ABC Residential Investors, LLP, is considering the purchase of a 120-unit apartment complex in Steel City, Pennsylvania. A marketstudy of the area reveals that an average rental of $600 per month per unit could be realized in the appropriate market area. Duringthe last six months, two very comparable apartment complexes have sold in the same market area. The Oaks, a 140-unit project, soldfor $9 million. Its rental schedule indicates that the average rent per unit is $550 per month. Palms, a 90-unit complex, is presentlyrenting units at $650 per month, and its selling price was $6.6 million. The mix of number of bedrooms and sizes of units for bothcomplexes is very similar to that of the subject property, and both appear to have normal vacancy rates of about 10 percent annually.All rents are net as tenants pay all utilities and expenses.Required:a. Based on the data provided here, how would an appraiser establish an estimate of value? (Do not round intermediate calculations.Round your final answers to the nearest dollar amount.)ComparableThe OaksPalmsEstimated Value

Gross Rent Multiplier:It represents a metric used for the evaluation of the property price and the…

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