Class Group: Analyzing Deals

Analyzing Single Family Homes, Condos, Townhomes and Multi-Family

The World’s Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ How does deal analysis differ when analyzing single family homes versus condos versus townhomes versus duplexes/triplexes/fourplexes versus apartments? What do you use in The World’s Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ for each type of property? In this class you’ll learn: A brief history and detailed walk-through of The World’s Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ What’s different and what’s the same when analyzing different types of properties and what the spreadsheet can be used to analyze How Excel experts can “unlock” the spreadsheet and why everyone else does NOT need to … Read more

An Alternative to Cash Flow – Saving Money With Rental Properties

Return on Investment from Debt Paydown – Full Term of Loan Most real estate investors focus on cash flow from rental properties (and for some very good reasons), but in some markets and some situations it is important to understand how rental properties can be considered a vehicle for savings even if they are not producing immediate cash flow. In this class you’ll learn: What are your options if you find yourself in a market where it is difficult (or impossible) to find positive cash flow properties? Should you even still buy properties if they don’t cash flow with a … Read more

Cash Flow Power Meter™

Want to be able to easily see, at a glance, how powerful the cash flow is on any property? Now you can with the Cash Flow Power Meter™, In this class you’ll learn: What is the Cash Flow Power Meter™ Displaying 3 of the 4 returns in the Return Quadrants™ Cash Flow Power Meter™ is really a specialized chart of rent Interpreting the Cash Flow Power Meter™ Colors match the Return Quadrants™ Why the Cash Flow Power Meter™ is UNIQUE for each property and can’t easily be recreated Rent Resiliency™ and how that is displayed on the Cash Flow Power … Read more

Everything You Learned About Deal Analysis is Wrong – ROIQ+R™

Everything you learned about deal analysis is wrong. I can prove it and show you how you should be analyzing deals in this special deal analysis class. In this class you’ll learn: The evolution of deal analysis: some history It was always wrong to define cash flow as rent minus mortgage payment It was better (but still wrong) to consider income to be all income on the property (net of vacancy) It was better (but still wrong) to consider expenses to be all your expenses and not just your mortgage payment (including principal, interest, taxes, insurance, PMI, landlord paid utilities, … Read more

Cap Ex – The Silent Killer – 2020 Edition

Capital Expenses from Deal Analysis Spreadsheet Question: what’s one of the most over-looked, yet most devastating expense on rental properties? Answer: capital expenses. It can be the silent killer that turns amazing deals into flea-infested dog-deals. In this class you’ll learn: Why buying these “out of state” cash flow deals isn’t always what we think Calling a pig a pig Deals that “inspire your desire” A deeper look into vacancy and factors that impact vacancy Property maintenance and why generic X% of rents for maintenance is silly hogwash Property management – minimums and how property management is impacted by vacancy … Read more

Analyzing Multi-Family Properties

The World’s Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ Learn how to analyze multi-family properties using The World’s Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ in this special class. Duration: 2 hours and 43 minutes Recorded: August 5, 2020 Instructor: Brian Williams

Live Deal Analysis

The World’s Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ Ever wanted to see a real estate investor go from property online to fully analyzed deal? That’s this class. In this class you’ll learn: Why roll in Seller Concessions? Basic deal analysis terms defined… what each means and why each is important for real estate investors Finding properties to analyze (and then buy)… How will you know what it rents for? Actual, real-time deal analysis using The World’s Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ Thoughts on analyzing properties What are your goals? What does that look like on the spreadsheet when analyzing … Read more

Deal Analysis Post-Coronavirus

The World’s Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ How has deal analysis changed since COVID-19? In this special deal analysis class you’ll learn all about how to analyze deals in the wake of the COVID-19. In this class you’ll learn: A shorter COVID-19 Update How do buy-and-hold real estate investors, Nomads™ and house hackers make money – the four areas of return from the Return on Investment Quadrant™ Terms and definitions of deal analysis An introduction to the new “simplified” spreadsheet Finding properties to buy Example property to analyze #1 – a new construction single-family home Why roll in seller … Read more

One Crazy Night – Brian Solves All Your Real Estate Problems

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Beyond Cash Flow – The Return on Investment Quadrant™

Cash Flow isn’t the only return you receive with rental properties. You get appreciation, debt paydown, depreciation AND cash flow. In this class you’ll learn: An introduction to James’ Return Quadrants™ including the Return in Dollars Quadrant™, Return on Investment Quadrant™ and Return on Equity Quadrant™ When to use each quadrant Which returns vary based on your down payment? Which stay the same regardless of how much you put down? Which returns are speculative, variable and market dependent? Which are not? Which returns put cash in your pocket now? Which are cash later? What is the impact on Return on … Read more