Basic Ratio Analysis of Real Estate Investing Real estate investing is a sophisticated business. There are sophisticated techniques that are used by many diligent investors to carry out their due diligence. One such sophisticated technique is called ratio analysis. This… Read more
Transaction Costs in the Real Estate Market
Transaction Costs in the Real Estate Market Flipping properties may sound like a good idea to the novice real estate investor. However, anyone who has even engaged in real estate transactions even once or twice knows that there are significant… Read more
The True Cost of Owning a Property
The True Cost of Owning a Property Home ownership is often considered by the layman as being a single expense i.e. the purchase price of the property. However, if we were to truly analyze the situation, home ownership consists of… Read more
Behavioral Aspects: Real Estate Investing
Behavioral Aspects: Real Estate Investing Investments are supposed to be financial decisions. When we take finance classes, we are taught models to evaluate investments and base our decisions on. However, in real life, people take investment decisions emotionally. This is… Read more
Advantages to Investing in Real Estate Investment Trusts
Advantages to Investing in Real Estate Investment Trusts In the previous article we studies about what Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are. We also understood that they have become remarkably popular in a very short span of time and that… Read more
Why Properties Sell for Less Than Their Worth ?
Why Properties Sell for Less Than Their Worth ? If the words of Warren Buffet are to be believed, investing is all about buying dollar bills that are selling for 10 cents in the market. In essence, he talks about… Read more
The Indian Real Estate Market
The Indian Real Estate Market In the previous couple of articles we have discussed about the real estate markets in the United States as well as Japan. These markets were of developed countries and their economies are largely self sufficient…. Read more
Why do Companies hold Inventories ?
Need for Inventory Management – Why do Companies hold Inventories ? Inventory is a necessary evil that every organization would have to maintain for various purposes. Optimum inventory management is the goal of every inventory planner. Over inventory or under… Read more
Warehouse Design Concepts
Warehouse Design Concepts Supply chain efficiencies depend upon the efficiency of logistics including transportation and warehousing operations. Warehouse efficiencies depend upon a combination of warehouse design, layout, infrastructure, systems, process and people. In cases where one can design a warehouse… Read more
Operational Challenges in Inventory Management
Operational Challenges in Inventory Management The latest trend in all industries has been to outsource inventory management functions to Third Party Service providers. Companies outsource both Raw Material Inventory as well as Finished Goods to the Service Provider. In case… Read more