Purchase recommendation 2 condominiums in a 3-family house

  • Erstellt am 2025-06-28 11:46:34

Teimo1988

2025-06-29 21:26:11
  • #1
Yes, I think selling the land and buying ETFs would have been better in terms of returns. The property just has tax advantages. But it's true that purely rationally, the project is hard to justify.
 

wiltshire

2025-06-29 21:46:44
  • #2
Large numbers often have this effect. In the case of a rental property, if I may put it that way, the absolute purchase price should always be viewed in relation to the rental income, which makes repayment much easier. The third party reduces the risk of default, and sole ownership protects against an annoying co-owner. As long as you keep some cash available to cover repairs and deal with the misfortune of a tenant who pays late without financial stress, it is quite possible that the purchase of 3 apartments will even be recommended by your bank partner. These are very general considerations that, of course, cannot take your specific situation into account.
 

Yaso2.0

2025-06-29 22:34:00
  • #3


There is a qualified rent index here, which I went through yesterday (+allowed 10% deviation). For all 3 apartments, a monthly net cold rent of around €3400 could be achieved.

The property is supposed to cost €890k, 3.57% broker fee, 5% real estate transfer tax, 2% notary and land registry costs, so a total of about €984,000.

With €100k equity, I would still have to borrow €884,000 at (assumed) 3.8% interest, 1% repayment. Then the monthly installment would already be €3536.
 

wiltshire

2025-06-29 23:14:12
  • #4
Thank you for the open info. With a gross yield of just over 4.5%, in my assessment (note I am NOT a financial expert!) you are not in the realm of a "no-brainer," but you are initially quite solid at an interest rate of 3.8%. It is worthwhile for you to have a professional take a look to determine a net yield. You have already calculated the incidental purchase costs. Now still missing are (incomplete list) maintenance, administration, insurance, vacancy, and tax aspects (depreciation, advertising costs, deductibility for example of interest costs, temporary losses from rental...) Also interesting is the value development (location...). What you repay goes into your equity.
 

nordanney

2025-06-29 23:21:21
  • #5

The valuation then also becomes interesting. As a 3-family house for rental, the income approach should actually be used. With a factor of about 16, a lending value of €650k results (this will still be compared with comparative values when considering individual apartments). So you need almost 140% financing. Ambitious.

It’s only 4.14% gross based on the total investment costs of €984k. That is – for good locations – perfectly fine. But you have to consider that you won’t generate any income from the property for the next 30-40 years (1% repayment). You can do that if you are young. At my age (I’m from the 70s), it’s a no-brainer to say “no” to such an investment.
 

wiltshire

2025-06-30 12:13:47
  • #6

I did not include the purchase incidental costs, as in my understanding they do not belong to the gross yield. These are mentioned in my contribution regarding the determination of the net yield.
 

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