LandlordCalculus
Home / Calculators / Income Approach Valuation
PROPERTY VALUE FROM OPERATING INCOME

Income Approach Valuation Calculator

Estimate what a rental property's annual net operating income supports at your chosen capitalization rate.

Use stabilized annual NOI after vacancy and operating expenses, before mortgage payments, income taxes, depreciation and capital reserves. If your income figure already deducts a capital reserve, add that reserve back first.

Example inputs only. Choose a cap rate supported by comparable sales for the same property type, market, condition and income assumptions.

Need NOI? Build it from rent and expenses →
ESTIMATED PROPERTY VALUE$1,000,000

$60,000 annual NOI ÷ 6.00% cap rate

AT A 5.00% CAP RATE$1,200,000
AT A 7.00% CAP RATE$857,143

Sensitivity uses cap rates one percentage point below and above your assumption. These are scenarios, not a confidence interval.

Property value = annual NOI ÷ (cap rate ÷ 100)
For example: $60,000 ÷ 0.06 = $1,000,000.
Check financing, reserves and cash flow in the Deal Analyzer →

Better questions. Clearer rental deals.

Get occasional deal breakdowns and practical tool updates. Start with the free rental-deal checklist. Read a sample first.

Optional: new-listing alerts

What does this valuation tell me?

This direct capitalization estimate values the property's income before financing. It is not sale proceeds, your equity or an appraisal. A change in cap rate can materially change the estimate even when rent stays the same.

Use a sustainable 12-month income estimate and reconcile missing expenses, concessions, unusual repairs and deferred maintenance. The cap rate and NOI must use the same expense and reserve convention. Selling costs and loan payoff are separate from property value.

For a property with zero or negative NOI, this simple method cannot support a positive income value. That does not mean the property has no value; land, comparable sales or a stabilization plan may require another approach.

The full analyzer includes future-year income valuation for properties with 5+ units. For homes and condos, use this as an income scenario alongside comparable sales; it is not a replacement for a local market valuation.

Cap-rate definition — Nareit

← View all landlord calculators