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• Background Note | HBS Case Collection | July 1979 (Revised August 2019)

  Note on Taxation

  William J. Poorvu, Arthur I Segel, Glenn S. Miller, Michael D. Kummer, Charles F. Wu, Po Sit and Joseph M. Gerstel

  Every real-estate transaction is affected by the tax consequences that result from its form and substance. Structuring a transaction without a thorough understanding of its tax considerations is likely to reduce the transaction's potential value. The failure to utilize the available tax benefits eliminates one of the major reasons for making a real-estate investment.

  Keywords: Property; Taxation; Investment;

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  Poorvu, William J., Arthur I Segel, Glenn S. Miller, Michael D. Kummer, Charles F. Wu, Po Sit, and Joseph M. Gerstel. "Note on Taxation." Harvard Business School Background Note 379-192, July 1979. (Revised August 2019.)  View Details

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | June 2013 (Revised July 2017)

  Angus Cartwright IV

  Kenneth J. Hatten, William J. Poorvu, Howard H. Stevenson, Arthur I Segel and John H. Vogel, Jr.

  Judy and John DeRight, looking to diversify their investment portfolios, have retained Angus Cartwright, Jr. to identify prospective real estate acquisitions. Mr. Cartwright has four potential properties that he feels merit an in-depth financial analysis. The case provides an opportunity to examine the various components of real estate return—cash flow, tax benefits, and futures—and measure the profitability of a proposed investment through the calculation of net present value, internal rate of return, and capitalization rate.

  Keywords: Acquisition; Cash Flow; Investment Return; Investment Portfolio; Taxation; Balanced Scorecard; Valuation;

  Citation:

  Hatten, Kenneth J., William J. Poorvu, Howard H. Stevenson, Arthur I Segel, and John H. Vogel, Jr. "Angus Cartwright IV." Harvard Business School Case 813-185, June 2013. (Revised July 2017.)  View Details

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | May 2013 (Revised July 2017)

  Pinckney Street

  William J. Poorvu, Arthur I Segel, John H. Vogel, Jr., Lisa Strope and Erich Dylus

  Although inexperienced in real estate, Edward Alexander hopes in June 2013 that youthful enthusiasm and $240,000 in savings and inheritance will help him enter the real estate business. His experience chronicles the process of finding, evaluating, and acquiring a four-unit brownstone in need of renovation in the Beacon Hill area of Boston. The case also identifies the various players in the process. A rewritten version of an earlier case.

  Keywords: real estate; Acquisition; Investment; Housing; Real Estate Industry; Boston;

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  Poorvu, William J., Arthur I Segel, John H. Vogel, Jr., Lisa Strope, and Erich Dylus. "Pinckney Street." Harvard Business School Case 813-182, May 2013. (Revised July 2017.)  View Details

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