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DCF Modeling Question
I am looking at purchasing a real estate investment property. I have created a detailed DCF model to analyze the investment and have stumbled across a couple of questions that I hope you guys can help me answer. I have numbered my questions below and also attached a very simplified version of a DCF valuation to illustrate my questions. The relevant cells are highlighted in green. Thanks in advance!
- 1. Should the time 0 investment only include the cash investment (down payment) or the full purchase price (down payment AND mortgage amount)? It seems to me that it should only be the cash investment.
- 2. In the year that the investment property is sold, should the cash flows include not only the cash inflow from the sale of the property but also a cash outflow equal to the mortgage balance on the Balance Sheet at the time? Seems to me it should include both.
- 3. In calculating the Net Present Value of the investment, what is the appropriate methodology to use in arriving at a discount rate? I am familiar with CAPM and WACC but i don't know which, if either, is appropriate to use.
