Jake is preparing a comparative market analysis on a 5-year-old vacant two-story, 10,000-square foot office building on a one-acre property. jake knows that a vacant lot next door of about the same size just sold for $100,000. he also knows that market value for comparable office space today would be $100 per square foot. the owner agrees with jake that his building has experienced a yearly 3% depreciation of its value. what should jake recommend as a selling price.

The sale price would be $ 325,000

Explanation:

Present value of the building= $ 100* 5,000=$ 500,000

( It is taken 5,000 square feet for 2 storey building)

Depreciation = 3/100* 500,000= $ 15,000

Depreciation for five years = $15,000* 5= $75,000

Sale Value of the same size building= $ 100,000

Average  value of the square foot was $20= $100,000/5,000 ( for 2 storey building)

Increase in Price is $ 80 * 5000= $ 400,000

Net Present Value= $4,00000- $75,000= $325,000

The market price or net present value which ever is higher is taken into consideration.

The sale price would be $ 325,000