Real Estate Investment System and Method of Controlling a Commercial System by Generating Key Investment Indicators
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a commerce system, comprising:
- collecting property information related to multiple investment property assets from members of the commerce system;
storing the property information in a database;
determining a plurality of sale transaction values for the investment property assets based upon the property information stored in the database;
determining a plurality of key investment indicators including capitalization rate, debt service ratio, net operating income, cash flow, cash-on-cash return, return on investment, and exit strategy from the sale transaction values;
determining an investment rating based on the key investment indicators;
selecting one or more of the key investment indicators and investment rating as search criteria;
searching the property information in the database using the search criteria;
presenting the investment property assets matching the search criteria;
selecting one of the investment property assets matching the search criteria to engage in a sale transaction; and
controlling activity within the commerce system by initiating the sale transaction for the selected investment property asset.
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Abstract
A commerce system is controlled by collecting information related to property assets from members of the commerce system, storing the information in a database, determining a plurality of sale transaction values for the property asset based upon the information stored in the database, determining a plurality of key investment indicators from the sale transaction values, determining an investment rating based on the key investment indicators, and utilizing the key investment indicators and investment rating to control a decision to conduct a sale transaction for the property asset within the commerce system. The sale transaction values include offer price, fair market rent, taxes, Mello-Roos, insurance, homeowner association fees, property management fees, total expenses, downpayment, loan type, interest rate, and mortgage payment. The key investment indicators include net operating income, capitalization rate, debt service ratio, cash flow, cash-on-cash return, and return on investment.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a commerce system, comprising:
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collecting property information related to multiple investment property assets from members of the commerce system; storing the property information in a database; determining a plurality of sale transaction values for the investment property assets based upon the property information stored in the database; determining a plurality of key investment indicators including capitalization rate, debt service ratio, net operating income, cash flow, cash-on-cash return, return on investment, and exit strategy from the sale transaction values; determining an investment rating based on the key investment indicators; selecting one or more of the key investment indicators and investment rating as search criteria; searching the property information in the database using the search criteria; presenting the investment property assets matching the search criteria; selecting one of the investment property assets matching the search criteria to engage in a sale transaction; and controlling activity within the commerce system by initiating the sale transaction for the selected investment property asset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 6, 26)
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7. A method of controlling a commerce system, comprising:
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collecting information related to property assets from members of the commerce system; storing the information in a database; determining a plurality of sale transaction values for the property assets based upon the information stored in the database; determining a plurality of key investment indicators from the sale transaction values; searching the information in the database using a selected key investment indicator; selecting one of the property assets from the search to engage in a sale transaction; and controlling activity within the commerce system by initiating the sale transaction for the selected property asset. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 20, 27)
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14. A method of controlling a commerce system, comprising:
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collecting information related to property assets; determining a plurality of property transaction values for the property assets based upon the information; determining a plurality of key investment indicators from the property transaction values; searching the information using a selected key investment indicator; selecting one of the property assets from the search to engage in a sale transaction; and controlling activity within the commerce system by initiating the sale transaction for the selected property asset. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 19, 28)
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18. (canceled)
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21. A computer program product usable with a programmable computer processor including a computer readable program code embodied in a computer usable medium for controlling a commerce system, comprising:
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collecting information related to property assets; determining a plurality of property transaction values for the property assets based upon the information; determining a plurality of key investment indicators from the property transaction values; searching the information using the programmable computer processor to match with a selected key investment indicator; selecting one of the property assets from the search to engage in a sale transaction; and controlling activity within the commerce system by initiating the sale transaction for the selected property asset. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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