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Investor · H, NE · Member since 2015 · 54 posts · 17 votes
Hi, All. I've been looking for a multifamily property, and finally came across one that seems to work. All 4 units are rented for a total income of $2,235($26,820/year), with overall expenses of $7,630. So Net Income is right at $19,000 without accounting for interest. I plan to cut back on expenses as I will begin to mow and clean the hallways myself. I'm wondering what kind of return one looks for on mutli family. This property has a rough cap rate of 8.75, which is decent.
With some minor improvements, and eliminating expenese, I don't see why I can't get the cap rate above 9 or maybe even to 10. Any suggestions or input would be great! Thanks!
Ethan
This is awesome. Even better would be if @Brandon Turner and @Joshua D. were to invite @Account Closed and @Account Closed on to a podcast to hash this out. Better yet - let's settle this once and for all. Give them some gloves and headgear and setup the camera!
@Ethan Bruland What is the breakdown of expenses you're using and what will the loan look like (unless you're buying all cash)?
@Ethan Bruland What is the breakdown of expenses you're using and what will the loan look like (unless you're buying all cash)?
Thanks for the reply Mark. The $7630 in expenses is Garbage, electric, water/sewer, lawn care, insurance, real estate taxes, cleaning of hallways, and po box rental. Financing is 220k 20 year term at 4.25%. Leaves me about 10% of income for vacancy and repair.
Hi, All. I've been looking for a multifamily property, and finally came across one that seems to work. All 4 units are rented for a total income of $2,235($26,820/year), with overall expenses of $7,630. So Net Income is right at $19,000 without accounting for interest. I plan to cut back on expenses as I will begin to mow and clean the hallways myself. I'm wondering what kind of return one looks for on mutli family. This property has a rough cap rate of 8.75, which is decent.
With some minor improvements, and eliminating expenese, I don't see why I can't get the cap rate above 9 or maybe even to 10. Any suggestions or input would be great! Thanks!
Ethan
The cap rate is set by the market. Cap rate = NOI/purchase price. If you decrease expenses then the NOI will increase. That will increase the value, not the cap rate.
Here are my fast and dirty numbers. Keep in mind I am in Topeka, KS. Not sure how my market compares to yours.
I max out at 60Xmonthly rent (including rehab costs) for a purchase price.
I use 30% as my vacancy and maintenance cost as a long term average. With that taken into account, I want at least 12% CoC ROI on a 15 year loan. So for your deal, this is how I would look at it. Assuming there isn't any rebab needed immediately. Keep in mind, there is likely to be more deferred maintenance than you expect.
At $2235 in gross monthly income I would pay up to $134,000 for that property. Without knowing taxes, insurance, and interest rate it is tough to get too specific but that's what I would be looking for in my market.
You'll put $27,000 down and say $4,000 in closing costs. Your 15 year note at 4.25 would be for $107,000, which will give you a P&I of roughly $805/month add in some taxes and insurance, which I am totally guessing at, of $250/month gets you to a total PITI payment of just shy of $1200/month.
Your rent of $2235 - 30% = $1564 - PITI = about $400/month in cash flow, or $4800/year return on the original $31,000 invested. Which would be a 15.5% CoC ROI. I would be excited about the deal, if my numbers are anywhere close you what you are thinking.
Hi, All. I've been looking for a multifamily property, and finally came across one that seems to work. All 4 units are rented for a total income of $2,235($26,820/year), with overall expenses of $7,630. So Net Income is right at $19,000 without accounting for interest. I plan to cut back on expenses as I will begin to mow and clean the hallways myself. I'm wondering what kind of return one looks for on mutli family. This property has a rough cap rate of 8.75, which is decent.
With some minor improvements, and eliminating expenese, I don't see why I can't get the cap rate above 9 or maybe even to 10. Any suggestions or input would be great! Thanks!
Ethan
The cap rate is set by the market. Cap rate = NOI/purchase price. If you decrease expenses then the NOI will increase. That will increase the value, not the cap rate.
Maybe I'm looking at it wrong, but eliminating expenses will my decrease OE, increase my NOI and increase Cap rate. Decrease my expenses from 7,630 to 6,000 will increase my NOI from 19,190 to 20,820, which will increase cap rate from 19,190/220,000(8.7) to 20,820/220,000(9.5). Am I figuring that wrong?
Here are my fast and dirty numbers. Keep in mind I am in Topeka, KS. Not sure how my market compares to yours.
I max out at 60Xmonthly rent (including rehab costs) for a purchase price.
I use 30% as my vacancy and maintenance cost as a long term average. With that taken into account, I want at least 12% CoC ROI on a 15 year loan. So for your deal, this is how I would look at it. Assuming there isn't any rebab needed immediately. Keep in mind, there is likely to be more deferred maintenance than you expect.
