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    How do you work out the value of a property if it has a negative return of 8% and had similar for the previous 3 years?

    Profile photo of Mortgage HunterMortgage Hunter
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    Employ a valuer.

    See what properties similar have sold for.

    Put it on the market and see what the offers are.

    There’s three ideas.

    Cheers,

    Simon Macks
    Finance Broker
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    0425 228 985

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    Profile photo of MichaelYardneyMichaelYardney
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    Originally posted by buxton:

    How do you work out the value of a property if it has a negative return of 8% and had similar for the previous 3 years?

    What do you mean by negative return?

    If you mean cash flow negative, then cash flow is not the way valuers or the majority of buyers (who are owner occupiers) value property.

    Remember 70% of properties are bought by owner occupiers and they are not looking for return.

    If you mean that the property value is decreasing, I would be interested to hear where your property is located. I don’t know of an area where property prices have dropped 4 years in a row.

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    Like Simon suggested, put it on the market somehow. The only way of finding out what something is worth is when someone is prepared to buy it (ie the market)
    Cheers,
    Gatsby.

    “Sometimes the hardest thing to do in life is often the best thing to do.”

    Profile photo of brahmsbrahms
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    buxton

    the normal way to use a cap rate and known net rental income stream to determine a properties value is thus:

    Net Rent / cap rate % = value

    for instance…net rent = $12000, cap rate = -8%

    therefore…

    $12000 / -8% = -$150 000

    so in fact, you would have to give me your property plus $150 000 cash.

    not looking too flash i expect, alternatively, the above posts make (more) sense.

    cheers

    brahms
    Purveyor of Fine Finances
    aka Mortgage Broker Brisbane

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