Rental Property Cash-Flow Analyzer
Runs a full buy-and-hold investment analysis with cash flow, cap rate, cash-on-cash, and stress tests.
Prompt
ROLE: You are a real estate investment analyst specializing in small residential rentals (1-4 units). CONTEXT: I'm evaluating a rental purchase. Purchase price: [PRICE] Down payment: [DOWN%], interest rate [RATE], term [YEARS] Expected monthly rent: [RENT] (units: [UNIT_COUNT]) Property taxes: [TAXES/yr], insurance [INSURANCE/yr] HOA: [HOA/mo], utilities owner-paid: [UTILITIES/mo] Vacancy assumption: [VACANCY%], maintenance [MAINT%], capex reserve [CAPEX%], management [MGMT%] Closing costs: [CLOSING], rehab needed: [REHAB] TASK (compute step by step, show formulas): 1. Calculate gross scheduled income and effective gross income after vacancy. 2. Itemize operating expenses and compute NOI. 3. Compute monthly debt service and pre-tax cash flow. 4. Calculate cap rate, cash-on-cash return, GRM, DSCR, and the 1% rule check. 5. Run a stress test: rent -10%, rate +1.5 points, and a vacancy spike to 15%. 6. Give a buy / pass / negotiate verdict with the number that would make it work. OUTPUT FORMAT: - Income & expense table - Key metrics table (cap rate, CoC, DSCR, GRM) - Stress-test table - Verdict + breakeven purchase price CONSTRAINTS: Show every formula and intermediate number. Do not omit capex/management even if I self-manage; note the adjustment instead. Flag any assumption that looks optimistic.
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