HW Quiz 4 Flashcards

1
Q

Which of the following are not a typical part of the negotiation or projection of reimbursable expenses?

Insurance
Utilities
Credit loss
Property taxes
CAM
Developer overhead cost, including the salary of the developer and his accounting staff
Vacancy cost

A

Credit loss
Developer overhead cost, including the salary of the developer and his accounting staff
Vacancy cost

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Assume you are the owner of Kathy Center, a 114,503-leasable square foot strip shopping center in Bethesda, Maryland, which you purchased for $48.5 million. The average annual base rent is $18 per square foot. The vacancy rate of Kathy Center is 10%. The average gross potential rental revenue (GPR) is

A

$2,061,054

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Total Operating Income ___ Total Operating Expenses ___ Net Operating Income

A

-, =

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

How does gross potential rental revenue (GPR) differ from Net Base Rental Revenue (NRR)?

A

GPR = base rent * total leasable square feet
GPR - Vacancy = Net Rental Revenue

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

TRUE or FALSE: Capital expenditures reflect a property’s actual wear and tear, for which you must spend money to keep your properties in competitive condition.

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Total Operating Income ___ Total Operating Expenses ___ Net Operating Income ___ Tenant Improvement ___ Leasing Commissions ___ Capital Expenditures ___ Unlevered Cash Flow

A

-, =, -, -, -, =

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Select all of the true statements:
Management fees for managing a building are only incurred if a third-party manager is hired
Gross potential revenue does not include vacancy
If a tenant does not pay their portion of the water CAM, the utility company will penalize that tenant
An increase in Cap-Ex will decrease NOI
None of the Options

A

Gross potential revenue does not include vacancy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

TRUE or FALSE: Depreciation is essentially a fiction, created by Congress to benefit taxpayers by it serving as an income tax shield when calculating your income tax liability.

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

TRUE or FALSE: Unlevered cash flow is sometimes referred to as adjusted NOI, where the adjustment referenced is the deduction of normal reserves.

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Gross Potential Rental Revenue ___ Vacancy ___ Net Base Rental Revenue ___ Percentage Rents ___ Total Rental Income ___ CAM Billings Expense Reimbursement ____ Property Tax Billings Expense Reimbursement + Ancillary Income ___ Gross Income ___ Credit Loss ___ Total Operating Income

A

-, =, +, =, +, +, =, -, =

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

How are depreciation schedules determined?
Through rigorous scientific testing
They are based off of capital expenditures
By monkeys with typewriters!
Determined by Congress
None of the Options

A

Determined by Congress

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Which of the following statements is true:
Principal payments are tax-deductible
Increased leverage guarantees superior equity returns.
Interest payments are tax-deductible
None of the Options

A

Interest payments are tax-deductible

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

The advantages of increasing the TI allowance rather than offering lower base rent are (select all that apply):
TIs force tenants to spend money on your building, hopefully increasing its value
Tenants can use TI money for training staff and sending them to seminars easing their start-up costs
TIs are cheaper to the landlord than lower rents because they can be depreciated for tax purposes
TIs and lower base rent have the exact same effects
TIs help tenants finance fit-out costs
TIs occur upfront

A

TIs force tenants to spend money on your building, hopefully increasing its value
TIs are cheaper to the landlord than lower rents because they can be depreciated for tax purposes
TIs help tenants finance fit-out costs
TIs occur upfront

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

In property level pro forma analysis, what is the correlation between Tenant Improvement allowance (TI) and Leasing Commission (LC)?

A

The correlation between TI and LC is typically positive and high.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Unlevered Cash Flow ___ Debt Service ___ Before-Tax Levered Cash Flow ___ Income Tax ___ After-Tax Cash Flow

A

-, =, -, =

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

TRUE or FALSE: Cap ex, which reflects the property’s actual wear and tear, is the same as depreciation.

A

False

17
Q

Select all correct statements about percentage rents.
Total retail rent is frequently divided into base rent (and escalations thereon) and additional rent component of percentage rent.
If gross sales for the tenant exceed a predetermined revenue threshold, then a percentage of those incremental sales are paid to the landlord.
Percentage rents are unique to retail pro forma projections
None of the options
Percentage rent is also known as overage, which stipulates that a predetermined percentage of gross sales are paid to the landlord.

A

Total retail rent is frequently divided into base rent (and escalations thereon) and additional rent component of percentage rent.
If gross sales for the tenant exceed a predetermined revenue threshold, then a percentage of those incremental sales are paid to the landlord.
Percentage rents are unique to retail pro forma projections

18
Q

Select all items that belong to capital and leasing costs in a PRO FORMA

Rent Concessions
Leasing Commissions
Tenant Improvement (TI) Allowance
Interest Cost of the Mortgage Financing
Capital Expenditures

A

Leasing Commissions
Tenant Improvement (TI) Allowance
Capital Expenditures

19
Q

TRUE or FALSE: For a fully-occupied building, the property tax equals the assessed tax value multiply a millage rate.

A

True

20
Q

The difference between NOI and adjusted NOI includes the cost items that are associated with operating the property but are generally not included in NOI as normally defined in conformity with tax rules. Please select all the items for the adjusted deductions.

Operating Expenses
Cap-Ex
Capital Reserves
Depreciation
Overage
TI Allowance
Leasing Commissions

A

Cap-Ex
Capital Reserves
TI Allowance
Leasing Commissions

21
Q

Circle all of the following statements that are true about property level pro forma analysis:
None of the options
Models should only be presented on an annual basis
Models should not exceed a page no matter what the size as people do not like flipping through pages.
The maximum time frame for any model is 5 years. Beyond that accuracy is lost.

A

None of the options

22
Q

TRUE or FALSE: Credit loss, which reflects the anticipated non-payment of rent and other revenues, will usually rise in a weak economic environment.

A

True

23
Q

You purchased a hotel in Ithaca with $100 million. The depreciable life of the office building is 39 years. Assume that your tax expert says that 29% of the total purchase price must be allocated to land, the rest of the value allocated to the structure. What is the annual depreciation from the purchase?

A

$1,820,513

24
Q

Ancillary income is the income generated from all other activities conducted at the property other than the rental of suite square footage. Select all items that can be considered in the category.

Storage rental income
Quarter-operated laundry machines in the apartment
Rental income from the communication tower on the top of the office building
Vending machine revenue in the hotels
Parking fee
Tenant reimbursements of CAM cost
Percentage rents

A

Storage rental income
Quarter-operated laundry machines in the apartment
Rental income from the communication tower on the top of the office building
Vending machine revenue in the hotels
Parking fee