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Real Estate Agent Cap Rate Calculator

A quick cap rate for showing an investor client, with the expense assumptions made visible.

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Include vacancy, maintenance, management and reserves.
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Result

Cap rate 4.32%
Net operating income $16,640
Price that hits the target $256,000
Gap to the target price $129,000
Gross yield 9.97%
Cap rate is 4.32% at the asking price. To hit your client's 6.5 target the price needs to be $256,000, a gap of $129,000, which is a concrete basis for an offer rather than a feeling.

Not investment advice. The expense ratio is doing most of the work here and a seller's pro forma almost always understates it. Verify against actual statements, tax records and insurance quotes before an investor relies on the number.

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Questions

About this calculator

Why does the target price matter?

Because it turns a subjective negotiation into arithmetic. An investor client with a 6.5% target has a defensible number to offer, derived from the income rather than from the asking price.

What expense ratio should I assume?

Thirty-five to fifty percent of gross rent for most residential property, including vacancy and reserves. Anything under thirty usually means something has been left out.

The formula

cap rate = NOI / price; target price = NOI / target cap rate

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