ACCOUNTING AND YOU

Hello friend. "I have an accountant who takes care of my accounting needs." That is what we tell ourselves all the time, thinking that this will save us the pain of going to class and learning all about accounting.The hard truth is that we all need to know a little about accounting or some basics, or you will end up being swindled by your accountant or find yourself in deep financial trouble!!

Celebrities and millionaires have fallen prey to mismanagement of accounts. Therefore a little knowledge of accounting is essential for success in your business. That is what i am here for.

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Real Estate Finance

The goal of most investors is to maximize their wealth by making intelligent investment
decisions.

The investment decisions are in terms of return and risk.

Return; Returns are the fundamental measure of Investment performance which is measured in
terms of profit and capital appreciation. In real estate finance returns are in the following components;
-Rental income
-Capital appreciation
-Opportunity costs


Measurement of Return;Profit + capital appreciation i.e. using the Holding period yield

Risk;Investment risk can be defined as the possibility that future cash flows and therefore returns and values will be different from what was expected when the investment was undertaken.

A risk refers to the probability of earning a return greater or less than the expected return.

Probability distributions provide the foundation for risk measurement since probability distribution defines the likelihood of certain events occurring.

The greater the risk, the greater must be the potential compensation.




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