Does this rental actually make money?

Price, loan, rent, expenses. See cap rate, monthly cash flow and return on your cash, live.

Purchase and loan

Purchase price

Down payment (investors: often 25%)

Interest rate (estimate, edit)

Closing costs (% of price, estimate)

Income

Rent entered as

Units

Rent per unit

$/mo

Other income (laundry, parking)

$/mo

Vacancy

Expenses

Property tax (% of price/yr)

Insurance (estimate)

$/yr

HOA

$/mo

Utilities owner pays

$/mo

Repairs (% of rent)

CapEx (% of rent)

Property management (% of rent, 0 if you self-manage)

5-year view

Home value growth (per year)

Rent growth (per year)

Monthly cash flow

$0 /mo

NOINet operating income, before the mortgage$0
Cap rateNOI ÷ price0%
Cash-on-cashYearly cash flow ÷ cash you put in0%
DSCRNOI ÷ mortgage payments0
GRMPrice ÷ yearly gross rent0
Break-even occupancyHow full it must be to cover all bills0%
5-year IRRCash flow + sale after 5 years, simple estimate—

Cash needed: $0 · Loan: $0 Mortgage (P&I): $0/mo · Gross rent: $0/yr Operating expenses: $0/yr · Equity at year 5: $0

Lenders who qualify on the property's rent (DSCR loans) often want DSCR of 1.0 to 1.25 or higher. Ask your lender.

Good / ok / weak cutoffs are rules of thumb, not rules. Bay Area cap rates are often low because prices are high.

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