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Strategies & Market Trends : Value Investing

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To: bruwin who wrote (68501)8/31/2021 5:49:34 PM
From: E_K_S1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) of 78958
 
Typically one calculates the Capitalization Rate for a real estate investment

In the US there are also significant Tax deferral accounting benefits (ie Depreciation) that can shelter income from paying current taxes. You still pay the tax when you sell the assets (1031 exchanges can postpone that if traded for a higher priced property).

At some point when the asset is sold (or inherited based on new proposed tax laws), there is depreciation recapture where the total amount of depreciation taken over the life of the assets is subject to the ordinary income tax rate.
The capitalization rate (also known as cap rate) is used in the world of commercial real estate to indicate the rate of return that is expected to be generated on a real estate investment property. This measure is computed based on the net income which the property is expected to generate and is calculated by dividing net operating income by property asset value and is expressed as a percentage. It is used to estimate the investor's potential return on their investment in the real estate market.

While the cap rate can be useful for quickly comparing the relative value of similar real estate investments in the market, it should not be used as the sole indicator of an investment’s strength because it does not take into account leverage, the time value of money and future cash flows from property improvements, among other factors. There are no clear ranges for a good or bad cap rate, and they largely depend on the context of the property and the market.


Capitalization Rate - Investopedia

My Cap Rate on my Duplex was really good. At the time I bought it (all Cash after fix-up) was 11.5%. That said the huge gain is/was in asset appreciation. In my case 100% appreciation in 9 years or 7.3% annual return. If/when I get the rezoning completed the annual return jumps to 16.65% annual return.

NOTE: In the 2008-2011 I reviewed many projects w/ a Cap rate of 10% or more. For me anything under 10% not worth the time & effort. Will just go w/ a REIT where you could get 4%-5% dividends. Now more like 3.5% - 4.5% (some REITS pay more if they leverage up their portfolio).

To summarize:

1) Calculate your Cap rate based on your purchase cost + fix-up
if greater than the corporate bond rate, project is worth pursuing

2) The investor can also add in the property appreciation which increases the investment total return.

3) There are significant tax benefits (in the USA) that shelters the income from current taxes (defers that in the out years). However, it is taxed (depreciation recapture) when the assets is sold.
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