Frank Gallinelli's RealData Blog

Just need to work though a single real estate investment deal, or compare a couple of properties so you can select the one that meets your criteria? If that's your situation, then we have big news: Starting today, you can get a cost-effective 30-day license to use RealData's Real Estate Investmen...

ok -- so maybe the fact that I keep track of stuff like this reveals a little touch of vanity, or a lack of humility, or both. But please remember, I'm strictly a by-the-numbers real estate investment guy, so tracking and analyzing data like this is hard-wired into my DNA. As of 12/31/2010 my boo...

Social media is everywhere, and now RealData is in the game.  Visit us at http://www.facebook.com/realdata  What's in it for you? Plenty, we hope. When you "like" us today on our brand new Facebook page you'll be able to download a valuable software tool, free. In coming weeks and months, you'll ...

In addition to providing our PC software for real estate investors and developers, we've supported the Macintosh with Excel-based products since the Mac first came out in 1984. But a few years ago, Microsoft threw us a real curve when they dropped VBA macro functionality from Excel 2008 for the M...

The bad economy -- and particularly the unemployment crisis -- have taken a real toll on many American families. During the holidays, it's especially tough on families with children. Recently I was delivering a toy to a local charity, thinking about the smile that I hoped would come over that chi...

I've just released a brief new ebook, "Real Estate Project Feasibility: What's Behind Doors #1 and #2?" It discusses the two classic methods of deciding whether the development of a particular income-producing property appears feasible: the "front-door" and "back-door" approaches. In the first ca...

We've been fielding a number of questions lately about how MIRR really works, and what "safe rate" and "reinvestment rate" mean. So, if you invest in income property -- or anything else, for that matter -- here is a concise discussion that I hope you'll find helpful.   Frank Gallinelli

A number of colleges and universities have been using our Real Estate Investment Analysis software and other materials for instructional purposes in their classes on real estate finance and investment (as have I at Columbia). The "Express Edition" has been especially popular for academic use beca...

In recent months, many of our customers have asked us to add more functionality to RealData's comparative lease software. Whether you're acting as landlord or tenant, leasing agent or tenant rep, the current economy demands that you fully understand the financial implications of the deal you're w...

We've just sent out the August, 2010 edition of the RealData Dispatch, our more-or-less monthly newsletter to almost 9,000 real estate investors and developers who subscribe.  If you're not currently signed up to receive it, I invite you to view this edition online and to subscribe (free). This i...