Columbia, MD · Member since 2017 · 10 posts · 3 votes
So a lot of people seem to tell me that I should know my ROI. But I'm unsure how to calculate that. I mean I understand that if I invest $1000 and make $100 over the course of the year then I got a 10% return. But I bought a rental property using my HELOC, I paid for everything using the HELOC. So the total cost of everything was $44k. All the money I get from the property goes straight back into the HELOC as I don't need the cash flow now, the idea is once it's paid off I'll have a little retirement cash flow. So it's been almost a year since renting it out and I've paid about $2k of the loan off. The taxes are paid for almost a year in advance. So I'm happy with the way the property is going but how do I figure out an ROI on it? Thanks.
Columbia, MD · Member since 2017 · 10 posts · 3 votes
7y
Hahaha, ok, so I can basically ignore the whole ROI thing. I was just wondering if there was some complicated mathematical formula I should be using to figure out my ROI.
Hahaha, ok, so I can basically ignore the whole ROI thing. I was just wondering if there was some complicated mathematical formula I should be using to figure out my ROI.
Yes, ignore the ROI.
Yes there is a formula that you use:
All income (cash flow) at year's end - all expenses at 1st year's end = Cash on Cash Return cash you used (cost & fees fro HELOC for 1st year) at start