The maintenance expenses on a rental house you own average $200 a month. the house cost $219,000 when you purchased it four years ago. a recent appraisal on the house valued it at $239,000. if you sell the house you will incur $14,000 in real estate fees. the annual property taxes are $4,000. you are deciding whether to sell the house or convert it for your own use as a professional office. what value should you place on this house when analyzing the option of using it as a professional office?

value we place on this house when analyzing the option of using it as a professional office is $225000

Explanation:

Given data

house cost 4 year ago  = $219,000

house valued = $239,000

real estate fees = $14000

property taxes = $4,000

to find out

What value should you place on this house

solution

we know if we sell house we should pay real estate fee

so we get need money to place is present cost - real estate fees

so cost will be

cost = house valued  - real estate fees

cost = 239000 - 14000

cost = 225,000

so value we place on this house when analyzing the option of using it as a professional office is $225000