How to Value Property

By Bruce Firestone | Business Coaching

Apr 15

There are many ways to value your real property—

  1. by completing a CMA, comparative market analysis, yourself or asking a realtor to do one for you, using the DFCA (direct comparison approach)—comparing what other similar properties have recently sold for in the same general area within the recent past (aka using “comps”)
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2.       by using a cost approach—that is, determining the cost to replace/reconstruct an identical structure on a similar piece of property with identical zoning that it is comparable to your existing building less accumulated depreciation

3.     by using an income approach—dividing expected NOI (net operating income) by the cap rate for this type of use and this type of property in that location or close to it to obtain a FMV (fair market value) for a property after which two other adjustments may be applied—subtracting the marginal cost (investment required to bring the property into productive use) from FMV and discounting this revised FMV to today to obtain its present value if the development requires more than a few months (or a year at most) to bring to completion and to generate revenue

4.       by spreadsheet analysis using IRR, Internal Rate of Return and comparing it to IRRs for other investment opportunities

5.       by obtaining an appraisal from an accredited appraiser

6.       by what a willing buyer and willing seller agree to, both being knowledgeable and having adequate access to reasonably complete information without undue time pressure

7. by looking at assessed value or by dividing annual realty taxes by the applicable mill rate

8.       by using a residual approach (usually to determine land value) by subtracting all costs from development yield (sales) to ascertain a price you would be willing/able to pay for a site, often discounting said price to ascertain its PV, present value, because it is a future value obtained a number of years out—note developers may also apply a further discount to obtain an EV, expected value, that is, assign a probability of success and multiply that by PV; they do this because land development is a risky process involving both public and political input on zoning, site plan and other related matters in a lengthy approval process…

9.       by experience.

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Note—aim for a 6% pa cap rate or more going in (ie, before animation!) before you purchase any property.

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