does owner's equity means total equity?

Equity can be made up of owners equity or the cash that they owner has put in to establish a firm and the other type of equity is debt equity.

Say a firm has been set up worth $100,000

The owner contributes a property worth $60,000 and $20,000 in cash. It is decided to borrow $20,000 in order to buy a 1 ton truck and computer and office equipment for the firm.

The Balance Sheet will look like this:

ASSETS

Current Assets

Cash at Bank $20,000

Total Current Assets $20,000

Non - Current Assets

Office Equipment $2,000

Computer $1,000

Motor Vehicle $17,000

Land & Buildings $60,000

Total Non - current Assets $80,000

Total Assets $100,00

LIABILITIES

Non - current Liabilities $20.000 - this is what the owner has borrowed

EQUITY $80,000 - this is what the owner has put into the firm of his/her own money

Total of Debt and Equity $100,000

Total Assets MUST equal Total Debt and Equity!!!

I hope that this explains your question.

Cheers!!!

Owners Equity

Total Equity

Owners equity is a percentage. Say the company is worth 100k He owns 50k in shares or assets He has 50 percent equity. The same applies in Real Estate

Why do you care? Is it so that you can make a low ball offer? You should be worried about the value. And if it increased in value only 17% in 18 years, this is NOT a good investment. In my area (MD/DC) property values have tripled+ in the past 18 years.