Archive for July, 2008

16 Jul

Oil and Commercial Real Estate Redux

On November 9, 2007 NetGain published an article titled The Affect of Record Crude Oil Prices on Commercial Real Estate Investment. On the prior day, November 8, 2007, the price for a barrel of crude oil was $95.46. The article concluded:
The arrival of $100 crude per barrel is going to jump start and accelerate the […]

15 Jul

Residential Income Property’s New Profit and Loss Statement

Recently, one of our visitors questioned what NetGain meant by “taking a fresh look at the business model of income property.” A fresh look means a re-examination of the business model. Income property is an operating business, and the business model for an operating business is descriptively and mathematically summarized within its profit and loss […]

10 Jul

Will increased taxes affect income property values?

If the tax increase reduces the investor’s return on investment through less cash from the property, then the simple sound bite response would be yes. Our due diligence system regards revenue, sales, and state and local taxes below the national average as a positive factor. However, this is one of those pebble in the pond […]

09 Jul

Income Property and Buying Right in a Downturn

“Is now the time to buy?” That’s the most popular question we receive. Our response is always the same: “If you buy right, it’s always the right time to buy.” There are phases of the economic cycle that place greater importance on buying right. We are in one of those phases. Currently, our economy is […]