You own a house that you rent for $1,550 per month. The maintenance expenses on the house average $290 per month. The house cost $237,000 when you purchased it 4 years ago. A recent appraisal on the house valued it at $259,000. If you sell the house you will incur $20,720 in real estate fees. The annual property taxes are $3,400. 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?

$233,040

$259,000

$0

$238,280

$237,000