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An appraiser is valuing a leased fee by discounted cash flow analysis. The landlord must replace a roof for $420,000 at the end of year three. The forecast includes all other benefits and costs, but not this cost or any reserve for it. At a positive annual discount rate, how should this obligation affect the value?

Correct Answer

B) It should reduce the leased fee value by the present value of $420,000 discounted over 3 years at the appropriate yield rate.

The forecast excludes the roof cost and any reserve for it. Add one $420,000 end-of-year-three outflow, which reduces present value by $420,000/(1+r)^3 at the positive annual rate. Being below NOI does not eliminate a cash-flow obligation; counting it again elsewhere would double count.

Answer Options
A
It should be ignored because roof replacement is a capital expenditure, not an operating expense, and thus excluded from NOI.
B
It should reduce the leased fee value by the present value of $420,000 discounted over 3 years at the appropriate yield rate.
C
It should be treated as a lease defect requiring a downward adjustment to the contract rent before capitalization.
D
It should increase the leased fee value because the landlord retains control over timing and quality of the repair.

Why This Is the Correct Answer

The forecast excludes the roof cost and any reserve for it. Add one $420,000 end-of-year-three outflow, which reduces present value by $420,000/(1+r)^3 at the positive annual rate. Being below NOI does not eliminate a cash-flow obligation; counting it again elsewhere would double count.

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