Monthly profit +$493/mo from completion — the no.1 reason to invest
11.63% return before costs — above-market
Why to be cautious
-14.2% 5y IRR — capital outlay disproportionate to returns
No rent comparables — estimate is a rule-of-thumb fallback, not market data. Verify the rent locally before offering.
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Price
$295K
Return before costson price
11.63%
est rent $2,858not enough comparables
Cash needed
$257K
deposit + costs
Monthly profit
+$493
net of mgmt + voids
5y Return on your cash
11.6%
after tax
IRR
-14.2%
cash + capital
How we define each return:On price — gross yield = annual rent ÷ purchase price.On cost — net yield ÷ total project cost (price + refurb + fees).On cash — cash-on-cash & ROI ÷ the actual cash you put in (deposit + costs).
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Buy-to-Let. Standard rental on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. Single household, market rent, paid monthly direct to landlord (or via agent). (hover any strategy tab for pros + cons)
Offer ($)
Monthly rent ($)
Estimated rent from few comparables — verify.
Financing
DepositYour cash in — the rest is the mortgage25% · $73,750
5%100% (cash buy)
Mortgage rate5y fixed7.0%
3.0%9.0%
Mortgage term (years)
Stress rate8.0%
5.0%9.0%
Acquisition costs
Refurb ($)
Legal + survey ($)
Mortgage fees ($)
Running costs
Management10%
0%20%
Void weeks
Insurance ($/mo)
Maintenance ($/mo)
Result · Rent it out
Monthly Monthly profit
+$493
after mortgage, operating costs & tax
Income
Monthly rent+$2,858
After 2wk voids: $2,748/mo
Outgoings
Mortgage-$1,472
Operating costs-$893
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Management (10% of rent)-$286
CapEx reserve (5% of rent)-$143
Council Tax × voids (2w/yr)-$7
Insurance-$28
Maintenance-$67
Income taxnot modelled · net is NOI basis
Returns
Return before costson price11.63%
Cash returnon cash2.30%
Gross margin$1,855
Cash needed$257,388
Monthly profit payback43y 6m
Data confidence
Lender stress test
Rent-covers-mortgage check1.10
Rent-covers-mortgage check PASS (target 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
$34,296
$10,712
$17,664
$0
$1,125
$4,795
$4,795
Year 2
$35,325
$11,033
$17,664
$0
$1,259
$5,369
$10,164
Year 3
$36,385
$11,364
$17,664
$0
$1,398
$5,958
$16,122
Year 4
$37,476
$11,705
$17,664
$0
$1,540
$6,567
$22,689
Year 5
$38,600
$12,056
$17,664
$0
$1,687
$7,193
$29,883
Year 5 disposal
Disposal gain (gross)-$162,489
CGT$0
Net Disposal proceeds$317,561
What we verified
What we verified
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20002 ok · 0 caution · 0 fail · 0 unknown
Investor
Tenant profileMixed demand
Tenant profilelikely cohort2 bed
Primary profile
Mixed demand
Nearest university
for student-let assessment
University of Glasgow · 6394.7 km
Reason
Mixed-demand area without a single dominant tenant cohort. Local lettings agent can clarify.
Refurb costBased on beds + baths + sqftEstimate available
Investor profile2▾
Tenant profileBeds + postcode heuristicFamily let
Rent by the room feasibilityMin 3 beds for C4 routeBelow threshold
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Buy-to-Let. Standard rental on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. Single household, market rent, paid monthly direct to landlord (or via agent). (hover any strategy tab for pros + cons)
Offer ($)
Monthly rent ($)
Estimated rent from few comparables — verify.
Financing
DepositYour cash in — the rest is the mortgage25% · $73,750
5%100% (cash buy)
Mortgage rate5y fixed7.0%
3.0%9.0%
Mortgage term (years)
Stress rate8.0%
5.0%9.0%
Acquisition costs
Refurb ($)
Legal + survey ($)
Mortgage fees ($)
Running costs
Management10%
0%20%
Void weeks
Insurance ($/mo)
Maintenance ($/mo)
Result · Rent it out
Monthly Monthly profit
+$493
after mortgage, operating costs & tax
Income
Monthly rent+$2,858
After 2wk voids: $2,748/mo
Outgoings
Mortgage-$1,472
Operating costs-$893
show breakdown ▾
Management (10% of rent)-$286
CapEx reserve (5% of rent)-$143
Council Tax × voids (2w/yr)-$7
Insurance-$28
Maintenance-$67
Income taxnot modelled · net is NOI basis
Returns
Return before costson price11.63%
Cash returnon cash2.30%
Gross margin$1,855
Cash needed$257,388
Monthly profit payback43y 6m
Data confidence
Lender stress test
Rent-covers-mortgage check1.10
Rent-covers-mortgage check PASS (target 1.00)
Rent by the roomupside
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Rent by the room conversion upside—▾
Required
Rooms (3+)2 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$3,098
Annual rental tax$0
CGT yr 5$0 · company level
5y net total$29,883
Acquisition costs
$257K
25% deposit$73,750
Refurb$177,000
Legal + survey$2,150
Mortgage + broker$5,425
Cash needed$257,388
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