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How to Effectively Analyze Investment Properties for Sale


Choosing an investment property has never been an easy job.  Analyzing investment properties for sale is a daunting task even for the most experienced investors in the real estate market.

Why is performing detailed analysis for multiple properties considered so complicated? The answer is pretty simple: detailed analysis requires time, effort and money on the investor’s end. The investor has to research  for, collect, and analyze data – and that’s not always easy, especially if you’re comparing multiple properties.

What if you had a tool to make your life x10 times easier? Well, we’ve got it for you. Mashvisor offers predictive analysis tools that gives potential investors the platform to collect and analyze required data to make sound investments. Having access to analytical data on a platform like Mashvisor means you are can easily study potential costs through different scenarios and profits that can be generated from a specific investment.

Investors have different budgets and expectations when considering an investment. The data on Mashvisor gives investors the chance to compare all properties listed on it. Mashvisor also provides analytics on investment properties for sale for different criteria incluing cash on cash return, cap rate, expected rental income and optimal investment strategy in a particular area.

Now, we’ll be demonstrating how to use Mashvisor to show how property analysis works using data provided by Mashvisor.

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Property Price

Investment properties for sale should first be analyzed based on their selling price. Mashvisor allows you to adjust the filter to set a maximum price for properties that fit your purchasing limit. This allows your analysis scope to be rounded up and not having a big pool of properties to choose from.

Rental Income

Rental income analytics is thoroughly provided on Mashvisor in two different methods, Airbnb and Traditional rent. For example, if we select the property 6735 Yucca St #106, Hollywood, we notice that rental income generated from Airbnb is $500 higher than that of traditional rent. This gives you a clear understanding of which method you should be using to get maximum profit from your investment.

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Monthly Expenses

Monthly expenses like rental income are provided for Airbnb and traditional rent. Analyzing the same example in 6735 Yucca St #106, we notice that Airbnb expenses are only $30 more expensive than traditional expenses. Monthly expenses must be calculated and analyzed extensively to avoid investment in a property that will be draining money rather than making it.

Cash Flow

This category is the predictive analysis for expenses combined with data for rental income to gives you a clear indication of the positive or negative cash flow through using Airbnb or traditional. In the example we used before, it becomes clear that Airbnb is the more profitable option considering its higher income and identical expenses to the traditional renting method.

Related: 5 Ways To Create A Positive Cash Flow Income Property

Mashvisor’s analysis doesn’t stop here. Analyzing cap rate, cash on cash return, optimal investing strategy, and occupancy rates are also a good indication of the likely success of an investment. Occupancy rate analysis is extremely useful to help investors avoid the possibilities of vacancies in the off-seasons.

Mashvisor also allows investors to modify and edit values. Investors have different ways of financing, expenses expectations and start-up costs. This is how the analysis becomes even more astonishing because Mashvisor’s calculator will give you different estimates on cap rate, cash on cash return and cash flow depending if you are paying a mortgage or not.

As you can see, analysis of investment properties for sale has become a much easier task thanks to Mashvisor. Investors no longer have to travel distances or hire realtors to invest outside their state. Gone are the days of having to ask your realtor about cap rates, cash on cash return and mortgage rates for each property. Mashvisor has given each of its users a platform where the can obtain insights on investing opportunities in real estate.

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Khaled Zaqout

Khaled is an experienced content writer who enjoys writing about anything and everything real estate.

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