REE 3043 Paul Black- FIU Exam 5 TEST STUDY
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1. In making single-asset real estate investment decisions, the first pass often
involves calculating a series of returns, ratios, and multipliers. Which of the
following is often cited as a limitation associated with this type of analysis? -
ANSWER ✓ they fail to incorporate cash flows beyond the first year of the
analysis
2. What ratio measures the overall income-producing ability of the property? -
ANSWER ✓ capitalization rate
3. Profitability ratios, income multipliers, and financial risk ratios can be used
to provide what? - ANSWER ✓ a quick assessment of a property's relative
value
4. In determining a property's before-tax cash flow from operations (BTCF)
and net operating income (NOI), it is important to understand how each
accounts for the use of financial leverage in its calculation. Which of the
following statements is true in regards to how these two measures account
for the use of financial leverage? - ANSWER ✓ BTCF is a levered cash
flow, while NOI is an un-levered cash flow
5. Prior to determining the treatment of capital expenditures in the calculation
of NOI, it is important to distinguish these costs from operating expenses. In
contrast to operating expenses, capital expenditures - ANSWER ✓ add to the
market value of the property
,6. In calculating the net operating income of a property, the "above-line"
treatment of capital expenditures implies capital expenditures are -
ANSWER ✓ included in the calculation of NOI
7. Helpful in assessing the risk of lending to investors for particular projects,
which of the following calculations measures the income-producing ability
of the property to meet operating and financial obligations? - ANSWER ✓
financial risk ratios
8. The key to meaningful valuations in real estate is to use defensible cash flow
estimates. All of the following statements are true in regards to generating
accurate cash flow estimates except - ANSWER ✓ investors should only
consider recent events, rather than long-term trends when evaluating revenue
and expense items
9. While DCRs can vary based on competition within a particular market,
lenders usually seek a minimum DCR of - ANSWER ✓ 1.20
10.the debt coverage ratio is used to - ANSWER ✓ indicate how much NOI can
decline before it will not cover the debt service on the property
11.To protect their invested capital in the event that property values do fall,
commercial mortgage lenders generally require that the senior mortgage not
exceed approximately what percentage of the acquisition price? - ANSWER
✓ 80%
12.the loan-to-value ratio measures - ANSWER ✓ the percentage of the
acquisition price (or current market value) encumbered by debt
13.The measure of cash flow most relevant to investors in income-producing
real estate is the after-tax cash flow (ATCF) from property operations.
Therefore, it is important to know that the maximum federal income tax rate
on individuals as of 2016 is - ANSWER ✓ 39.6%
14.The going-in capitalization rate can vary significantly by property quality.
Which of the following classes of properties within a particular property
type would be expected to have the highest cap rates? - ANSWER ✓ third-
tier properties
,15.To overcome the potential shortcomings of single-year decision-making
metrics, many investors in real estate also perform multiyear discounted cash
flow (DCF) valuation. DCF valuation differs from the single-year ratio
analysis in all of the following ways except - ANSWER ✓ only with DCF
must the investor use a defensible cash flow estimate that incorporates
appropriate measures of income and expenses
16.Many investors use mortgage debt to help finance capital investment for
income-producing real estate. In doing so, the owner will receive income as
long as the property produces enough income to cover all operating and
capital expenditures, the mortgage payment, and all state and federal income
taxes. Therefore, the owner's claim is commonly referred to as a - ANSWER
✓ residual claim
17.While net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR) analysis
both may be used as investment decision criteria, there are some limitations
to the IRR method that make its use as an investment criterion problematic
in certain situations. All of the following are limitations of the IRR method
except - ANSWER ✓ the IRR methodology cannot be used to comparisons
across different investment opportunities
18.Given the following information regarding an income producing property,
determine the NPV using levered cash flows in your analysis: required
equity investment: $270,000; expected NOI for each of the next five years:
$150,000; debt service for each of the next five years: $125,000; expected
holding period: five years; required yield on levered cash flows: 15%;
expected sale price at end of year 5: $2,000,000; expected cost of sale:
$125,000; expected mortgage balance at time of sale: $1,500,000.
