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- From: pkrause@triton.unm.edu (Paul Krause CIRT)
- Subject: Re: multi-family housing as investment
- Message-ID: <sfgrp8h@lynx.unm.edu>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 16:05:35 GMT
- Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
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- In article <2934045558.0.wk01687@worldlink.com> "Jamet" <wk01687@worldlink.com> writes:
- >I am looking for some information on investing in multi-family housing.
- >
- > What is a reasonable amount to pay for a rental building?
- >
- > What kind of return is reasonable on this kind of investment?
- >Debra
- >
- Deduct 45% of the gross annual rental income for expenses/vacancy/etc. and
- divide the balance by the return you want to earn on your money. Then
- adjust that number down for deferred maintenance and up if you think rents
- can be raised. Thus if the gross annual rent is $25,000 less 45% (11,250) the
- net of 13,750 divided by your desired return (10%?) yields a value of
- $137,500.
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- What makes investing so interesting of course is how differently people feel
- about the numbers. Many will think the percentage for expenses should be
- lower which would increase value. Others will want the desired return to
- be higher, which would lower the value. Some will look at the property and
- see thousands of $'s of deferred maintenance and others will think it is fine
- just like it is. Some will think rents can be raised soon, others not. Some
- expect to use large amounts of their own time to keep costs down and
- collections up, others want a passive situation. In the end, what counts
- is what the building is worth to you.
- Paul
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