Real Estate Math Express
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This enables you to truly cram for the math portion of your state’s licensure test, memorize key formulas, and walk into the exam site having all the essential material in your short-term memory!
Stephen Mettling
For over forty years, Stephen Mettling and David Cusic, PhD, have operated Performance Programs Company, one of the nation's most successful custom training organizations specializing in real estate program development. Mr. Mettling and Dr. Cusic have jointly written over 100 books, courses, and custom programs in all facets of real estate for some of the country’s largest organizations including the National Association of Realtors® and its many Institutes.Mr. Mettling has also served as vice president and author for the country’s largest real estate training and publishing organization. Under various capacities, he has managed the acquisition, development, and sale of national real estate textbooks and publications, as well as directed the country's largest affiliated group of real estate schools.
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Real Estate Math Express - Stephen Mettling
Real Estate Math Express
Rapid Review and Practice with Essential License-Exam Calculations
Exam Review Workbook
First Edition
Stephen Mettling
David Cusic
Ryan Mettling
Performance Programs Company
© Copyright 2014
© 2014 by Performance Programs Company
Published by Performance Programs Company
Parrish, Florida 34219
Ryan Mettling
Performance Programs Company
502 S. Fremont Ave. Ste. 724
Tampa, FL 33606
rycolemet@tampabay.rr.com
www.performanceprogramscompany.com
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Table of Contents
Preface
Purpose and Benefits of Real Estate Math Express
Contents
About the Authors
Math Formulary
Basic Math
Fractions
Decimals and Percents
Decimals, Fractions, and Percentages
Equations
Linear and Perimeter Measurement
Area Measurement
Linear and Area Conversion Chart
Calculating Area from the Legal Description
Volume Measurement
Ownership
Condominium Assessment Calculation
Leases
Percentage Lease Rent Calculation
Contracts for the Sale of Real Estate
Percentage of Listing Price Calculation
Earnest Money Deposit Calculation
Appraisal & Value
Adjusting Comparables
Gross Rent Multiplier
Gross Income Multiplier
Cost Approach Formula
Depreciation
Income Capitalization Formula
Net Operating Income (NOI, Net Income)
Finance
Points
Interest Rate, Principal and Payment
Total Interest, Interest Rate, and Loan Term
Amortization Calculation
Loan Constants
Loan - to - Value Ratio (LTV)
Financial Qualification
Investment
Appreciation Calculations
Rate of Return, Investment Value, Income
Basis, Adjusted Basis, and Capital Gain
Depreciation
Equity
Net Income
Cash Flow
Investment Property Income Tax Liability
Return on Investment
Return on Equity
Real Estate Taxation
Converting Mill Rates
Tax Base
Tax Rate, Base, and Requirement
Special Assessments
Commissions
Commission Splits
Seller's Net
Price to Net an Amount
Closing Costs, Prorations
30-Day 12-Month Method
365-Day Method
Income Received in Advance (Rent)
Expenses paid in Arrears (Tax)
Insurance Coverage
Recovery with Co-Insurance Clauses
Math Questions
Answer Key
Order Form
Preface
Purpose and Benefits of Real Estate Math Express
Real Estate Math Express is a concise, easy-to-study test preparation guide to help real estate students improve their real estate math scores to pass the state licensing test.
The primary feature of Real Estate Math Express is that it contains all necessary formulas and practice questions in 70+ pages. This enables you to truly cram for the math portion of your state’s licensure test, memorize key formulas, and walk into the exam site having all the essential material in your short-term memory! You simply cannot accomplish this using competing lengthy exam prep books.
So, if you want a truly rapid review resource, Real Estate Math Express is for you. No frills, no lengthy explanations…..just key formulas, definitions, corresponding examples and practice questions.
Contents
Real Estate Math Express can be broken down into 3 major parts:
Math Formulary
Math Questions
Answer Key
The math formulary is the section that introduces each major real estate math topic and its corresponding formula(s). Real Estate Math Express covers numerous topics ranging from basic math to capitalization rates to prorations and finally to closing cost calculations.
Once the math formulas have been mastered, there are over 110 sample questions for you to practice with. Each question has both an answer and an explanation of the correct answer at the end of the book.
About the Authors
For over thirty years, Stephen Mettling and David Cusic have operated one of the nation's most successful custom training organizations specializing in real estate program development. They are most known for writing Principles of Real Estate Practice, a national real estate principles textbook used by over 35,000 students per year. Stephen Mettling has also served as vice president and author for a major real estate training and publishing organization. Dr. Cusic, an author and educator, has been engaged in vocation-oriented education since 1966. Specializing in real estate training since 1983, he has developed numerous real estate training programs for corporate and institutional clients around the country including NAR, CoreNet Global, and CCIM.
Ryan Mettling graduated valedictorian from the University of Central Florida’s College of Business Administration with a B.S. in Business Management. He is also the author of Calculus Express and has developed courseware for a national, online real estate school.
Math Formulary
Basic Math
Fractions
Adding and subtracting same denominator:
Formula:
Example:
Adding and subtracting different denominators:
Formula:
Example:
Multiplying:
Formula:
Example:
Decimals and Percents
Converting decimals to percentages
Formula:
Decimal number x 100 = Percentage number
Example:
.022 x 100 = 2.2%
Converting percentages to decimals
Formula:
Example:
Multiplying percents
Formula:
2. Beginning number x Decimal number = Product
Example:
75% of 256 (75% x 256) = ?
2. 256 x .75 = 192
Dividing by percents
Formula:
2. Beginning number ÷ Decimal = Dividend
Example:
240 ÷ 75% = ?
1. 75% ÷ 100 = .75
2. 240 ÷ .75 = 320