20 March 2008

Rent Vs Buy: Parow - If This Is High Yield Then I'd Hate To See A Low Yield

We don't normally cover Parow but this ad for a 2 bed flat caught my eye. It's described as "high yield" and is on the market for R475 000. It has a net rental of R1 770 (R2 448 - R678 in rates/levies) which means if you bought it with a 100% bond the difference between the net rental and the bond is nearly 2.5 times the net rental itself. Here's the ROI and payments you can expect:












Down PaymentMonthly PaymentCash flowAnnual IncomeROI
R0R6079.99R-4309.99R-51719.87
R47500R5471.99R-3701.99R-44423.89-93.52%
R95000R4863.99R-3093.99R-37127.90-39.08%
R142500R4255.99R-2485.99R-29831.91-20.93%
R190000R3647.99R-1877.99R-22535.92-11.86%
R237500R3039.99R-1269.99R-15239.94-6.42%
R285000R2432.00R-662.00R-7943.95-2.79%
R332500R1824.00R-54.00R-647.96-0.19%
R380000R1216.00R554.00R6648.031.75%
R427500R608.00R1162.00R13944.013.26%
R475000R0.00R1770.00R21240.004.47%
I wouldn't exactly describe a maximum ROI of 4% below inflation as 'high yield', but that's just me. An 80% downpayment is needed to break even on cashflow. Putting down a 50% downpayment still requires capital appreciation of 3.2% just to not lose any money in the first year.

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