REM - Real Estate Management Property Budgeting and Accounting Questions and Answers

Question 1

A property manager is preparing the annual budget for a 100-unit apartment building.
Which of the following items would be classified as a Capital Expenditure (CapEx) rather than an Operating Expense (OpEx)?

Accepted Answer

A complete replacement of the building's 20-year-old roof.

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Monthly landscaping services for common areas.

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Quarterly pest control services for all units.

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Annual property insurance premiums.

Question 2

A real estate manager is analyzing a property's financial performance. The property has a Gross Potential Income of $500,000, a vacancy and credit loss of 5%, and total operating expenses of $200,000. The property also has an annual mortgage payment (debt service) of $120,000. What is the Net Operating Income (NOI) for the property?

Accepted Answer

$275,000

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$155,000

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$180,000

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$380,000

Question 3

Which accounting method recognizes rental income when it is due and expenses when they are incurred, regardless of when the cash is actually received or paid?

Accepted Answer

Accrual-basis accounting

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Cash-basis accounting

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Hybrid-basis accounting

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Tax-basis accounting

Question 4

A property manager for a new retail center is creating the first annual operating budget. Since there is no historical data to rely on, the manager is building the budget by estimating all income and every expense line item from the ground up. This budgeting method is known as:

Accepted Answer

Zero-based budgeting

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Incremental budgeting

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Activity-based budgeting

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Static budgeting

Question 5

A property's annual financial report includes an Income Statement, a Balance Sheet, and a Statement of Cash Flows. Which of these reports provides a snapshot of the property's assets, liabilities, and owner's equity at a specific point in time?

Accepted Answer

The Balance Sheet

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The Income Statement

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The Statement of Owner's Equity

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The Statement of Cash Flows

Question 6

When developing an operating budget for a property, which of the following is considered a variable expense?

Accepted Answer

Maintenance and repair costs

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Annual property taxes

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Monthly mortgage payments

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Flat-rate monthly landscaping contract

A property manager is preparing the annual budget for a 100-unit apartment building.Which of the following items would be classified as a Capital Expenditure (CapEx) rather than an Operating Expense (OpEx)?

A property manager is preparing the annual budget for a 100-unit apartment building.
Which of the following items would be classified as a Capital Expenditure (CapEx) rather than an Operating Expense (OpEx)?