8 Unit On OSU Campus

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Just purchased an 8 unit building on the Ohio State Campus.



The building in just feet away from a new 200 million dollar campus development project.



The building is currently not at full occupancy and the current cap rate is 12.24%.



I will be making some improvement this year: New roof, new mechanicals, more insulation, energy efficient appliances, etc. I will be financing these improvements.



Year 2 with full occupancy shows a cap rate of 15.07%.



Question:

The cash flow on the property is nice (about $1,300/mo). If I sell in year 2 what cap rate should I sell at?



I do not want this property to sit on the market. What is attractive cap rate for quick sale?





Comments(5)

  • norrist7th September, 2005

    On your cash flow pro-forma, be sure to highball the insurance calculations. Student housing is a tough insurance market presently...just a small piece, but could mean a lot...

    Oh yeah, GO BUCKS!
    [addsig]

  • 4EEM8th September, 2005

    The insurance is crazy high, but what are you going to do?

  • norrist8th September, 2005

    Not much, just wanted to make sure you figured it in accordingly ("high"wink.

    Carry a deductible $10,000 or higher...

  • bnwbaron9th September, 2005

    In my opinion, both CAP rates are attractive.

    However, I think the answer to you question is:

    Contact some good local realtors who specialize in commercial properties and ask what the average CAP rate for that area is. If the average is 9%, your 15% property should stand out.

    Good luck, Brian

  • joel9th September, 2005

    Are you looking to go to gas tankless water heaters or electric tankless water heaters??

    I wanted to do the same on some of our units, just because they last so darn long (twice of a normal water heater).

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