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You decide to move to the mountains of Colorado and want to know what would be a good offering price on a home, but you know you will only own it a year. Fortunately, you are armed with the simple residential investment equation. You have the following information: the real interest rate is 4 percent; the depreciation rate of homes is 5 percent; average rent is $1,000; there is no expected capital gain; and you will have a 20 percent down payment. You offer the owner, rounding to the nearest dollar:
"50 Percent" Rule
A principle in insurance, especially in regards to total loss claims, stipulating that if the cost of repairing an item exceeds 50% of its value, it is considered a total loss.
Assumption Of Risk
Voluntarily taking on a known risk. A defense against negligence that can be used when the plaintiff had knowledge of and appreciated a danger and voluntarily exposed himself or herself to the danger.
Duty Of Care
A legal obligation that requires individuals to exercise a reasonable level of caution and protection to avoid harm to others.
Reasonable Person
A hypothetical individual in law whose behavior serves as a standard to determine what a prudent person would or would not do under similar circumstances.
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