by Ankit Duggal
People tend to forget that what goes up eventually comes down. Similarly, low interest rates may have been satiating your investment appetite for some time, but eventually entropy prevails, and the economy usually rebounds.
The interesting thing is that most people try to pull money out of real estate as soon as they hear word of higher interest rates; little do they know that this isn’t always a negative sign. The general conception is that high and rising rates affect apartment building owners, commercial real estate, and offices.
Don’t follow the herd mentality and understand that rising rates aren’t exactly equivalent in magnitude to a zombie apocalypse. Imagine what that would do to the real estate market!
A cursory look at the current history indicates that interest rates don’t stay low forever; however, a major difficulty is faced in predicting the speed at which the rates rise. This obviously doesn’t mean that an investor should stop paying attention to interest rates, as that would mean investing with one hand tied behind your back. Not that you literally need both your hands to invest money, but hopefully you get the point.
The Right Approach
The right approach involves asking the correct questions. For example, why are the rates rising? Different reasons may indicate differing scenarios or triggers, and while some may be disadvantageous to your situation, others can be beneficial as well.
A gradual increase in interest rates is not necessarily a bad thing, as it may indicate that the economy is recovering, and growth in economy means higher demand for real estate. As a result, land owners will be able to charge higher rents and maintain low vacancy rates, which should be a priority for all land owners, as they are crucial to maintaining a steady income and ensuring that a good rental yield is secured.
Refinancing
This is probably no secret and it may sound quite clichéd, but you need to be prudent when it comes to real estate investments. Thus, if you know that the interest rates are about to rise and you can refinance your property, do it. A good practice is to secure your mortgage at the current rates before they rise. It is also wise to pay off your loans and fix your credit score.
Debt Service Coverage Ratio
This is one of the main components of debt underwriting in corporate finance and is the amount of cash available to cover yearly interests and expenses. In personal finance on the other hand, it refers to the loan amount ratio loan officers use to determine how much a debtor can pay according to certain factors. It’s typically calculated by the formula:
DSCR = Net Operating Income/Debt Services
In which Net Operating Income is the net income, interest expense, cashable plus non cashable and amortization and depreciation. The Debt Services include the principal repayment, lease and interest payments.
You can use the debt service coverage ratio as a guide to determine your maximum proceeds. Plus, the higher this ratio is, the easier it is to obtain a loan. As a rule of thumb, consider 1:30 as a debt service coverage. Since lenders typically use this to analyze the proceeds a certain property might be privy to, it has a large hand in determining the loan amount. In other words, you can easily calculate how much you can profit by using this coverage.
So stop conforming to the herd mentality, embrace your investor individuality, follow the advice and protect your portfolio value!
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