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Rental income

Welshy Author:Gareth posts : 434   (Expert)Date : 09-01-08 11:02

re: Rental income

Do all the sums first - can you afford the repayments on your UK mortgage and the Bulgarian mortgage if rates say increased by 2 or 3%? If not then your stretching too far IMHO.

Also what is your current salary to remaining mortgage on UK property? Dont give salary purely give its say 3 times or 1.4 times etc

Fully research it and decide if you want it for yourself or if you want to rent it out. Totally different investment proposition depending on which your after.
bobbbbbbbbbby Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 09-01-08 11:18

re: Rental income

i definately need to rent these properties out. I was just curious on how much rental income i should expected - all three are going through a management company.
Welshy Author:Gareth posts : 434   (Expert)Date : 09-01-08 12:08

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Well one way is to look online for similar to yours well number of beds & facilities & spec/star rating that way you know what the current market is dictating.

bobbbbbbbbbby Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 09-01-08 12:38

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I have done this, however it doesnt tell me how many weeks a year on average these properties are rented out for
cheers
bobbbbbbbbbby Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 09-01-08 12:38

re: Rental income

I have done this, however it doesnt tell me how many weeks a year on average these properties are rented out for
cheers
Welshy Author:Gareth posts : 434   (Expert)Date : 09-01-08 13:14

re: Rental income

True.

You could look into a few hotels in the area and ask them what their level of days with empty rooms per year is Im sure this would be quoted in their accounts.

Id say if you would consider the period Mid Dec to late Mar to be the Key part of the season, Summer is much less but in Aug for 2 weeks there is a beer & Jazz fastival.

Outside of the key holiday times Id expect a low expectancy of income.

You need to price the rental at an attractive rate but then calculate how ...
True.

You could look into a few hotels in the area and ask them what their level of days with empty rooms per year is Im sure this would be quoted in their accounts.

Id say if you would consider the period Mid Dec to late Mar to be the Key part of the season, Summer is much less but in Aug for 2 weeks there is a beer & Jazz fastival.

Outside of the key holiday times Id expect a low expectancy of income.

You need to price the rental at an attractive rate but then calculate how many weeks at that rate to cover all your costs. Then if it was a lower rate how many more full weeks would you have and again how many more weeks until you cover all your costs.

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damo Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 09-02-08 14:06

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if you go to escape2bansko.com there's an example of how you can market your properties and a calender showing when the apartments booked during the year.
bobbbbbbbbbby Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 09-02-08 15:22

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this apartment has managed to get 5 weeks rental in the last year. oh dear!
damo Author:damo posts : 651   (Expert)Date : 09-03-08 01:53

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No that's the bookings taken so far for next year!!!
Welshy Author:Gareth posts : 434   (Expert)Date : 09-03-08 10:48

re: Rental income

5 weeks at what rate? When I did my original budget I needed 6.5 weeks rental at peak season for it to cover my full years costs any above that was profit.