At $2235 in gross monthly income I would pay up to $134,000 for that property. Without knowing taxes, insurance, and interest rate it is tough to get too specific but that's what I would be looking for in my market.
You'll put $27,000 down and say $4,000 in closing costs. Your 15 year note at 4.25 would be for $107,000, which will give you a P&I of roughly $805/month add in some taxes and insurance, which I am totally guessing at, of $250/month gets you to a total PITI payment of just shy of $1200/month.
Your rent of $2235 - 30% = $1564 - PITI = about $400/month in cash flow, or $4800/year return on the original $31,000 invested. Which would be a 15.5% CoC ROI. I would be excited about the deal, if my numbers are anywhere close you what you are thinking.
I appreaciate your input! What if I'm putting 0 down. So my Coc has pretty high protential if nothing major goes wrong. I'm 26 and work a full time job, so I really don't need this to return me anything today. I look at is as a nest egg when I'm 45. There is no maintenance required today and it's owned by a realtor so has been in good hands since original construction.
@Ethan Bruland Can you go with a 30-year loan? You can still make a 20-year payment, but at least you're not locked into the higher payment, which leaves you more free cash flow if you need it. Also, is there upside potential to the rents?
My only concern is that you don't have anything for CapEx. I have a fourplex, and the maintenance is higher because you have four sets of floors, four AC units, four dishwashers, etc. You definitely want to set aside cash to replace things that are going to break or wear out in the future.
@Ethan Bruland You have a correct understand of "capitalization rate". Bob does not know the difference between Capitalization Rate and the Market Capitalization Rate. I have explained it to him 10 times but he believes he knows all.
@Ethan Bruland
I'm thinking through the numbers as I type this, so bare with me. So P&I = $1,362/month + $250/month for taxes and insurance = PITI of $1612.
Ok here is what I think. I think long term you aren't allotting enough for vacancy and maintenance. Even if you use 20% for v&m your margins are pretty slim. You will care that it isn't generating much cash when you get late night calls or have to come up with cash to replace the roof, windows, etc. There verywell may not need to be maintenance now but this is a long term play for you so you should use long term numbers.
My fear is that you have been looking for a while and are super anxious to finally pull the trigger, this is the best option you have seen and so you are trying to make the numbers work no matter what. I get it, I've been there, in fact, I've made that purchase.
The numbers are close, they just aren't quite there for me personally. This wouldn't be the worst deal I have seen or done, though.
On a side note, with 0 cash down, obviously the CoC return isn't that useful anymore. A 1000% return on $1 doesn't really matter.
And how do I do the @persons name properly?
@Ethan Bruland Can you go with a 30-year loan? You can still make a 20-year payment, but at least you're not locked into the higher payment, which leaves you more free cash flow if you need it. Also, is there upside potential to the rents?
My only concern is that you don't have anything for CapEx. I have a fourplex, and the maintenance is higher because you have four sets of floors, four AC units, four dishwashers, etc. You definitely want to set aside cash to replace things that are going to break or wear out in the future.
I will have to look into a 30 year term. I'd say there's definitely upside to rent. The nicer of the 4 is at 600, 2 are at 525 and the 4th at 500. So would hope to get them all up to $600 eventually.
CapEx is a good thought, but I do have access to a LOC set up by a business partner. So any unexpected expenses would be covered there. Been blessed with a great business partner, so have great opportunity on financing. Though i want to take advantage of it while I can, I still want to make smart investments.
Hi, All. I've been looking for a multifamily property, and finally came across one that seems to work. All 4 units are rented for a total income of $2,235($26,820/year), with overall expenses of $7,630. So Net Income is right at $19,000 without accounting for interest. I plan to cut back on expenses as I will begin to mow and clean the hallways myself. I'm wondering what kind of return one looks for on mutli family. This property has a rough cap rate of 8.75, which is decent.
With some minor improvements, and eliminating expenese, I don't see why I can't get the cap rate above 9 or maybe even to 10. Any suggestions or input would be great! Thanks!
Ethan
The cap rate is set by the market. Cap rate = NOI/purchase price. If you decrease expenses then the NOI will increase. That will increase the value, not the cap rate.
Maybe I'm looking at it wrong, but eliminating expenses will my decrease OE, increase my NOI and increase Cap rate. Decrease my expenses from 7,630 to 6,000 will increase my NOI from 19,190 to 20,820, which will increase cap rate from 19,190/220,000(8.7) to 20,820/220,000(9.5). Am I figuring that wrong?
Ethan you are looking at it wrong. But most people on this forum do it the same incorrect way. Now here's a post made today on another thread,
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Hi @Karim Karawia, I agree with @Lee L. Its going to be hard to find a cash flowing property and it may be best to look for a place where you can "force" equity. LA is actually decent for that because of the generally low cap rates, as small increases in rent have an exponential effect on value. Only problem is navigating rent control. If you have the cash and cooperative tenants, you can exchange "cash for keys" and instantly build equity. If you have "bad" tenants, i.e. tenants that will not leave voluntarily, your investment may be a bad one.
