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Question about Co-Op Financials

Started by obernon
over 16 years ago
Posts: 24
Member since: Oct 2008
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I am looking at a co-op on the UES and was looking at the last two years financial statements. I haven't even put in a bid yet but that maintenance seemed a little high. Anyway in the statement it says the co-op "purchased 19,865 unsold hsares allocated to 46 apartments in XX... The co-op held 11,135 and 12,980 shares appurtenant to 26 and 30 apartments which represent approximately 10% and 12% of the outtsnading shares in each year, respectively." Any idea what this means? Does it mean there is a sponsor or that the co-op owns some of the apartments?? Thanks
Response by NWT
over 16 years ago
Posts: 6643
Member since: Sep 2008

Just that the co-op itself owns the unsold shares, instead of a sponsor. How the co-op came to own them, we don't know. Could be the sponsor went bust.

The co-op has been selling the shares as the apartments are vacated, just as a sponsor would.

Somewhere in the financials the difference (good or bad) between rents received and the maintenance will be spelled out.

My co-op owns the shares for one apartment, bought from the sponsor for peanuts, and makes a pretty good ROI by renting it out.

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Response by flatironj
over 16 years ago
Posts: 168
Member since: Apr 2009

You need to understand whther these apartments have a negative or positive cash flow. If all occuppied by little old ladies protected by rent control paying $200/month could be problem.

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