Rented normally, you'd make about $187 a month.

That is thin: one empty month wipes out 10 months of that profit. The rent is our own estimate, not a signed tenancy. The problem is the gap between them is too small to absorb anything going wrong.

85 Amherst Ave, Taunton, MA 02780 · 1,116 sqft · $188/sqft

2 BED MANUFACTUREDListed 51d ago

$209,900

List price

Monthly profit

+$187/mo

Cash needed

$58K

+ refurb costs

Return after costs

1.7%

Cash return

3.9%

Solid

Rented normally at the asking price, this works with risks you can price in — 11.23% return before costs on price.

Why it works

11.23% 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.

Research, not financial advice · how we decide →

One card is deliberately absent. Renting it by the room — Only 2 bed — too small for an HMO (3+ unrelated tenants from 2+ households) without major reconfiguration.

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