Learning Objectives

– Describe the typical operating expenses borne by the owner of an apartment building

– Identify items omitted from the calculation of net operating income and describe why these items are omitted

– Derive reasonable operating expenses and rental values for a subject property based on evidence from comparable properties and, using this information, compute the net operating income of the subject property

– Calculate yields earned on the sales of properties

– Estimate the market value of a property using the capitalization process

– Describe the relationship between sale price (or market value), net operating income and yield (or capitalization rate)