Question:
You are considering the acquisition of a small office building. The purchase price is $775,000. Seventy-five percent of the purchase price can be borrowed with a 30-year, 7.5 percent mortgage. Payments will be made annually. Up-front financing costs will total three percent of the loan amount. The expected before-tax cash flows from operations–assuming a 5-year holding period—are as follows:
YearBTCF1$48,492253,768359,282465,0435$71,058
The before-tax cash flow from the sale of the property is expected to be $295,050. What is the net present value of this investment, assuming a 12 percent required rate of return on levered cash flows? What is the levered internal rate of return?