Like the net lease, estimate what these extra expenses will be for comparison and budget purposes.

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Often a triple net lease will contain contractual annual rent escalations, providing the REIT with steady cash flow growth over time.

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The net lease base rent will be higher, because maintenance, etc.

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The only stipulation is that the city will split any net revenue with Roski, but the lease definition of net revenue is creative enough that the city may never see a dime.

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Net loan and lease balances declined 1.3% and all major loan categories showed reduced balances.

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Although the details vary from country to country, a widely used rule-of-thumb says that a lease does not have to be capitalised so long as the net present value of the lease liabilities (ie, future rents) amounts to less than 90% of the value of the asset.

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As with any lease, the business deducts lease expenses before net profit passes through as income to shareholders.

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There are three classic lease structures: net, net-net and triple net.

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Net Operating Income (NOI), excluding lease cancellation income, increased 7.4%.

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That means that even though CHK may be reporting positive accounting earnings, capital expenditures for lease acquisitions and drilling are greater than stated net income.

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