20 March 2008

Rent Vs Buy: Lower Gardens - Lower Yields As Well

Here's a 1 bedroomed apartment in Lower Gardens described as an 'investment for years to come'. Well that's partly true as you're going to have to hold onto this thing for a loooong time if you want to make any money out of it. It's on sale for R850 000 and has a net rental income of R3 250 (R4 000 - R750 in levies). If you buy it with a 100% bond the difference between the bond and the rent is about 2.3 times the actual rent. Here's the ROI and payments required.












Down PaymentMonthly PaymentCash FlowAnnual IncomeROICap. Appr. Required
R0R10879.98R-7629.98R-91559.77
10.77%
R85000R9791.98R-6541.98R-78503.79-92.36%9.24%
R170000R8703.98R-5453.98R-65447.82-38.50%7.70%
R255000R7615.99R-4365.99R-52391.84-20.55%6.16%
R340000R6527.99R-3277.99R-39335.86-11.57%4.63%
R425000R5439.99R-2189.99R-26279.89-6.18%3.09%
R510000R4351.99R-1101.99R-13223.91-2.59%1.56%
R595000R3263.99R-13.99R-167.93-0.03%0.02%
R680000R2176.00R1074.00R12888.051.90%-1.52%
R765000R1088.00R2162.00R25944.023.39%-3.05%
R850000R0.00R3250.00R39000.004.59%-4.59%

4.59% maximum yield if you buy the whole thing in cash, and that's before maintenance and vacancy. An 80% downpayment is required to break even on cashflow and if you take out a 50% bond you'll need 3.09% capital appreciation just to not lose any money at all.

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