See? Now you me and David are the smartest investors on the forum!
@Ethan Bruland You have a correct understand of "capitalization rate". Bob does not know the difference between Capitalization Rate and the Market Capitalization Rate. I have explained it to him 10 times but he believes he knows all.
Michael, yes I am an expert on this. You have never been able to provide a source for your made up difference of cap rate and market cap rate. Perhaps you'll do so in this thread. Otherwise you are just misleading Ethan.
@Account Closed After we last discussed this, I asked my best friend. She is a CPA. She has an MBA. She has a JD. She is member of the Bar. She has been a full time college professor in business. She has been the CFO of a publically traded company.
YOU ARE WRONG.
Cap rate is not dictated by anything but the buyers and sellers. Cap rate is only a function of NOI/purchase price. I think Ethan has it right. The article stating that an area has lower cap rates, isn't saying that some entity is dictating what the cap rates have to be, it is just saying that in that area, a majority of investors, are willing to pay more for a given NOI, thus driving down the average cap rate for that area.
@Account Closed After we last discussed this, I asked my best friend. She is a CPA. She has an MBA. She has a JD. She is member of the Bar. She has been a full time college professor in business. She has been the CFO of a publically traded company.
YOU ARE WRONG.
Well geez, had I'd know all this about your "friend" I surely would have not questioned your knowledge. Oh wait, I went to college and law school also, AND I have the added education from the Appraisal Institute and certification from the state of California to testify as an EXPERT witness in real estate valuation matters! Plus about 40 years of experience and valuations totaling about $40,000,000,000.
I'd love to have a discussion with your "friend" so that I can educate them.
Cap rate is not dictated by anything but the buyers and sellers. Cap rate is only a function of NOI/purchase price. I think Ethan has it right. The article stating that an area has lower cap rates, isn't saying that some entity is dictating what the cap rates have to be, it is just saying that in that area, a majority of investors, are willing to pay more for a given NOI, thus driving down the average cap rate for that area.
Ok, so how does lowering the operating expenses change the "cap rate"?
@David Tipton
If I buy a property outright for $100,000 cash and after expenses I have $10,000 a year left in NOI then that is a cap rate 10%. If through my intelligence are ingenuity, or whatever (assuming all else stays the same) I can spend $1,000 a year less in expenses then I get $11,000 in NOI and that is a cap rate of 11%.
guys, decreasing expenses = increasing NOI. If you increase NOI, you raise the VALUE of the property. It does not change the cap rate.
The cap rate is the cap rate. It doesn't change overnight
If you increase rents or decrease expenses, you are raising the NOI, divided by the same cap rate, you have just increased the value of your property.
@Account Closed Whine Whine Whine. I believe I have heard all of that before. Please read the following.
http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic940228....
Note the link.
You will see Capitalization Rates are used for many ways. They are not simply used in the very simplistic childlike manor you understand.
@Ethan Bruland What do mean by "eliminating expenses". You will have expenses. Determine your fixed expenses and your variable expenses. Determine how these will be paid, by you or your tenants, directly or indirectly.
If you do the landscape maintenance and the cleaning of the common areas yourself, you will be expending your labor but it can't be expensed as a cost of doing business. If you pay someone else to do the work for you, it can be counted as a business expense. Your "sweat equity" will often increase the value of the asset, but won't pay off monetarily until it is time to sell.
If I buy a property outright for $100,000 cash and after expenses I have $10,000 a year left in NOI then that is a cap rate 10%. If through my intelligence are ingenuity, or whatever (assuming all else stays the same) I can spend $1,000 a year less in expenses then I get $11,000 in NOI and that is a cap rate of 11%.
NOPE. NOI $10,000/$100,000 purchase price =10% That is the cap rate you created by your purchase. If you increase the NOI to $11,000 then the market value of your property is now $11,000/10%= $110,000.
Now if there is a property next door that has $11,000 NOI and the seller agrees to sell to you for $100,000 then you have CREATED a 11% cap rate. But as the seller I'd refuse to sell $11,000 NOI for the same price somebody paid for a $10,000 NOI. See?
@Ethan Bruland Some good advice I was given in valuing multi-families is always calculating in those extra expenses (maintenance, vacancy, management, etc.) to make sure the deal is really worth it. It should be producing a positive cashflow after everything is accounted for. If you are able to erase some of those expense after the fact, it's icing on the cake.
If you're not looking for that immediate cashflow however, what I said just might be irrelevant. :P
@Account Closed They are not simply used in the very simplistic childlike manor you understand.
Is that your made up real estate term for a kiddie castle? Geez, let me talk to you girl friend so I can set her straight.