Exam 3 Appraisal Flashcards
Cost approach
Value is derived by reproducing a new subject property and depreciating it to be comparable to the subject
Sales Comparison Approach
Value is derived by comparing the subject property through adjustments made to units of comparison to sales of similar properties in the area
Income approach
Value is derived by analyzing a property’s capacity for earnings and capitalizing the income into an indication of present value
contribution and substitution are
Basic principles used in this approach to value
Contribution
each part contributes to the whole
Substitution
building a substitute for the subject
does cost equal value
NO
Common uses for cost approach
- Special purpose commercial properties (doctor’s office, laboratory, car wash, church)
- New residential homes
- Property insurance
factors that effect the cost approach
use type, quality of construction, size, shape, height, site improvements
Quality of construction CA
good construction is more expensive than average, average is more expensive than fair
size CA
higher is more expensive but bigger tends to be less per square foot
shape CA
weird shapes are more expensive
height CA
higher you build the more expensive it is because of steel
site improvements CA
commercial has higher cost site improvements (need more parking, sidewalk, possibly covered sidewalks), residential a ranch house will be more than a 2 story
Reproduction cost:
reproducing the subject with the original materials
Replacement cost:
replacing the subject with todays materials, Do a lot more of these in appraisal because its cheaper
Direct cost (hard cost):
materials and labor
Indirect cost (soft cost):
profit, overhead, engineering, architects, appraisals, surveys
There are three major ways to compute the cost approach to value are as follows:
- Quantity-survey method
- Unit-in-place/segregated cost method
- Comparative-unit method
Comparative Unit Method:
- easiest
- Appraiser estimates dollars per unit of area based upon known costs of similar structures.
- This method is the most widely used method for this approach to value
Unit-In-Place Method:
Appraiser estimates the cost of the major components of construction using subcontractor quotes or cost handbooks.
- This method is very useful for industrial buildings as they are often shells.
- Break it up into parts of a building (Ex: foundation, framing, roofing, plumbing, heating and air)
Quantity-Survey Method:
- hardest
- Appraiser estimates quantities of all the materials in the construction process (ex: 2 x 4 wood beams, roofing nails)
- It is the most precise method but takes more time and detail. General Contractors use this more than appraisers
Depreciation
loss in value
Physical deterioration or depreciation:
wear and tear, use and age
Functional obsolescence or deprecation:
becoming out dated, Ex: one bathroom isn’t acceptable anymore, window air conditioners or space heaters aren’t acceptable anymore
External obsolescence or depreciation:
externalities affect your properties or how your neighbors affect you, Do a 360 before you buy a property, don’t want to be next to the airport or railroad, ugly neighboring houses
Physical Depreciation: Cure Incure
- Curable deprecation: it adds more value than it costs (example: fixing a roof with greatly increase house value because it is a major component)
- Incurable depreciation: it costs more then the value it adds (example: pool because it is a luxury item and may not add much value to a home)
Functional obsolescence: Cure Incure
- Curable (can it be?): adding a bathroom to an outdated one-bathroom home
- Incurable (can it be?): changing height of ceiling – lower ceiling in an old home in order to add more inculcation
External obsolescence: Cure Incure
- Curable (can it be?): Can never be curable – hard to change your neighbors and surrounding properties
Total economic life:
total life expectancy of a property that it remains economically feasible (usefulness)
Effective age:
age that considers remodeling and renovation
Remaining economic life:
total economic life – effective age
Estimate of Accrued Depreciation:
Effective age and remaining economic life are determined by the appraiser and the depreciation calculation is as follows:
o (EA/(EA + REL) or (EA/TEL)
Physical inspection:
walk them
Plat/Survey:
gives boundaries and shows acreage
Plot Plan:
map that the county approves, shows lots size, proposed improvements, and utilities locations
Topographical Map:
shows elevations
Soil Survey:
different soils
how do we examine sites
Physical inspection, Plat, plot plan, topographical map, soil survey
onsite improvements
utilities, parking, driveways, landscaping
offsite improvements
road, streetlights, curb, storm swear, sidewalks
assemblage
put two lots together to value them
plottage
an increase in value when you assemble lots, commercial has plottage value (because you can increase the rent), residential doesn’t have this value because average buyer doesn’t need more land
excess land
second lot in residential would be excess land, decrease in value per square acre
Sales comparison method
Sales of Similar vacant lots are examined and compared, and adjustments are made for differences. This is the most commonly used approach to valuing vacant sites