Read the information below and fill in the monthly amounts that follow: You find a...

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Read the information below and fill in the monthly amounts that follow: You find a 4-unit
apartment building that needs some work. Similar buildings in good condition sell for $300k (after repair value).
Assume that you pay $185k for the property, pay closing costs of $10k, and make renovations costing $30k.
After you complete the renovations, you obtain four tenants and obtain a $200,000 mortgage for 15 years at 5.5%.
You are now ready to manage the property!
The following monthly per unit information is given: (Remember, there are four units).
Gross rental income, $925; Capital expenditures, $125.
Various yearly operating expenses are as follows: (These costs are for all units, not per unit).
Advertising, $96; Bank charges, $48; Extermination, $320; Insurance, $900;
License, $240; Sewer & trash, $1,800; Taxes, $5,520; Utilities, $336; and Other, $60.
Legal & professional fees are $1,920 every ten years for tenant evictions ($480 per unit *4 units).
(Round off all answers to a whole dollar).
After entering the amounts above, your monthly 'Total Operating Expenses' on line 18 should be $1,359.
Net Rental Income (NRI) Monthly Yearly
1. Gross Rental Income (GRI) $0 $0
2. Cost of vacancy 9.0% of GRI 9% $0 $0
3. Collection loss 1.0% of GRI 1% $0 $0
4. Net rental income (NRI) $0 $0
Operating Expenses
5. Advertising $0 $0
6. Bank charges $0 $0
7. Condo/HOA/Association fee $0 $0
8. Extermination $0 $0
9. Insurance (hazard & liability) $0 $0
10. Legal & professional (incl. lease fee) $0 $0
11. License (rental) $0 $0
12. Management 7% of NRI 7% $0 $0
13. Repairs & maintenance (incl. supplies)10% of NRI 10% $0 $0
14. Sewer & trash $0 $0
15. Taxes (property) $0 $0
16. Utilities $0 $0
17. Other (postage, office) $0 $0
18. Total Operating Expenses $0 $0
19. NOI (Net Operating Income) $0 $0
20. Debt Service (Principal & interest) $0 $0
21. Capital Expenditures $0 $0
22. BTCF $0 $0
20. Based on the above results, should you invest in this property?
21. Why or why not? Your answer should reference Graber's 3 Rules for purchasing a rental property
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