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Leverage

Real estate financing principle that uses investment debt financing to maximize the return per dollar of equity invested.

Also, a financial method applied with the anticipation that the property being bought will increase in return so that the investor will realize a profit not only on his or her own investment but also on the money he has borrowed.

The preferred way to purchase real estate investment property, since it preserves capital.

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