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A Cash Flow Guide for Architects

Levelset

However, like any other business, you need to maintain positive cash flow or you may find yourself unable to pay your workers and other expenses. Let’s take a look at the basics of cash flow and how architects can budget their expenses and forecast their income to stay in good financial standing.

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Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): Understanding the Construction Connection

Construction Marketing

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are owners, operators, and financers of income-generating real estate properties. The primary purpose of a REIT is to generate income for its investors through rental income, capital gains, or both. As such, it may lead to higher rental income and property values.

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9 Tips for Starting an Architecture Firm

Levelset

Pay close attention to cash flow. Architects live or die by their ability to manage cash flow — it’s the primary reason why businesses in the construction industry fail. Architectural firms need to monitor the cash coming in and going out of the business to ensure they have enough on hand to cover critical expenses.

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Investor Purchases of Single-Family Homes Threaten an Overcrowded Market

Pro Builder

Here is an interesting press release from November: KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Progress Residential 2021-SFR10. million loan secured by first priority mortgages on 3,836 income-producing single-family homes. …. The buyers of the security are counting on the cash flow from renting those 3,836 homes. Build to Rent.

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Accounting for Retention Receivable & Payable: A Contractor’s Guide

Levelset

Retention can be withheld on residential or commercial projects and on both public and private projects. The invoice is recorded in the chart of accounts with a credit to the income account for $100,000, a debit of $90,000 to accounts receivable, and a debit of $10,000 to retention receivable. Managing slow payment cycles.

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How Just-in-Time Land Deals Help Manage Cash Flow

Pro Builder

How Just-in-Time Land Deals Help Manage Cash Flow. Now, with careful planning, a similar approach can be used to improve cash flow for home builders through intelligent use of capital. Fri, 06/12/2020 - 05:00. Justin Onorato. . Just-in-time business models have proven highly effective for U.S. Land Development.

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Sales commission or salary: The conudrum

Construction Marketing Ideas

Residential contracting consultant Michael Stone has never wavered in his belief (and advocacy) that residential contractors should employ sales representatives who work on pure commission. in some fields, such as real estate sales, there seems to be only one answer: pure commission.