Here's just a few off the top of my head:
Acronyms:
LOC
IP - Investment Property
PPOR or PPR
P&I
IO or I/O
ATO - Australian Tax Office
FIRB - Federal Investment Review Board
ASIC - Australian Securities and Investment Commission
REINSW - Real Estate Institute of New South wales
DFT - Department of Fair Trading
REA - Real Estate Agent
LMI
LVR
DSR
CGT
IT - Income Tax or Information Technology
NPV - Net Present Value
DCF - Discounted Cash Flow
FHOG
FYI
IMHO
BTW - By The Way
FWIW
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
BBQ - Barbecue
NSW - New South Wales
WA - Western Australia
SA - South Australia
NT - Northern Territory
ACT - Australian Capital Territory
QLD - Queensland
RK - Robert Kiyosaki
CF101 - Cashflow 101 (the game)
PA or p.a. - per Annum
DHA - Defence Housing Authority
GST - Goods and Services Tax
PIF - Property Investment Forum
UCV - Unimproved Capital Value
TR - Tax Ruling
LO - Lease Option
DOS - Due On Sale
OSR - Office of State Revenue
STCA - Subject To Council Approval
SANF - Sleep At Night Factor, ie: Conscience
Abbreviations:
Vic - Victoria
Tassie or Tas - Tasmania
reno
wrap - Wraparound Mortgage
flip - flipping property is to find a property at well below market value and either pass it on to an investor for a finder's fee, or secure it with an Option to Purchase and onsell the Option to another investor.
xcoll/xcollat/xcolled = cross-collateralise (or cross-collateralisation, or cross-collateralised etc)
If anyone can think of other common ones we'll try to put a list together.
MIke