A.$245.15
B. $270,245.15
C. $419,264.54
D. $1,435,029.64 - ANSWER ✓ A
19.Determine the net present value (NPV) of an investment decision to
purchase a property for $90,000 that will generate annual cash flows of
$10,000 per year for eight years and sell for $80,000 at the end of the eight-
, year holding period, if the appropriate discount rate is 10%? (Note: assume
payments are made at end of year.)
A. −$2,475
B. −$609
C. +$669.85
D. +$2,475 - ANSWER ✓ C
20.Given the following expected cash flow stream, determine the IRR of the
proposed investment in an income-producing property and determine
whether or not the investment should be pursued using IRR as your
decision-making criteria: investment horizon: five years; expected yearly
cash flow in each of the next five years: $127,628; expected sale price at end
of five years: $1,595,350; required return on equity: 5%; current market
price of property: $1,750,000
A. IRR is 4.92%; decision is to invest.
b. IRR is 4.92%; decision is to not invest.
C. IRR is 5.72%; decision is to invest.
D. IRR is 5.72%; decision is to not invest. - ANSWER ✓ C
21.To overcome the potential shortcomings of single-year decision-making
metrics, many investors in real estate also perform multiyear discounted cash
flow (DCF) valuation. DCF valuation differs from the single-year ratio
analysis in all of the following ways except
A. only with DCF must the investor estimate an appropriate investment
horizon accounting for how long she will hold the property.
B. only with DCF must the investor select the appropriate yield at which
to discount all expected future cash flows.
C. only with DCF must the investor make explicit forecasts of the
property's net operating income for each year in the expected holding
period.
D. only with DCF must the investor use a defensible cash flow estimate
that incorporates appropriate measures of income and expenses. -
ANSWER ✓ D
22.Many investors use mortgage debt to help finance capital investment for
income-producing real estate. In doing so, the owner will receive income as
GUIDE 2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT SOLUTIONS WITH RATIONALES
|| 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. In making single-asset real estate investment decisions, the first pass often
involves calculating a series of returns, ratios, and multipliers. Which of the
following is often cited as a limitation associated with this type of analysis? -
ANSWER ✓ they fail to incorporate cash flows beyond the first year of the
analysis
2. What ratio measures the overall income-producing ability of the property? -
ANSWER ✓ capitalization rate
3. Profitability ratios, income multipliers, and financial risk ratios can be used
to provide what? - ANSWER ✓ a quick assessment of a property's relative
value
4. In determining a property's before-tax cash flow from operations (BTCF)
and net operating income (NOI), it is important to understand how each
accounts for the use of financial leverage in its calculation. Which of the
following statements is true in regards to how these two measures account
for the use of financial leverage? - ANSWER ✓ BTCF is a levered cash
flow, while NOI is an un-levered cash flow
5. Prior to determining the treatment of capital expenditures in the calculation
of NOI, it is important to distinguish these costs from operating expenses. In
contrast to operating expenses, capital expenditures - ANSWER ✓ add to the
market value of the property
,6. In calculating the net operating income of a property, the "above-line"
treatment of capital expenditures implies capital expenditures are -
ANSWER ✓ included in the calculation of NOI
7. Helpful in assessing the risk of lending to investors for particular projects,
which of the following calculations measures the income-producing ability
of the property to meet operating and financial obligations? - ANSWER ✓
financial risk ratios
8. The key to meaningful valuations in real estate is to use defensible cash flow
estimates. All of the following statements are true in regards to generating
accurate cash flow estimates except - ANSWER ✓ investors should only
consider recent events, rather than long-term trends when evaluating revenue
and expense items
9. While DCRs can vary based on competition within a particular market,
lenders usually seek a minimum DCR of - ANSWER ✓ 1.20
10.the debt coverage ratio is used to - ANSWER ✓ indicate how much NOI can
decline before it will not cover the debt service on the property
11.To protect their invested capital in the event that property values do fall,
commercial mortgage lenders generally require that the senior mortgage not
exceed approximately what percentage of the acquisition price? - ANSWER
✓ 80%
12.the loan-to-value ratio measures - ANSWER ✓ the percentage of the
acquisition price (or current market value) encumbered by debt
13.The measure of cash flow most relevant to investors in income-producing
real estate is the after-tax cash flow (ATCF) from property operations.
