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Property Investment Abbreviations

(see also Abbreviations Common To Letting Property)

As with all businesses, property investment has its own jargon and abbreviations. Here are some:

A

B
B&H = Buy and Hold
BBO = Buyer Budget Over
BEO = Buyer Enquiry Over
BRM = Bedroom / Bedrooms

C
CV = Capital Value (land value plus value of buildings and improvements)
CF+ = Cash flow positive (earns more than it costs)
CF- = Cash flow negative (costs more than it earns)
CGT = Cash capital gains tax
CoT = Certificate of Title

D
DBH = Department of Building and Housing. (A free DBH e-mail newsletter for Property Managers & Investors is available here.[1])
DIY = Do It Yourself (sometimes D-I-Y)

E

F
FTT = Fixed Term Tenancy

G
GST = Goods & Services Tax
GV = Government Valuation (now RV or Rateable Valuation)

H

I
IP = Investment Property
IRD = Inland Revenue Department (New Zealand)

J

K

L
LAQC = Loss Attributing Qualifing Company
LL = Landlord or Landlady
LMI = Loan Mortgage Insurance
LO = Lease Option
LV = Land Value
LVR = Loan to Value Ratio

M
MB = Mortgage Broker

N

O
OSP = Off Street Parking
OYO = Own Your Own

P
PI = Property Investor
PLA = Property Law Act
PPOR = Principle Place of Residence (The property you currently reside in)
PM = Property Manager
PT = Periodic Tenancy
PT = PropertyTalk.com

Q

R
REA = Real Estate Agent
ROI = Return on Investment
RTA = Residential Tenancies Act
RV = Rateable Value

S
SHS = Summerhill Stone (A brick cladding commonly used in the 1960's and early 1970's. It is a generally well regarded permanent material, whether it has been left in its original condition or later painted to give a more modern look.)
SLO = Sandwich Lease Option

T
TS = Tenancy Services
TT = Tenancy Tribunal

U
UV = Unimproved Value

V

W

X

Y

Z

--Perry 19:34, 23 July 2008 (NZST)