Question

A small apartment property is estimated to have potential gross income of $ 25,000. Vacancy and collection losses are expected to average 5 percent over the life of the property. Operating expenses are expected to average about 30 percent of effective gross income. An overall capitalization rate of 12 percent is derived from market transactions of similar properties. What is the market value?

Answer 1

the market value of the property would be $138,542.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the market value of the property , we need to divide the net operating income by the capitalization rate, in the question we have been given the capitalization rate but the operating income is not available to us. So with the help of given potential gross income we will calculate the effective gross income and then from it we will calculate the net operating income, lets see how to do step wise calculation -

POTENTIAL GROSS INCOME - $25,000

(-) VACANCY AND COLLECTION LOSSES = 5% X $25,000

= $1250

EFFECTIVE GROSS INCOME = $23,750

Now from this we will subtract the operating expenses to get net operating income -

EFFECTIVE GROSS INCOME = $23,750

(-) OPERATING EXPENSES = 30% X $23,750

= $7125

NET OPERATING INCOME = $16,625

Now for calculating market value putting these value sin the formula -

NET OPERATING INCOME / MARKET CAPITALIZATION RATE

= $16,625 / 12%

= $138,541.66

= $138,542 ( APPROXIMATELY )