Lesson 16: Multifamily Residential
October 26, 2016
Wed, Oct 26
Review:
- Term Project Assignment
Presentation:
- Valuation of multi-family residential
- Price per unit
- Gross rent multiplier
- Cap rate
- Advantages of multi-family
- vs office, retail or other commercial
- vs single-family
- Types of multi-family
- Duplex, Triplex, Fourplex
- 5-units and more require “commercial” financing
- Story of the Cree Terrace Apartments
- Low-end rentals
- Dealing with evictions
- Adventures in bats, cockroaches, pets, guests and carpeting
- Importance of “Santos and Bob”
- Headache to revenue factor
- Beware of the “nickel and dime” buyer while under contract
- Lessons:
- 1 bedroom > 2+ bedroom
- Rent drives value and utilities are a hassle
- Go big (10+ units) or stick w single-family
Assignment:
- Work on your term project