Opex for full gut rehab - Multifamily

Assuming 1970's construction Class C apartment building in San Diego. Decent neighborhood. Full gut renovation with 2019 plumbing, electrical, roof, windows, everything, Is it possible to hit 30% expenses due to the effective age of the building being nearly new?

Some basics are below.

30 Units - Pool - Sauna (currently non-op) - 2 story - Flat top roof - almost no landscaping (20) 2/1's @ $2250mo (19) 1/1's @ $1775mo (1) 0/1 @ $1350 (10) 2 car garages @ $250mo

GSI = $730,200 Vac = -$22,000 (3%) Onsite rent credit = -$10,800 Laundry = $3000

EGI = $700,494

Your thoughts on expenses?

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Assuming mechanical is done too? CA passed a new law that you can't create a rubs program if it wasn't in place as of 1/1/18.

 

i would be surprised if you can get sub-40%, especially at those rents. Maybe if you were getting $4 PSF the OPEX margins would skinny down due to the whole dollar impact of your expenses being smaller relative to EGI, but the rents you referenced feel like low $2 PSF.

Maybe you can get closer with sparse landscaping, saltwater pool, skinnied up staffing...as other have mentioned the assessed value is obviously the big kicker.

 

30% would be $5250/door which seems reasonable to me but i'm NOT in a high-COL market like socal and have NO idea what shit costs there. property taxes are probalby high as fuck right?

 
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