel the format is not reader-friendly and the author consistently disappoints.

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21 customers mention "Calculation accuracy"16 positive5 negative

Customers find the book helpful for detailed calculations and a useful reference tool. They appreciate the thorough explanations and calculators that make the process easier. The book provides formulas to help with real estate investments, as well as examples that help readers understand how to apply them.

"...Most of them are not hard, and there are links provided to online calculators that will help with the math. Cons..." Read more

"...and those looking to invest in rental real estate this is a go to reference book!" Read more

"...He meets his goal head on and shares valuable information about different ways to depreciate properties, calculate Basis, and so on...." Read more

"This book provides calculations that are very useful for evaluating properties and balance sheets. It's written in an easy to understand format...." Read more

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Customers find the book's content informative and helpful. They describe it as a useful reference that covers topics like appreciation, depreciation, interest, gains, taxes, and more.

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"...Appreciation, depreciation, interest, gains, taxes, and more are all explained in great detail...." Read more

"...But overall it's a really good book with many other detailed calculations. Just wish it had the one calculation that I need the most." Read more

"...This is a great reference book that I will probably come back to but is definitely a book for someone who is really good at math and has some..." Read more

4 customers mention "Readership"0 positive4 negative

Customers find the book's format unfriendly, with confusing terminology and poorly formulated content. They also mention the organization of the text is distracting, and the author consistently disappoints.

"...In this it was extremely informative, but the organization of the text was distracting...." Read more

"...As a non-finance person, this book was not an easy read for me. A lot of the terminology was new. The content seemed to circle back often...." Read more

"...It has lots of typos and editing issues. It has flawed discussion that is highly ill-advised for real estate investors from many other sources...." Read more

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Top reviews from the United States

  • Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2024
    This book will help me in my new career in the area of Math calculations, thank you
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2023
    This book is gold!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2019
    Every real estate investor needs to own a copy of this book. You will feel more confident investing in new properties after you have done these equations.

    You will look at your property in ways you probably have not thought of before, and you will have a better idea of what an investment property will cost you in the long run and what your earnings will be. You will be able to plan for the future and have better control over your money. You might even gain the upper hand over a competing investor.

    Calculating everything from Net Worth to Capital Expenses is covered. Appreciation, depreciation, interest, gains, taxes, and more are all explained in great detail.

    Yes, it's a lot of math problems, but they are all essential. Most of them are not hard, and there are links provided to online calculators that will help with the math.

    Cons

    It's just too easy to create a downloadable spreadsheet, or website, that would allow us to go to one place and try out these calculations for ourselves to not mention the lack of one in a review.

    There are links to very capable third party calculators with every calculation, but a dedicated companion to this book would make it even more helpful while making it easier and more fun to use.

    In my reader, the links did not work, which left me typing in long web addresses.
    21 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2024
    The product arrived on time and in good condition. It works well and has a nice design. The seller was responsive and helpful when I had a question. I would recommend this product and this seller to anyone.
    4 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2020
    For both current investors and those looking to invest in rental real estate this is a go to reference book!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2019
    This book had a lot of useful information, and accomplished exactly what it set out to do. Lantrip says in the beginning the book is not a "how-to" on investment, but an overview of the mechanics of the calculations involved in investing. He meets his goal head on and shares valuable information about different ways to depreciate properties, calculate Basis, and so on. In this it was extremely informative, but the organization of the text was distracting. Chapters were both extremely short and extremely redundant, and instead of combining like chapters on a topic like Equity, they were often spread through the book. Many chapters appeared to have significant amounts of material copied-and-pasted from each other, and each chapter on a topic usually referenced all of the other chapters or sections in which that topic was discussed (which often took several lines of text), so it would have been more helpful to simply include an index at the end of the book. Great information, but the text needs cleaned up a bit.
    13 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2019
    This book provides calculations that are very useful for evaluating properties and balance sheets. It's written in an easy to understand format. I highly recommend it!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2019
    And I don't just mean high school, but college, too. I majored in business for my undergrad and I can honestly say, hardly any of that education was as practically useful in terms of understanding finances as the information in this book. (Obviously a business major is different than studying real estate investment specifically, but the concepts are actually very similar and I think now, after reading "50 Calculations" that it should be included in the curriculum.)

    In addition to thorough and mostly easy-to-understand explanations about the various calculations necessary to track your own investment performance, the author provides the websites of several online "calculators" that will do some of the more involved calculations for you. I say "websites" and not "links" because in my ebook, the links were not active. This is certainly only an inconvenience, but considering the ease of activating links in digital media, I'm not sure why the author made this choice to not complete the process.

    Overall, what I took from this book is that the laws really are set up to encourage real estate investment. If you have money, you can make more money through real estate--not by good fortune but by tax-policy design. And the other thing is that if I ever do get into this business, I will be hiring a real estate tax specialist to advise me on sale/retenion of various properties and fill out my tax forms.
    30 people found this helpful
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  • Chichi Obi
    3.0 out of 5 stars Informative book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 12, 2019
    Michael Lantrip’s “50 real estate investing calculations” is a detailed explanation of calculations that are helpful to make decisions in certain business situations. I was unaware of the meanings of several of the terms that were mentioned but all the key terms were well defined. I found the depth of detail of the calculations overwhelming. I think that this book could be a useful guide for individuals that are looking to learn more about investments.
  • Raymond
    1.0 out of 5 stars Total rip off
    Reviewed in Japan on January 30, 2021
    This book is written for children. All of the calculation are common sense and even spelling and grammar mistakes throughout. The first equation is appreciations as defined by how much your property has increased in value divided by what you paid for it. My investment in this book was 1921 yen and I think it is worth zero yen so my return on investment is zero.

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