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You own a house that you rent for $1,000 a month. The maintenance expenses on the house average $200 a month. The house cost $85,000 when you purchased it several years ago. A recent appraisal on the house valued it at $220,000. The annual property taxes are $5,000. If you sell the house you will incur $25,000 in expenses. You are deciding whether to sell the house or convert it for your own use as a professional office. What value should you place on this house when analyzing the option of using it as a professional office?

	$60,000
	$85,000
	$190,000
	$195,000
	$220,000