Summary: The only way to win the real estate investing game is by mastering the numbers.<br> <br> If you’re truly interested in real estate investing then you must first realize that investing in income properties is all about the numbers. It’s about discounted cash flow and rates of return and net operating income and cap rates. If you understand how these and other key concepts work, then you’re on your way to success – and that’s exciting.<br> <br> Our guest, Frank Gallinelli is the author of the best-selling book, "What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow... " now in its third edition, as well as other books and numerous articles on real estate investing and finance. A graduate of Yale University, he serves as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Real Estate Development at Columbia University. Frank has been involved in real estate for more than 40 years and is the founder & president of RealData, a real estate software firm that has provided analysis and presentation tools for investors and developers since 1982.<br> <br> What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow... And 36 Other Key Financial Measures can be purchased on Amazon.com.<br> <br> If you missed last week's episode, be sure to listen to Increasing Cash-Flow, Deferring Taxes and Reducing Risk using a 1031 Exchange.<br> <br> Enjoy the show!<br> <br> - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br> <br> Download your FREE copy of: The Ultimate Guide to Passive Real Estate Investing.<br> <br> Get your FREE coffee mug by leaving us a Rating and Review on iTunes. Here's how.<br> <br> See our available Turnkey Cash-Flow Rental Properties.<br> <br> Please give us a RATING & REVIEW (Thank you!)<br> <br> SUBSCRIBE on iTunes | Stitcher | Podcast Feed <br> <br> <br> What You Need to Know About Cash-Flow – Frank Gallinelli<br> Welcome to Passive Real Estate Investing. I’m your host, Marco Santarelli. Today’s episode is about what you need to know about cash flow. I have the most appropriate guest for that subject. His name is Frank Gallinelli. He’s the author of about two or three books, which can be found at Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com and few other places. Real estate investing is a number’s game. The only way to win at this game is to understand the numbers. It’s important to know how to evaluate property, how to understand the cash flow, the rates of return, etc. but you don’t need to be a rocket scientist. <br> <br> On today’s episode, we do get into some deep conversation, things that are maybe initially hard to understand or conceptualize. This podcast is on demand. You could listen to it two or three times. You can also educate yourself through books and various other resources that are available out there. This is something that you need to understand, at least, at a high level, if not be an expert at it. At least understand it at a conceptual level so you know what cash flow, cash-on-cash return is, your net operating income. These are all acronyms and part of the vocabulary. The only way to elevate yourself from being a novice or a newbie investor to a more sophisticated investor is to really grasp the vocabulary so you know what these terms mean and how you can use them and calculate them. Let’s jump in here in one moment and talk to Frank Gallinelli.<br> <br> <br> <br> It’s my pleasure to welcome Frank Gallinelli to this show. Frank is the author of the best-selling book, What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow, now on its third edition. He’s written other books and numerous articles on real estate investing and finance. He’s a graduate of Yale University and he serves as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Real Estate Development at Columbia University. Frank has been involved in real estate for more than 40 years. He’s the founder and president of RealData, a real estate software firm that has provided analysis an...
