-17.1% 5y IRR — capital outlay disproportionate to returns
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Price
$538K
Return before costson price
5.05%
est rent $2,263not enough comparables
Cash needed
$267K
deposit + costs
Monthly profit
−$2K
net of mgmt + voids
5y Return on your cash
-37.5%
after tax
IRR
-17.1%
cash + capital
How we define each return:On price — gross yield = annual rent ÷ purchase price.On cost — net yield ÷ total project cost (price + refurb + fees).On cash — cash-on-cash & ROI ÷ the actual cash you put in (deposit + costs).
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Buy-to-Let. Standard rental on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. Single household, market rent, paid monthly direct to landlord (or via agent). (hover any strategy tab for pros + cons)
Offer ($)
Monthly rent ($)
Estimated rent from few comparables — verify.
Financing
DepositYour cash in — the rest is the mortgage25% · $134,475
5%100% (cash buy)
Mortgage rate5y fixed7.0%
3.0%9.0%
Mortgage term (years)
Stress rate8.0%
5.0%9.0%
Acquisition costs
Refurb ($)
Legal + survey ($)
Mortgage fees ($)
Running costs
Management10%
0%20%
Void weeks
Insurance ($/mo)
Maintenance ($/mo)
Result · Rent it out
Monthly Monthly profit
-$1,728
after mortgage, operating costs & tax
Income
Monthly rent+$2,263
After 2wk voids: $2,176/mo
Outgoings
Mortgage-$2,684
Operating costs-$1,307
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Management (10% of rent)-$226
CapEx reserve (5% of rent)-$113
Council Tax × voids (2w/yr)-$9
Insurance-$40
Maintenance-$67
Income taxnot modelled · net is NOI basis
Returns
Return before costson price5.05%
Cash returnon cash-7.76%
Gross margin$869
Cash needed$267,202
Monthly profit paybackn/a (monthly loss)
Data confidence
Lender stress test
Rent-covers-mortgage check0.44
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
$27,156
$15,686
$32,208
$0
$0
-$20,738
-$20,738
Year 2
$27,971
$16,156
$32,208
$0
$0
-$20,393
-$41,131
Year 3
$28,810
$16,641
$32,208
$0
$0
-$20,039
-$61,170
Year 4
$29,674
$17,140
$32,208
$0
$0
-$19,674
-$80,844
Year 5
$30,564
$17,654
$32,208
$0
$0
-$19,298
-$100,142
Year 5 disposal
Disposal gain (gross)-$91,530
CGT$0
Net Disposal proceeds$579,038
What we verified
What we verified
2 total · click to expand
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 Glasgow · 5773.7 km
Reason
3-bed house in a suburban area — family-let demand dominates; check local school catchment ratings.
5.05% Return before costs — around the area average for this property type.
Monthly profit −$1,728/mo at the default 25% deposit @ 5.5% — open the calculator to stress-test.
Price
$538K
vs comparable
Return before costs
5.05%
est rent $2,263/monot enough comparables
Bedrooms
3
2 bath
What we verified
3 total
3000
Building condition1▾
Refurb costBased on beds + baths + sqftEstimate available
Investor profile2▾
Tenant profileBeds + postcode heuristicFamily / Rent by the room
Rent by the room feasibilityMin 3 beds for C4 routeFeasible
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Buy-to-Let. Standard rental on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. Single household, market rent, paid monthly direct to landlord (or via agent). (hover any strategy tab for pros + cons)
Offer ($)
Monthly rent ($)
Estimated rent from few comparables — verify.
Financing
DepositYour cash in — the rest is the mortgage25% · $134,475
5%100% (cash buy)
Mortgage rate5y fixed7.0%
3.0%9.0%
Mortgage term (years)
Stress rate8.0%
5.0%9.0%
Acquisition costs
Refurb ($)
Legal + survey ($)
Mortgage fees ($)
Running costs
Management10%
0%20%
Void weeks
Insurance ($/mo)
Maintenance ($/mo)
Result · Rent it out
Monthly Monthly profit
-$1,728
after mortgage, operating costs & tax
Income
Monthly rent+$2,263
After 2wk voids: $2,176/mo
Outgoings
Mortgage-$2,684
Operating costs-$1,307
show breakdown ▾
Management (10% of rent)-$226
CapEx reserve (5% of rent)-$113
Council Tax × voids (2w/yr)-$9
Insurance-$40
Maintenance-$67
Income taxnot modelled · net is NOI basis
Returns
Return before costson price5.05%
Cash returnon cash-7.76%
Gross margin$869
Cash needed$267,202
Monthly profit paybackn/a (monthly loss)
Data confidence
Lender stress test
Rent-covers-mortgage check0.44
Rent-covers-mortgage check FAIL (need ≥ 1.00)
Rent by the roomupside
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Rent by the room conversion upside—▾
Required
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$5,648
Annual rental tax$0
CGT yr 5$0 · company level
5y net total-$100,142
Acquisition costs
$267K
25% deposit$134,475
Refurb$119,010
Legal + survey$2,900
Mortgage + broker$9,069
Cash needed$267,202
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