201 Problem 4 Once upon a time the following add appeared in a December, 2018...

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201 Problem 4 Once upon a time the following add appeared in a December, 2018 edition of the Athens newspaper For Sale: Apartment Building 30 Units Average Rent for 2019 is expected to be s600 per month per unit 2 years old Price Upon investigation you found that it would require little or no work on your part. There was a rental agency which would keep the books, rent apartments, do evictions and other administrative tasks for 10% of the rent. Your investigation showed that the apartments stayed about 96% occupied and that occupancy rate is likely to continue. Additionally, the rental agency told you that you can expect rents to increase about 5% per year after 2019 year for the following three years (2020, 2021, and 2022) because the building is new. The repairs and maintenance costs are about $800 per month for 2019, 2020, 2021and 2022. After that, you expect these to rise at 5% per year. You want to earn at least 20% on your investment. You figure you will hold on to the apartment for four years and then sell it for $800.000 (on Dec 31, 2022). All other cash expenses run $1,000 per month and will rise at 5% per year after 2019. Assume it is Jan 1, 2019. what is the price you would pay for the apartment? Ignore taxes

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