For every $1 you save in expenses, you add $10 to the value of your property!

Let’s assume that you pay for your common area lighting and your resident’s water usage. Your electric bill is $100 a month and your water bill is $50 a month.

You want to become "National Green Apartment Certified"^TM by installing LED lighting and water saving devices (Bronze Certified).

Common Area Electric Cost: $100/month.	Resident Water Usage costs you $50/month.
Installing LEDs Let's assume 80% cost savings. You save $80/month, $960/year.	Installing Water Saving Devices Let's assume 50% cost savings. You save $25/month, $300/year.
Total Savings: $1,260/year.

$1,260 / 0.08 (CAP Rate) = $15,750 in added property value.

You can see we took $150/mo. in expenses and reduced them to $45/mo. in expenses. This allowed us to add $15,750 in property value to our apartment complex. We assumed that your building would sell at an 8% CAP Rate.

Now imagine that you have a large complex and you are saving thousands a month and adding hundreds of thousands dollars in property value!

*Remember* You are not just adding to your property's value, but you are marketing your property more effectively and successfully by becoming "National Green Apartment Certified"^TM.

You will be able to fill vacancies quicker, obtain and retain better quality tenants, command higher rents, and experience higher occupancy rates compared to your competition.