Chapter 3 Flashcards
Direct cost referred as
Hard cost
The cost of producing an exact replica of a building or permit
Reproduction cost
The current cost of producing a building or improvement with the same utility
Replacement cost
Four Methods of estimating cost
Quct Quality survey Unit in place Comparative unit Trended historical cost
Unit in place: items such as the foundation, floor, roof , electrical and the like are considered
Horizontal cost and are expressed as cost per sq ft
This method is the easiest, fastest and most widely used method is cost estimation
Comparative unit method
Methods of measuring
Indirect
Direct
Types of depreciation
Physical deterioration
Functional obsolescence
External (economic) obsolescence
Method consist of sales comparison
Capitalization of income method
Indirect methods
Method consist of economic age life
Modified economic age life
Observed conditions
Direct methods
The loss in value Due to ordinary wear and tear and the forces of nature
Physical deterioration
It is not economically feasible to cure these items as of the effective date of the appraisal
Incurable physical deterioration short-lived
Two categories in functional obsolescence
Curable functional obsolescence and in curable functional obsolescence
The cost approach as promised primarily on the principle of_________which states and informed buyer will not pay more to build a property than the cost of a similar property with equal utility
Substitution
Call said occur on the construction site are considered_______cost 
Direct