-11.5% 5y IRR — capital outlay disproportionate to returns
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Price
$175K
Return before costson price
9.42%
est rent $1,374not enough comparables
Cash needed
$107K
deposit + costs
Monthly profit
−$36
net of mgmt + voids
5y Return on your cash
0.6%
after tax
IRR
-11.5%
cash + capital
How we define each return:On price — gross yield = annual rent ÷ purchase price.On cost — net yield ÷ total project cost (price + refurb + fees).On cash — cash-on-cash & ROI ÷ the actual cash you put in (deposit + costs).
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Buy-to-Let. Standard rental on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. Single household, market rent, paid monthly direct to landlord (or via agent). (hover any strategy tab for pros + cons)
Offer ($)
Monthly rent ($)
Estimated rent from few comparables — verify.
Financing
DepositYour cash in — the rest is the mortgage25% · $43,750
5%100% (cash buy)
Mortgage rate5y fixed7.0%
3.0%9.0%
Mortgage term (years)
Stress rate8.0%
5.0%9.0%
Acquisition costs
Refurb ($)
Legal + survey ($)
Mortgage fees ($)
Running costs
Management10%
0%20%
Void weeks
Insurance ($/mo)
Maintenance ($/mo)
Result · Rent it out
Monthly Monthly profit
-$36
after mortgage, operating costs & tax
Income
Monthly rent+$1,374
After 2wk voids: $1,321/mo
Outgoings
Mortgage-$873
Operating costs-$537
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Management (10% of rent)-$137
CapEx reserve (5% of rent)-$69
Council Tax × voids (2w/yr)-$5
Insurance-$20
Maintenance-$67
Income taxnot modelled · net is NOI basis
Returns
Return before costson price9.42%
Cash returnon cash-0.41%
Gross margin$784
Cash needed$106,648
Monthly profit paybackn/a (monthly loss)
Data confidence
Lender stress test
Rent-covers-mortgage check0.84
Rent-covers-mortgage check FAIL (need ≥ 1.00)
Year-by-year Monthly profit (5-yr horizon)
Net Monthly profit after tax. Rent + costs compound at their growth rates; mortgage principal amortises year-by-year for repayment loans.
Year
Gross Rent
Op Costs
Mortgage
Equity Built
Tax
Net
Cumulative
Year 1
$16,488
$6,447
$10,479
$0
$0
-$438
-$438
Year 2
$16,983
$6,641
$10,479
$0
$0
-$137
-$575
Year 3
$17,492
$6,840
$10,479
$0
$33
$141
-$434
Year 4
$18,017
$7,045
$10,479
$0
$94
$399
-$35
Year 5
$18,557
$7,257
$10,479
$0
$156
$666
$632
Year 5 disposal
Disposal gain (gross)-$48,851
CGT$0
Net Disposal proceeds$188,384
What we verified
What we verified
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20002 ok · 0 caution · 0 fail · 0 unknown
Investor
Tenant profileFamily let
Tenant profilelikely cohort3 bed
Primary profile
Family let
Nearest university
for student-let assessment
University of Aberdeen · 6869.5 km
Reason
3-bed house in a suburban area — family-let demand dominates; check local school catchment ratings.
Refurb costBased on beds + baths + sqftEstimate available
Investor profile2▾
Tenant profileBeds + postcode heuristicFamily / Rent by the room
Rent by the room feasibilityMin 3 beds for C4 routeFeasible
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Offer ($)
Monthly rent ($)
Estimated rent from few comparables — verify.
Financing
DepositYour cash in — the rest is the mortgage25% · $43,750
5%100% (cash buy)
Mortgage rate5y fixed7.0%
3.0%9.0%
Mortgage term (years)
Stress rate8.0%
5.0%9.0%
Acquisition costs
Refurb ($)
Legal + survey ($)
Mortgage fees ($)
Running costs
Management10%
0%20%
Void weeks
Insurance ($/mo)
Maintenance ($/mo)
Result · Rent it out
Monthly Monthly profit
-$36
after mortgage, operating costs & tax
Income
Monthly rent+$1,374
After 2wk voids: $1,321/mo
Outgoings
Mortgage-$873
Operating costs-$537
show breakdown ▾
Management (10% of rent)-$137
CapEx reserve (5% of rent)-$69
Council Tax × voids (2w/yr)-$5
Insurance-$20
Maintenance-$67
Income taxnot modelled · net is NOI basis
Returns
Return before costson price9.42%
Cash returnon cash-0.41%
Gross margin$784
Cash needed$106,648
Monthly profit paybackn/a (monthly loss)
Data confidence
Lender stress test
Rent-covers-mortgage check0.84
Rent-covers-mortgage check FAIL (need ≥ 1.00)
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Rooms (3+)3 bd
If converted
Net Rent by the room yield—
Comparables
sold within 0.5 mi
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Tax & exit
Ltd Co
Tax bandLtd Co 25%
Mortgage-interest tax rule credit$1,838
Annual rental tax$0
CGT yr 5$0 · company level
5y net total$632
Acquisition costs
$107K
25% deposit$43,750
Refurb$57,035
Legal + survey$1,700
Mortgage + broker$3,625
Cash needed$106,648
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