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Below is a description of the hotel you will be valuing with all the information you need to estimate its Market Value. Either post your value as a Comment to this newsletter or send it to [email protected]

The Facts:

You are considering the purchase of a 250-unit hotel. This 9-year-old property is operated under a national franchise as a mid-rate lodging facility. Its occupancy has stabilized in the 73% range over the last several years; future trends indicate no significant changes in the supply and demand environment, and prospects for a continuation of a stable economy and occupancy levels are good.

The improvements consist of 250 guestrooms, a 180-seat restaurant, a 125-seat cocktail lounge, 8,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space, an outdoor swimming pool, and adequate parking. The facilities are well maintained and in good physical condition.

You have evaluated the operating history of the property and have collected the following information:

Statement of Income and Expense
The statement of income and expenses shows the subject property’s stabilized projection of income and expenses, representing your estimate of earnings over the foreseeable future.

Cost Data

Discussions with local real estate professionals indicate that the eight-acre parcel of land comprising the subject property has a current market value of $500,000 per acre. Construction costs for similar lodging facilities are an average of $80,000 per unit, and the property recently completed refurbishments at a cost of $14,000 per unit. The hotel is nine years old and suffers from no physical obsolescence.

Sales of Comparable Hotels

A review of several hotel transactions shows that three similar hotel properties were recently sold. The data pertaining to these three sales is as follows.

Mortgage Data

Based on your relationship with a local bank, you are able to finance the purchase of this hotel at the following market terms:

  • Mortgage Interest: 10.0%
  • Mortgage Term: 30 years
  • Mortgage Constant: 10.53%
  • Loan-to-Value Ratio: 75%
  • Equity Dividend: 12.0%

Valuation
Using this data, estimate the highest price that you would be willing to pay for this property.

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As a leading authority and prolific author on the topic of hotel valuations and feasibility studies, and the Founder of HVS, Steve Rushmore has written all six textbooks and two seminars for the Appraisal Institute covering this subject and is known as the “Creator of the Hotel Valuation Methodology.” He has also authored three reference books on hotel investing and has published more than 300 articles.

Hotel Market Analysis and Valuation Software was developed by Steve Rushmore for his firm- HVS. It has been enhanced by Professor Jan deRoos of the Cornell Hotel School. This software has been the most downloaded product on the Cornell website and is used by thousands of hotel professionals around the world. The software is designed specifically to assist in the preparation of hotel market studies, forecasts of income and expense, and hotel...

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