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Buyers value your rent roll 30% lower than you do. Here’s what they see.

PRent Roll Pulse
By Kate Braybrook · Value · 21 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

The multiplier is the last thing buyers calculate. It's also the first thing sellers obsess over. Four haircuts happen before the multiplier is ever applied.

The situation: "You think your roll is worth $3.20 per dollar. Buyers say $2.10."

Every principal knows the 'multiplier' number in their market. Very few understand how a serious buyer arrives at it. The gap between what you think your roll is worth and what a buyer will actually pay is almost always explained by four adjustments made before the multiplier is even applied.