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Updated over 8 years ago,
Analyzing a Rental Property Deal
I'm still new, but trying to practice evaluating opportunities as I see them. Could you guys help me make sure my thought process is correct for the below opportunity? Tell me where the holes are.
There is an opportunity to purchase 6 adjoining townhouse units for $77,000.
The listing claims Gross Rents of $38,700 (about $537/month/unit) and Net of $22,238 ($308/month/unit or $1853/month as a whole). I'm unsure of what they have included in their evaluation of operating expenses to figure out the net. That would be a question to ask. Taxes are about $500/year.
If I were to bring $20,000 cash to the table and finance the remaining $57,000 around 4%, Mortgage payments would be $275-$300 (approx $50/month/unit).
So, if I subtract from the stated Net of $1853, 10% vacancy ($185), Mortgage payments ($300), taxes ($40), and 10% repair budget ($185) I end up with about $1,140/month.
So $1140/month x 12 = 13,680. Divide that into a $20,000 initial investment and I'm seeing a 68.4% Annual return... which makes me feel like I messed something up somewhere...
Even if my numbers are a little generous, I still feel like I might be missing something.