Chapter 8 Flashcards
Income approach (appraisal method)
Value property by its anticipated future cash flows. Only use for income properties. Ex. Commercial buildings.
What are the two approaches to income valuation?
- Discounted Cash Flows (DCF)
2. Direct Capitalization (DC)
Discounted Cash Flows (DCF)
Take entire life of property from purchase to death and generate a required return (discount rate). Estimating cash flows YEAR over YEAR.
Direct Capitalization (DC)
Apply a rate (cap rate) to a SINGLE YEAR of cash flows.
What is the discount rate (aka required return)?
It is simply what you could make somewhere else. If another property offers 10% returns, that becomes my req. return for subject property.
If I buy a property at $1,000,000 and make $70,000 a year for 10 years, what will be my discount rate?
7% (70,000/1,000,000)
What three things does DCF require the appraiser to estimate?
- Expected holding period (generally 5-10 years).
- Net cash flows over est. holding period from OPERATIONS and SALE.
- Required return (disc. rate) to discount expected future CF to PV.
Use objective projections (typical buyer/investor)
Why not use gross cash flows (CF)?
We never get money without obligations. Use NET = CF - obligations.
What two calculations are used in estimating net cash flows?
Operations: Net Operating Income (NOI)
Sale: Net Sale Proceeds (NSP)
Potential Gross Income (PGI)
Rental income assuming 100% occupancy. These are the stabilized cash flows. Ex. Plane flying at cruising altitude.
Do we use market rents or contract rents for Potential Gross Income (PGI)?
Use MARKET rents. CONTRACT rents are in the past now, market rents are current. Only use contract rents if the contract(s) is longer than the holding period.
How do we generally quote rent for commercial real estate?
Square feet per year (sf/year)
How do we calculate vacancy and collection loss to determine EGI?
- Use historical experience of subject property.
- Look at competing/similar properties in the market.
- Use the “natural vacancy rate”
Natural vacancy rate
Vacancy rate expected in a stable market, can differ by property type. Ex. Shopping mall vs. Via Frascati house.
What are some examples of misc. income (calculating EGI)?
Garage rentals and parking fees, laundry and vending machines, clubhouse or conference room rentals.
Why is commercial RE quoted at sf/yr?
Tenant improvements are very common. Tenant can ask for expanded space and other improvements within constraints.
Easy way to remember operating expenses
Operate/maintain/repair. Regular expenses to keep a property functioning properly.
What is not included in Operating Expenses (OE)?
- Mortgage payments. If I bought the house on a loan I do not add the payments to lender.
- Income taxes. They are PERSONAL expenses, not property level.
- Depreciation. Tax concept, not part of RE. Has no effect on anything other than income taxes. Only consider when doing after-tax analysis.
Capital Expenditures (CAPX)
Expenses that materially increase value or extend the property’s useful life (think “replace/improve”)
If a tenant in my shopping mall asks for the floor to be replaced, where would this expense fall when calculating NOI?
CAPX! It’s a renovation.
If the roof begins leaking water and needs a patch, where would this expense fall when calculating NOI?
Operating Expenses (OE). It’s a repair.