Expense Modeling Flashcards
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In ARGUS Enterprise, which lease structure requires the tenant to pay all three major operating expense categories — property taxes, insurance, and maintenance — directly?
Answer: Triple net (NNN) lease
A triple net (NNN) lease passes all three major expense categories — taxes, insurance, and CAM/maintenance — through to the tenant rather than the landlord.
Where in ARGUS Enterprise are recurring operating expenses such as insurance, utilities, and management fees typically entered?
Answer: The Operating Expenses input screen under the Property module
Recurring operating expenses are entered in the Operating Expenses input screen within the Property module, where each expense line can be assigned a growth rate and base amount.
What is an expense stop in a commercial lease, as modeled in ARGUS Enterprise?
Answer: The dollar amount of expenses per square foot above which the tenant begins reimbursing the landlord
An expense stop is the per-square-foot threshold below which the landlord absorbs expenses; costs exceeding that threshold are reimbursed by the tenant.
In ARGUS Enterprise, how is a management fee most commonly calculated for a commercial property?
Answer: As a percentage of effective gross income (EGI)
Management fees are typically modeled as a percentage of effective gross income (EGI), reflecting the fee a property manager charges for overseeing daily operations.
What is the key distinction between operating expenses (OpEx) and capital expenditures (CapEx) when modeling in ARGUS Enterprise?
Answer: OpEx recur annually in the operating statement; CapEx are one-time or periodic improvements that are not expensed in the current period
OpEx flow through the annual operating statement reducing NOI, while CapEx represents periodic capital outlays (e.g., roof replacement, TI allowances) that sit below the NOI line in cash flow.
In ARGUS Enterprise, which input field controls how fast an operating expense line item grows year-over-year throughout the hold period?
Answer: Growth rate (inflation) field assigned to each expense line
Each expense line in ARGUS has an assigned growth rate (often CPI or a custom percentage) that computes the escalated expense amount for each projection year.
What is a 'base year expense stop' in the context of ARGUS Enterprise lease modeling?
Answer: The actual expenses incurred in a specific base year, which serve as the tenant's reimbursement threshold going forward
A base year expense stop uses the actual operating expenses from a designated base year as the per-square-foot threshold; the tenant reimburses any expense increases above that base year level.