-16.0% 5y IRR — capital outlay disproportionate to returns
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Price
$525K
Return before costson price
5.63%
est rent $2,461not enough comparables
Cash needed
$282K
deposit + costs
Monthly profit
−$1K
net of mgmt + voids
5y Return on your cash
-26.3%
after tax
IRR
-16.0%
cash + capital
How we define each return:On price — gross yield = annual rent ÷ purchase price.On cost — net yield ÷ total project cost (price + refurb + fees).On cash — cash-on-cash & ROI ÷ the actual cash you put in (deposit + costs).
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Buy-to-Let. Standard rental on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. Single household, market rent, paid monthly direct to landlord (or via agent). (hover any strategy tab for pros + cons)
Offer ($)
Monthly rent ($)
Estimated rent from few comparables — verify.
Financing
DepositYour cash in — the rest is the mortgage25% · $131,250
5%100% (cash buy)
Mortgage rate5y fixed7.0%
3.0%9.0%
Mortgage term (years)
Stress rate8.0%
5.0%9.0%
Acquisition costs
Refurb ($)
Legal + survey ($)
Mortgage fees ($)
Running costs
Management10%
0%20%
Void weeks
Insurance ($/mo)
Maintenance ($/mo)
Result · Rent it out
Monthly Monthly profit
-$1,315
after mortgage, operating costs & tax
Income
Monthly rent+$2,461
After 2wk voids: $2,366/mo
Outgoings
Mortgage-$2,620
Operating costs-$1,156
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Management (10% of rent)-$246
CapEx reserve (5% of rent)-$123
Council Tax × voids (2w/yr)-$9
Insurance-$40
Maintenance-$67
Income taxnot modelled · net is NOI basis
Returns
Return before costson price5.63%
Cash returnon cash-5.60%
Gross margin$1,210
Cash needed$281,583
Monthly profit paybackn/a (monthly loss)
Data confidence
Lender stress test
Rent-covers-mortgage check0.52
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
$29,532
$13,876
$31,436
$0
$0
-$15,779
-$15,779
Year 2
$30,418
$14,292
$31,436
$0
$0
-$15,309
-$31,089
Year 3
$31,330
$14,721
$31,436
$0
$0
-$14,826
-$45,914
Year 4
$32,270
$15,162
$31,436
$0
$0
-$14,327
-$60,242
Year 5
$33,239
$15,617
$31,436
$0
$0
-$13,814
-$74,056
Year 5 disposal
Disposal gain (gross)-$109,459
CGT$0
Net Disposal proceeds$565,151
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 cohort4 bed
Primary profile
Family let
Secondary profile
HMO / sharers
Nearest university
for student-let assessment
University of Glasgow · 4599.4 km
Reason
4-bed house in a suburban area — family-let demand dominates; larger property may also work as a sharer HMO.
5.63% Return before costs — around the area average for this property type.
Monthly profit −$1,315/mo at the default 25% deposit @ 5.5% — open the calculator to stress-test.
Price
$525K
vs comparable
Return before costs
5.63%
est rent $2,461/monot enough comparables
Bedrooms
4
2 bath
What we verified
3 total
3000
Building condition1▾
Refurb costBased on beds + baths + sqftEstimate available
Investor profile2▾
Tenant profileBeds + postcode heuristicFamily / Rent by the room
Rent by the room feasibilityMin 3 beds for C4 routeFeasible
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Buy-to-Let. Standard rental on an Assured Shorthold Tenancy. Single household, market rent, paid monthly direct to landlord (or via agent). (hover any strategy tab for pros + cons)
Offer ($)
Monthly rent ($)
Estimated rent from few comparables — verify.
Financing
DepositYour cash in — the rest is the mortgage25% · $131,250
5%100% (cash buy)
Mortgage rate5y fixed7.0%
3.0%9.0%
Mortgage term (years)
Stress rate8.0%
5.0%9.0%
Acquisition costs
Refurb ($)
Legal + survey ($)
Mortgage fees ($)
Running costs
Management10%
0%20%
Void weeks
Insurance ($/mo)
Maintenance ($/mo)
Result · Rent it out
Monthly Monthly profit
-$1,315
after mortgage, operating costs & tax
Income
Monthly rent+$2,461
After 2wk voids: $2,366/mo
Outgoings
Mortgage-$2,620
Operating costs-$1,156
show breakdown ▾
Management (10% of rent)-$246
CapEx reserve (5% of rent)-$123
Council Tax × voids (2w/yr)-$9
Insurance-$40
Maintenance-$67
Income taxnot modelled · net is NOI basis
Returns
Return before costson price5.63%
Cash returnon cash-5.60%
Gross margin$1,210
Cash needed$281,583
Monthly profit paybackn/a (monthly loss)
Data confidence
Lender stress test
Rent-covers-mortgage check0.52
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+)4 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$5,513
Annual rental tax$0
CGT yr 5$0 · company level
5y net total-$74,056
Acquisition costs
$282K
25% deposit$131,250
Refurb$136,210
Legal + survey$2,900
Mortgage + broker$8,875
Cash needed$281,583
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