Evaluating an 8 plex

Evaluating an 8 plex

New to Real Estate · New Orleans · Member since 2019 · 6 posts · 2 votes

Hey everyone! I have come across a deal that I need help on the ARV of an 8 unit apartment building in a C class area of New Orleans Louisiana.

Info on the deal: The unit consist of 6 2-bedroom and 2 1-bedroom

Building is around 5500 square feet

Purchase price is still being negotiated but will fall between 350-370K. At 365K that would equal $45,625 per unit

Renovations I believe will be between 190K - 225K. At 205K that would equal $25,625 per unit. 

This would equal an all in cost at 585K.

The 2 bedroom units will rent at 1200 while the one bed will rent at 900 per month for a total gross rent equaling to 9K per month or 108K per year. 

My expenses per month come out around 4150 a month or close to 50K a year. My expenses included property management, general maintenance, capital expenditures, taxes, insurance, vacancy. 

SNAP SHOT

Purchase price plus renovations: $585,000

Gross: $108,000

Expenses: $49,880 = 46% Of Gross

NOI: $58,120

I have an Idea of what it is worth but would love for other peoples opinion. 

My approach for this project would to eventually do a refinance once all units are renovated and occupied. I may not recoup all of the money that was put into the project but it would way less than a traditional down payment on an 8-plex would be. The area is a C class neighborhood that is very accessible to downtown New Orleans with some new construction done over the past few years. 





Any insight would be greatly appreciated. I can provide more information if it will help evaluate the deal. 

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  • Rental Property Investor · Philadelphia, PA · Member since 2021 · 778 posts · 504 votes
    4y

    Stewart - Do you have an idea of the cap rate in the market and/or sub market you are targeting? Once you can narrow down the cap rate based on a C class property in that area then you can get to a value that makes sense. You may also want to calculate the difference between the current NOI and the future NOI with you operating the property and therefore get a sense of a value range that makes sense to you. From your standpoint, you want to purchase based on actuals, but in the current market you'll have to pay somewhere between actuals and how you'll want to run it in the future.

  • Developer · New Orleans, LA · Member since 2015 · 1k+ posts · 898 votes
    4y

    @Stewart Campbell Based on you numbers, I have to assume this is in a very marginal area, and those rents are most likely section 8 rental rates.  If your familiar with section 8 rentals in the area, this may be good opportunity for you.  

    I suspect that if the property is truly a class C rental your cap rate would be in the 5-7 range, but if this property is a class D rental it may justify a much higher cap rate. 

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