This document discusses various topics related to property valuation including:
1. It defines valuation as estimating the fair price or value of a property based on its present value, which can be decided by selling price, income, or rent.
2. It outlines different types of property values such as market value, book value, assessed value, distress value, and speculative value.
3. It explains sinking funds as amounts set aside annually from gross income so that the total accumulates to the initial property cost by the end of its useful life, enabling replacement of the property.
4. It defines depreciation as the loss in a property's value over time due to use, wear and tear, decay,