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Real estate investment

leverage

Financial services; Real estate investment

Leverage is the use of financing to acquire real estate investments. The amount of leverage on real property will be the ratio of the debt to the purchase price.

liability

Financial services; Real estate investment

A liability is a debt or obligation represented by a credit balance that is or would be properly carried forward on a closing of books of account according to the rules or principles of accounting.

liquidity

Financial services; Real estate investment

Liquidity is the ability to convert an investment to cash or its equivalent.

loan value

Financial services; Real estate investment

Loan value is the value determined by a financial institution as the value of the real property for loan purposes. It is not the fair market value.

loan-to-value ratio

Financial services; Real estate investment

In lending practice, the loan-to-value ratio is the maximum loan permitted by federal and state regulation based on a ratio of the loan to the loan value of the property. As an investment term, ...

location

Financial services; Real estate investment

The location of real property is composed of three components: general area, neighborhood and site.

long-term capital gain

Financial services; Real estate investment

A long-term capital gain is the amount of money gained from the sale or exchange of a capital asset held more than 12 months, I.R.C. § 1(h).

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