Property Valuation

The 'land residual technique' in Louisiana income property appraisal determines land value by:

AComparing land sales of similar vacant parcels
BAttributing income to the building (based on its value × rate) and capitalizing any remaining (residual) income as land value✓ Correct
CSubtracting depreciation from total replacement cost
DDividing the total value by the land-to-building ratio

Explanation

The land residual technique isolates land value by first calculating the income attributable to the building improvements, then capitalizing the residual income (the remainder after the building's return) as the land value.

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