Well if I haven't bored you to death yet, let's discuss that highly emotional, heart tugging, gut wrenching issue that is on everyone's mind daily - balance sheets.
First of all, what exactly is a balance sheet? Well, if you read my last post, we discussed income statements which is exactly what it sounds like, a statement of an organization's income and expenses, usually for a 12 month period. A balance sheet is another important statement in the trilogy of financial statements (note I said tr ...
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at Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:52:47 -0600
Well, last post we discussed financial statement analysis as part of the due diligence process when purchasing income producing commercial real estate. Today let's delve into some of the common areas for the astute buyer to check for, and how to best use financial statements to help ensure a great purchase.
When buying income producing commercial real estate, it is highly likely the buyer will have to reconstruct the seller's income statements to arrive at a more realistic statement of net inco ...
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Are you considering investing in the U.S.? Check out this news item;
http://www.inman.com/news/2010/09/1/bulk-buyer-law-spurs-wall-street-interest?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+inmannews+%28Inman+News+-+Headlines%29
Now most of us aren't considering investing in seven or more properties in the U.S. so it doesn't apply to us, but there are two hidden points that are more important to us average small-time investors than the main story.
The first lesson is how importa ...
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at Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:49:53 -0600