Patent ID: 7236985

Claim:
A method of using a computerized data base for analyzing, processing and formatting data pertaining to a selected building comprising the steps of: inputting data into a computerized data base, where said data pertains to a multiplicity of buildings obtained from selected sources including governmental agencies and private sources, and wherein said data includes various income and expense items pertaining to said multiplicity of buildings; processing the data pertaining to the multiplicity of buildings to develop standard values for selected ones of the income and expense items; inputting into the computerized data base, via a specially designed screen, selected data pertaining to income and expense items pertaining to the particular building; said screen including prompts for inputting data in a prescribed manner and sequence to increase the efficiency and ease of processing the data; the screen being part of a set of specially designed screens for arranging the storing and processing of data related to the real estate industry and for performing analytic and reporting functions related to the operation, evaluation and management of buildings; programming the computerized data base to compare the selected data pertaining to income and expenses of the selected building with the standard values developed for like buildings; identifying selected ones of the income and expense items of a selected building and displaying the actual value of selected income and expense items using said screen; and generating proposed adjusted values to selected ones of the income and expense items based on the standard developed values and displaying them on the screen, whereby the actual value of selected income items and expense items and the proposed adjusted values are simultaneously displayed for providing an enhanced computer aided tool to manage and operate the building including the selective filing of appeals and the selective production of reports.