by Naiyer Jawaid | Dec 1, 2014 | Finance
In the post, I have explained the theory and calculation of IRR in detail. However, many a time, when I talk to people from different disciplines I find it difficult to explain. Explaining the internal rate of return to someone from a non-finance background can be... by Naiyer Jawaid | Nov 30, 2014 | Real Estate
Almost a year back I wrote a post about real estate analyst interview; it mostly covered the questions being asked. Many readers asked to provide the answer, but my job kept me busy and I was not able to write this post earlier. Thanks to Alexander Curry of Tarantino... by Naiyer Jawaid | Nov 14, 2014 | Excel, Real Estate
The short answer is, yes, it does make financial sense to invest in a property for Airbnb listing Income, and the long answer will follow in this post. Be advised that this post is not about how to maximize profit or optimize your Airbnb listing. There are many... 
by Naiyer Jawaid | Nov 13, 2014 | Finance
The post about Project IRR and Equity IRR became one of the most commented posts on this blog. Apart from the comments, I still receive tons of email asking me what the other circumstances are when the equity IRR will be lower than the project IRR. In that post we... by Naiyer Jawaid | Feb 9, 2014 | Finance, Valuation
Discounted cash flow analysis and Discounted Rates I have a funny story to tell - once I was explaining the result of a project feasibility analysis to our development team and one guy asked me to explain the calculation of net present value. So, I started explaining... by Naiyer Jawaid | Nov 17, 2013 | Finance
Use of debt financing is a standard practice in the real estate investing; and is often referred to as leveraging. Debt financing is used by the equity holders to enhance the equity return; however, debt financing can also magnify the severity of capital loss if the...
