\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. 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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.60195 cm} x{1.19002 cm} x{1.78503 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Investment Property Types}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Office Building Classes}} & Class A & newer \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Class B & \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Class C & lowest condition \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & low-rise & 1-3 stories \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & mid-rise & 3-15 stories \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} & high-rise & \textgreater{}=20 stories \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Retail Property Types}} & strip centers & 8000-30000 ft\textasciicircum{}2\textasciicircum{} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} & \seqsplit{neighborhood} centers & \{\{noshy\}\}30,000-100,000 ft\textasciicircum{}2\textasciicircum{} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & outlet centers & \{\{noshy\}\}100,000-300,000 ft\textasciicircum{}2\textasciicircum{} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{Office Building Classes are based on GAAP} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.09034 cm} x{2.88666 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Key Terminology}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{NOI}} & equal to the gross income minus expenses (and sometimes debt service) \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Time Value of Money (TVM)}} & the idea that money available at present time is worth more than the same amount in the future data due to its potential earning capacity \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 6) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \{\{noshy\}\}{\bf{leverage}} & the use of borrowed capital (mortgage) to increase the potential return of an investment \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{cash on cash return}} & a percentage return on money invested in a property by an investor \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{gross income}} & the total amt collected from rents \& other income producing opportunities \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 4) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{debt service}} & annual amt to be paid by a debtor on an obligation to repay borrowed money \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 4) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{tax shelter}} & any method of reducing taxable income resulting in a reduction of the payments to tax collecting entities \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 5) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{before tax cash flow}} & the net profit/loss calculated by subtracting expenses from income before taxes are paid \tn % Row Count 33 (+ 4) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.09034 cm} x{2.88666 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Key Terminology (cont)}} \tn % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{after tax cash flow}} & the net profit/loss realized after taxes are deducted \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{rate of return}} & a profit on an investment over a period of time, expressed as a proportion of the original investment \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 5) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{rentable square footage}} & usable area that can be leased/rented to a tenant \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.14011 cm} x{2.83689 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Lease Clause for Tenants}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \{\{noshy\}\}{\bf{commencement date}} & contracted date when activities begin \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{move-in date}} & the date at which the tenant will move in \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \{\{noshy\}\}{\bf{estoppel}} & an instrument executed by the mortgagor setting forth the present status and the balance due on the mortgage as of the date of the execution \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 7) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{lease escalation clause}} & a contract provision allowing for one to pass an increase in costs to another party \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.18988 cm} x{2.78712 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Pro Forma Statements}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \{\{noshy\}\}{\bf{Pro-Forma statement}} & an accounting statement that forecasts income and expenses for a period of time, typically 5 or more years \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} 1. & Gross potential income \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 2. & effective gross income \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} 3. & expenses \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 4. & net operating income (NOI) \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} 5. & before tax cash flow \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Typically used by investors to estimate their rate of return for a particular property \newline -It often takes longer to find a new tenant for commercial building than a residential building \newline -Lenders will typically require the buyer to have capital reserves placed in an escrow account} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.18988 cm} x{2.78712 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{SNDA}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{S}}ubordination & tenant subordinates lease to mortgage \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \{\{noshy\}\}{\bf{N}}on-{\bf{D}}isturbance & protects tenants from being thrown out of the property \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{A}}ttornment Agreement & tenant commitment to allow for ownership to change \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Missed/Unsure Questions}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{How will the use of positive leverage benefit a real estate investor?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}it will allow him to purchase a larger building} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{How is a multi-family property valued different than an office building?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}both properties are valued the same way} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{What is considered a primary commercial property type?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}industrial properties} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{What is the term for usable area that can be leased/rented to a tenant?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}rentable square footage} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{What is the pricing on residential real estate based in part on?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}emotion} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{What is an important aspect of industrial warehouse space?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}ceiling heights} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{The amount of cash flow a property produces is used to determine the value of what property type?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}commercial} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 3) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{In addition to the cash needed for the down payment, what do you also need to run and maintain the property?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}liquidity} \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 4) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{If an owner has enough cash to fund the operations of a commercial investment property while the cash flow becomes stabilized, what is he considered?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}liquid} \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 4) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{What is a common management fee to assume for a large multi-family building?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}5\%} \tn % Row Count 32 (+ 3) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Missed/Unsure Questions (cont)}} \tn % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{What type is largest in area?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}rentable square footage} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{In which type of lease does the tenant pay a fixed amt in rent, while landlord pays for building expenses?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}gross lease} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 4) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Town Brokers have recently signed a lease to occupy an entire office building. What type of lease did Town Brokers most likely sign?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}NNN lease} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 4) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{In a typical commercial lease, who is given the option to extend a tenant's lease?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}tenant} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 3) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{How can a utility bill be passed through to the tenant if sub-metering proves unfeasible?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}rent inclusion} \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 3) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{A non-recurring expense is considered what?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}capital expenditure} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 2) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{What are mortgage payments made up of?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}principal \& interest} \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 2) % Row 17 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{What do lenders typically have a buyer place in an escrow account?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}capital reserves} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 3) % Row 18 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{What is an underlying component of a cap rate?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}risk, sweat equity, cash} \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 2) % Row 19 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Which property is risky as an investment?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}duplex apartment house} \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}