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Monthly profit
+$56/mo
Cash needed
$197K
Return after costs
0.3%
Cash return
0.3%
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4 BED SINGLE-FAMILY HOMEListed 189d ago
You'd make about $56 a month. One empty month costs you a year of it.
The rent rests on 1 local lettings, so treat it as a guide. The problem is the gap between them is too small to absorb anything going wrong.
400 W Carolina Ave, Crewe, VA 23930 · 2,419 sqft · $93/sqft
Real 9.80% return before costs with manageable risks.
Why it works
9.80% return before costs — above-market
Rent over price, before any costs. Useful for comparing streets; it is not money you keep.Two properties on the same yield can leave you very different amounts. See what you keep →
Why to be cautious
No rent comparables — estimate is a rule-of-thumb fallback, not market data. Verify the rent locally before offering.
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Buy-to-Let. Standard rental on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. Single household, market rent, paid monthly direct to landlord (or via agent). (hover any strategy tab for pros + cons)
Offer ($)
Monthly rent ($)
Local comp range: $1,562–$2,163/mo · n=1
Financing
DepositYour cash in — the rest is the mortgage25% · $56,250
5%100% (cash buy)
Standard 75% LTV for rental
Mortgage rate5y fixed7.00%
3.00%9.00%
5-year fixed (market average) — 7.00% (as of 2026-05).
Mortgage term (years)
Stress rate8.0%
5.0%9.0%
Fed base + 2pp stress (8.0%)
Acquisition costs
Refurb ($)
Capped at 60% of $225,000 asking ($135,000). Raw model: $104,705–$195,415. Verify with a surveyor before offering.
Legal + survey ($)
Standard house — $1,100 legal + $600 survey
Mortgage fees ($)
2% product fee on $168,750 loan + $1,000 booking fee
Running costs
Management10%
0%20%
Typical rental agency rate
Void weeks
Typical voids for rental
Insurance ($/mo)
Typical building+landlord cover for $200K–$400K
Maintenance ($/mo)
Default $67/mo — type unknown
Result · Rent it out
Monthly profit
+$56
after mortgage, operating costs & tax
Rent in$1,838/mo
$1,767Collected
$1,767/mo actually reaches you — the other $71 is lost to voids: the weeks a rental sits empty between tenants, when no rent comes in.
Where it goes
$1,123Mortgage$660Costs
$56/mo left as profit · 3% of rent kept
Mortgage$1,123
Costs$660
Management$184
Maintenance$67
Insurance$28
CapEx reserve$92
Voids + council tax$6
Ltd co. accounts$104
Tax—
Profit+$56
Returns
Return before costson price9.80%
Cash returnon cash0.34%
Gross margin$1,108
Cash needed$197,056
Monthly profit payback100+ yrs
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