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Do capital expenditures count in NOI?

Below the line — reduces cash flow, not NOI

No. Capital expenditures and replacement reserves sit below the NOI line. A new roof is not an operating expense; it is capital. Keeping it out of NOI is what makes your cap rate comparable to the market comps you are pricing against.

Why it matters

Cap rate is only useful as a comparison, and every broker's comp excludes CapEx. Deduct it from your NOI and you are comparing your conservative number against everyone else's optimistic one — you will conclude every deal is overpriced.

What it does to the number

The opposite error is worse, and it is the common one: leaving CapEx out of the analysis entirely rather than out of NOI. Roofs, HVAC, water heaters and turnover all arrive eventually. This tool reserves for them below the NOI line, where they belong — visible, and hitting cash flow.

Worth knowing

The rule this calculator locks

Capital expenditures / replacement reserves sit BELOW the NOI line. They reduce cash flow and cash-on-cash, not NOI.

Build the NOI properly Rent, vacancy, every operating expense, and the cap rate that falls out of it — with the CapEx reserve where it belongs.

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