He did measurements and knew how much he would need.

As to ratio analysis, some approaches to an asset portfolio may apply, such as the quick asset test or maturity distribution, but they are not adaptable to real estate as they were designed to measure performance of a liquid asset, real estate is not, the approach to asset management is different in maintaining and improving and revitalization of long term assets. 

J Scott,The fed has put in place more causes for inflation than deflation measures and can adjust on a dime if and when needed.

You could have a 5 year option, you can then agree to enter into a new agreement and terminate the old one and allow the consideration to be credited to a new contract.An option must have a fixed and measurable price, stated consideration to be paid.

Flooring should start on Friday and I am expecting at least the kitchen cabinets to be installed on Saturday / Monday as I currently have the counter top contractor coming out to make final measurements on the counters for the kitchen.Lessons for the last few weeks:When setting up your agreement with your contractor talk about the time line and don't take what their time line is for their word with out having some sort of clause that has contingency's of what happens when they fail to meet the time line they have given you.  

Though I haven't closed on an investment property recently or had any fruitful leads on killer deals, I do feel a measure of sucess as a result of networking.

Talk to them for a while to try to get their measure....do they seem to have the same business philosophy, integrity, etc. that you have?

Measure yourself, or for more credibility get an appraisal and use that measurement.

Interest rates serve as a measure of "alternative investments" (alternative uses of capital) and thus have an inverse relationship with the value of the stock.I used the term "value" rather than "price" because lots of factors cause the "value" of a share of stock to diverge from its "price".

The trouble is with measuring it when you introduce things like depreciation tax shields and such.