No rent data on file — verify locally before offering.
Why it works
Why to be cautious
Floor area 400 sqft — small for the type
Monthly profit −$492/mo — significantly negative — real recurring drain
No rent comparables — estimate is a rule-of-thumb fallback, not market data. Verify the rent locally before offering.
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Price
$55K
Return before costson price
—
Cash needed
$48K
deposit + costs
Monthly profit
−$492
net of mgmt + voids
5y Return on your cash
-62.6%
after tax
IRR
—
cash + capital
How we define each return:On price — gross yield = annual rent ÷ purchase price.On cost — net yield ÷ total project cost (price + refurb + fees).On cash — cash-on-cash & ROI ÷ the actual cash you put in (deposit + costs).
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Buy-to-Let. Standard rental on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. Single household, market rent, paid monthly direct to landlord (or via agent). (hover any strategy tab for pros + cons)
Offer ($)
Monthly rent ($)
No rent data — verify locally
Financing
DepositYour cash in — the rest is the mortgage25% · $13,725
5%100% (cash buy)
Mortgage rate5y fixed7.0%
3.0%9.0%
Mortgage term (years)
Stress rate8.0%
5.0%9.0%
Acquisition costs
Refurb ($)
Legal + survey ($)
Mortgage fees ($)
Running costs
Management10%
0%20%
Void weeks
Insurance ($/mo)
Maintenance ($/mo)
Result · Rent it out
Monthly Monthly profit
-$492
after mortgage, operating costs & tax
Income
Monthly rent+$0
Outgoings
Mortgage-$274
Operating costs-$218
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Management (10% of rent)-$0
CapEx reserve (5% of rent)-$0
Council Tax × voids (2w/yr)-$5
Insurance-$20
Maintenance-$67
Income taxnot modelled · net is NOI basis
Returns
Return before costson price0.00%
Cash returnon cash-12.19%
Gross margin-$218
Cash needed$48,449
Monthly profit paybackn/a (monthly loss)
Data confidence
Lender stress test
Rent-covers-mortgage check0.00
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
$0
$2,618
$3,287
$0
$0
-$5,905
-$5,905
Year 2
$0
$2,697
$3,287
$0
$0
-$5,984
-$11,889
Year 3
$0
$2,777
$3,287
$0
$0
-$6,065
-$17,954
Year 4
$0
$2,861
$3,287
$0
$0
-$6,148
-$24,102
Year 5
$0
$2,947
$3,287
$0
$0
-$6,234
-$30,336
Year 5 disposal
Disposal gain (gross)-$31,539
CGT$0
Net Disposal proceeds$59,099
What we verified
What we verified
2 total · click to expand
20002 ok · 0 caution · 0 fail · 0 unknown
Investor
Tenant profileMixed demand
Tenant profilelikely cohort1 bed
Primary profile
Mixed demand
Nearest university
for student-let assessment
University of Glasgow · 5352.2 km
Reason
Mixed-demand area without a single dominant tenant cohort. Local lettings agent can clarify.
Monthly profit −$492/mo at the default 25% deposit @ 5.5% — open the calculator to stress-test.
Price
$55K
vs comparable
Return before costs
—
rent unknown
Bedrooms
1
1 bath
What we verified
3 total
2100
Building condition1▾
Refurb costBased on beds + baths + sqftEstimate available
Investor profile2▾
Tenant profileBeds + postcode heuristicFamily let
Rent by the room feasibilityMin 3 beds for C4 routeBelow threshold
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Buy-to-Let. Standard rental on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. Single household, market rent, paid monthly direct to landlord (or via agent). (hover any strategy tab for pros + cons)
Offer ($)
Monthly rent ($)
No rent data — verify locally
Financing
DepositYour cash in — the rest is the mortgage25% · $13,725
5%100% (cash buy)
Mortgage rate5y fixed7.0%
3.0%9.0%
Mortgage term (years)
Stress rate8.0%
5.0%9.0%
Acquisition costs
Refurb ($)
Legal + survey ($)
Mortgage fees ($)
Running costs
Management10%
0%20%
Void weeks
Insurance ($/mo)
Maintenance ($/mo)
Result · Rent it out
Monthly Monthly profit
-$492
after mortgage, operating costs & tax
Income
Monthly rent+$0
Outgoings
Mortgage-$274
Operating costs-$218
show breakdown ▾
Management (10% of rent)-$0
CapEx reserve (5% of rent)-$0
Council Tax × voids (2w/yr)-$5
Insurance-$20
Maintenance-$67
Income taxnot modelled · net is NOI basis
Returns
Return before costson price0.00%
Cash returnon cash-12.19%
Gross margin-$218
Cash needed$48,449
Monthly profit paybackn/a (monthly loss)
Data confidence
Lender stress test
Rent-covers-mortgage check0.00
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+)1 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$576
Annual rental tax$0
CGT yr 5$0 · company level
5y net total-$30,336
Acquisition costs
$48K
25% deposit$13,725
Refurb$32,940
Legal + survey$1,700
Mortgage + broker$1,824
Cash needed$48,449
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