Question

An investor was looking at a sixteen-unit apartment building. Four of the units rented for $600, four for $750, four for $725, and four for $800 per month. The building had monthly expenses of $1200. If the investor wants an 8% rate of return, how much should he pay for the building?

Answer 1

Answer:

$1,545,000

Explanation:

The formula to compute the cost of the building equal to

Rate of return = (Rental income - expenses) ÷ (cost of building )

where,

Rate of return = 8%

Rental income equals to

= ($600 × 4 units + $750 ×  4 units + $725 × 4 units + $800 × 4 units) ×  12 months

= $138,000

Total expense

= $1,200 ×  12 month

= $14,400

Now the cost of building would be

8% = ($138,000 - $14,400) ÷ (cost of building )

8% = $123,600

So, the cost of building equal to $1,545,000