Patrick Byrne of Senior Living Investment Brokerage Sells Illinois Assisted Living Community

Patrick Byrne has sold a 65 unit assisted living community in Illinois located approximately 40 miles outside St. Louis. The facility opened in 2004 with much success. In 2008 the addition opened in the height of the recession and struggled before ultimately filling by offering "life contracts" to new residents. The facility census stabilized but the margins suffered due to below market rents. In recent years the margins began to improve as units leased at below market rates turned over. The Seller was a local group of investors. The Buyer was American Realty Capital who retained Meridian Senior Living as the operator. The census at the time of sale was 95.4% and the cap rate was 8.18%/3.67 GIM on annualized financials. For additional information contact Pat Byrne at 314-961-0070 or byrne@slibinc.com

Patrick Byrne, Nick Cacciabando and Matt Alley Team up to Sell Missouri ALF

Senior Living Investment Brokerage, Inc. sold a 23 unit, 46 licensed bed assisted Living community in Missouri. The building is approximately 11,600 square feet constructed in 1996 on approximately 4 acres of land. The community is located just outside of Branson, Missouri. The building has historically ran close to 100% census with stable financials. The sales price $2,300,000 ($100,000/bed) produced a cap rate of 10.5%/3.02 EGIM. The Seller was is an independent owner/operator exiting the business. The Buyer is a regional owner/operator based in Idaho with other operations in Missouri. For additional information, please contact Pat or Nick at 314/961-0070 or Matt at 630/858-2501

Tom Rusthoven and Brad Clousing Sell Three Assisted Living Communities in Michigan

The three Assisted Living Communities are located within a mile of each other in Southeast Michigan. The buildings, constructed in 1985 and 1992, have a total of 78 units. One of the buildings is dedicated to memory care services. The transaction sold at an 11.9% capitalization rate for over $68,000 per unit. The Buyer is a regional owner operator planning to implement additional marketing resources to neighboring Ohio residents as a means to increase census from the current 65%. For additional information, please contact Tom Rusthoven at rusthoven@slibinc.com or Brad at clousing@slibinc.com or 630/858-2501.

How do Cap Rates for Senior Living compare with Apartment Buildings?

How do Cap Rates for Senior Living compare with Apartment Buildings?

A Cap Rate is the most commonly used method in determining the value of a real estate asset.   A cap rate is derived by dividing the annual net operating income by the purchase price.   The higher the cap rate, the lower the price of the asset.   The greater the perceived risk is in an asset, the higher the cap rate, and thus, the lower the price.

According to Senior Care Investor, in 2013 the average cap rates for an independent living facility was 8.2%, the average cap rate for an assisted living facility was 8.7%, and the average cap rate for a skilled nursing facility was 13%.  According to Freddie Mac’s survey in February, 2014, the national average for apartment buildings in the US was 6.4%.

Why do senior living assets have a higher cap rate than apartment buildings?  Senior living assets are still considered riskier because an investor is buying the real estate and the operating business instead of just the real estate and leases as is the case for apartment buildings and commercial real estate.

However, this also presents an opportunity for those who are good at operating seniors housings communities to make a greater return on their investment than investing in lower cap rate real estate assets.

For more information on what your Seniors Housing Community may be worth, please contact Jason Punzel at punzel@slibinc.com or 630-858-2501.

Ryan Saul Completes Indiana Nursing Home Sale For Record Price

Ryan Saul sold an 128 Bed Skilled Nursing Facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The facility has a stellar reputation for quality care which was reflected in the purchase price of over $100,000/bed. Although originally built in the 1970.s, the Seller had continually invested capital and upgraded the building. It is arguably one of the best SNF's in Indiana. The Seller was an Assisted Living owner/operator that purchased the SNF because it was adjacent to one of his ALF's. The Seller had recently sold his Assisted Living portfolio so he elected to sell the SNF. The Buyer, based in Chicago, aligned with a regional to operate the facility. The operator manages several properties in Indiana and Illinois. The 37,000 square foot building on 4.3 acres was built in the 1970's. The census at the time of sale was 84% with an 80% quality mix. The community sold at a 14.13% capitalization rate/1.4 GIM. For additional information, please contact Ryan Saul at ryansaul@slibinc.com or 630/858-2501.

Brad Clousing and Patrick Burke Sell a Florida Assisted Living Community

Brad Clousing and Patrick Burke recently sold a 50 Unit Assisted Living Community in Naples, Florida. The transaction was subject to the assumption of an approximately $3.3 million HUD loan and replacement reserve balance. The sale price of the 1997 building was $5,600,000. The census at the close of escrow was 80% and the cap rate was 3.7%. The Seller was a partnership based in Naples and operated by a related entity. The Buyer was a Memphis based partnership and will be operated by a Florida based management firm. The Buyer intends to improve census and operating margins through a dedicated focus on memory care. For additional information on this or other Senior Living Investment Brokerage transactions, please contact Brad at clousing@slibinc.com or Patrick at burke@slibinc.com 630/858-2501