Therefore, it is important to know that the maximum federal income tax rate
on individuals as of 2016 is - ANSWER ✓ 39.6%
14.The going-in capitalization rate can vary significantly by property quality.
Which of the following classes of properties within a particular property
type would be expected to have the highest cap rates? - ANSWER ✓ third-
tier properties
,15.To overcome the potential shortcomings of single-year decision-making
metrics, many investors in real estate also perform multiyear discounted cash
flow (DCF) valuation. DCF valuation differs from the single-year ratio
analysis in all of the following ways except - ANSWER ✓ only with DCF
must the investor use a defensible cash flow estimate that incorporates
appropriate measures of income and expenses
16.Many investors use mortgage debt to help finance capital investment for
income-producing real estate. In doing so, the owner will receive income as
long as the property produces enough income to cover all operating and
capital expenditures, the mortgage payment, and all state and federal income
taxes. Therefore, the owner's claim is commonly referred to as a - ANSWER
✓ residual claim
17.While net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR) analysis
both may be used as investment decision criteria, there are some limitations
to the IRR method that make its use as an investment criterion problematic
in certain situations. All of the following are limitations of the IRR method
except - ANSWER ✓ the IRR methodology cannot be used to comparisons
across different investment opportunities
18.Given the following information regarding an income producing property,
determine the NPV using levered cash flows in your analysis: required
equity investment: $270,000; expected NOI for each of the next five years:
$150,000; debt service for each of the next five years: $125,000; expected
holding period: five years; required yield on levered cash flows: 15%;
expected sale price at end of year 5: $2,000,000; expected cost of sale:
$125,000; expected mortgage balance at time of sale: $1,500,000.
A.$245.15
B. $270,245.15
C. $419,264.54
D. $1,435,029.64 - ANSWER ✓ A
19.Determine the net present value (NPV) of an investment decision to
purchase a property for $90,000 that will generate annual cash flows of
$10,000 per year for eight years and sell for $80,000 at the end of the eight-
, year holding period, if the appropriate discount rate is 10%? (Note: assume
payments are made at end of year.)
A. −$2,475
B. −$609
C. +$669.85
D. +$2,475 - ANSWER ✓ C
20.Given the following expected cash flow stream, determine the IRR of the
proposed investment in an income-producing property and determine
whether or not the investment should be pursued using IRR as your
decision-making criteria: investment horizon: five years; expected yearly
cash flow in each of the next five years: $127,628; expected sale price at end
of five years: $1,595,350; required return on equity: 5%; current market
price of property: $1,750,000
A. IRR is 4.92%; decision is to invest.
b. IRR is 4.92%; decision is to not invest.
C. IRR is 5.72%; decision is to invest.
D. IRR is 5.72%; decision is to not invest. - ANSWER ✓ C
21.To overcome the potential shortcomings of single-year decision-making
metrics, many investors in real estate also perform multiyear discounted cash
flow (DCF) valuation. DCF valuation differs from the single-year ratio
analysis in all of the following ways except
A. only with DCF must the investor estimate an appropriate investment
horizon accounting for how long she will hold the property.
B. only with DCF must the investor select the appropriate yield at which
to discount all expected future cash flows.
C. only with DCF must the investor make explicit forecasts of the
property's net operating income for each year in the expected holding
period.
D. only with DCF must the investor use a defensible cash flow estimate
that incorporates appropriate measures of income and expenses. -
ANSWER ✓ D
22.Many investors use mortgage debt to help finance capital investment for
income-producing real estate. In doing so, the owner will receive income as
