Rental Property Analyzer  
Copyright 2010, W. Murray Bradford, CPA   Comments and suggestions: Send e-mail to contactus@bradfordtaxinstitute.com  
 
   
Step 1: Replace sample data with your data and tab to next entry. Analyzer updates after each entry.   Step 2: View your projected results! Note that you can see the projected results in three views below.  
       
Purchase of Property   *-How to Enter Data   View 1--Gross return (think compound interest)    
Price you will pay for the property? *-Enter amt., hit tab   Your safe investment rate before taxes is  
Down payment?   Your compound rate of return on this property is  
First mortgage amount?   This return is better (worse) than your safe rate by  
First mortgage period in years? *-Enter yrs., hit tab        
First mortgage interest rate?   View 2--After-tax adjusted rate of return    
Monthly payment (calculated)   Your safe investment rate after taxes is    
First mortgage points (percent)? *-Enter %, hit tab   This property produces an after-tax annual return of  
Points (calculated dollar amount)   This return is better (worse) than your safe rate by  
Other first mortgage closing costs        
Total costs to obtain mortgage   View 3--After-tax cash profit (loss)      
Closing costs to obtain title (transfer/stamp taxes, survey, etc)?   In today's dollars (present value), you invest  
  In tomorrow's dollars (future value), you walk away with  
Second mortgage? Enter 1 for yes, 2 for no.     This gives you a cash profit (loss) of    
    Number of years you will own this property  
Second mortgage amount?        
       
Second mortgage period in years?          
Second mortgage interest rate?  
Monthly payment (calculated)  
Balloon payment on second mtg? Enter 1 for yes, 2 for no.  
 
Year of balloon payment?  
Balloon payment (calculated)      
Second mortgage points or other  
acquisition costs?  
     
Rental Income    
Monthly rent?  
Annual rent  
Vacancy rate as a percentage?  
Net annual rental income  
Expected annual increase in rent as a percentage (your best guess)?  
 
         
Income Taxes        
Federal tax rate on ordinary income?          
State tax rate on ordinary income?      
Federal tax rate on unrecaptured section 1250 gain?          
Federal tax rate on capital gains?      
State tax rate on capital gains?          
Do you qualify according to tax law to deduct your passive losses? Enter 1 for yes, 2 for no.          
         
Investment Return        
Annual percentage return you earn on a safe investment?          
Tax rate (combined state and federal) that applies to this safe investment? For reference, your combined ordinary income state and federal tax rate is to the right of this note.    
After-tax safe return (calculated)        
           
Appreciation in Property Value        
Years you intend to own this property?      
Anticipated average annual appreciation in property value?  
Selling price of property (calculated)      
Real estate commissions and closing costs on the sale of this property as a percentage of selling price?  
     
Property Ownership/Carrying Costs      
Real estate taxes per year?  
Annual increase in real estate taxes?  
Property management fees?      
Annual increase in fees?      
Tenant location fees?      
Annual increase in fees?      
Repairs and maintenance per year?      
Annual increase in repairs/maint.?      
Property insurance?      
Annual increase in insurance?  
Utilities per year?  
Annual increase in utilities?   One-Time Property Ownership/Carrying Costs by Year    
Condo fees?   1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
Annual increase in condo fees?    
Other expenses?   8 9 10 11 12 13 14  
Annual increase in other expenses?    
      15 16 17 18 19 20 21  
Allocation of Purchase Price to Land, Building    
Commercial property? Enter 1 Residential property? Enter 2  
Purchase price of property?      
Closing costs to perfect title?      
Total cost (basis) of property      
Percent of cost (basis) to land?  
Basis of land  
Basis of building  
To keep this worksheet straightforward, cost segregation and potential personal property depreciation are not considered.  
 
 
 
Calculated amounts to produce the results above.  
  Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Year  
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21  
Annual rent  
Vacancy rate  
Net annual rental income  
1st mortgage interest  
2nd mortgage interest  
Real Estate Taxes  
Property management fees  
Tenant location fees  
Repairs & Maintenance  
Property insurance  
Utilities on property  
One-time costs  
Property condo fees  
Other  
                                             
                                             
Tax-deductible cash outflows  
   
Depreciation (Building) 27.5 or 39 yrs  
1st mortgage costs amortization  
2nd mortgage costs amortization  
 
Net Taxable (Income) Loss  
Passive loss (income)  
Taxable (income) loss  
Tax Rate  
Cash inflow (outflow) from taxes  
 
Accumulation of Passive Losses    
Passive loss not deducted for year  
Passive loss deducted  
Cumulative passive loss  
Remaining taxable income  
 
Nontax Cash outflows (inflows)    
1st mortgage principal paid  
2nd mortgage principal paid  
Down payment N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A  
Balloon payment on 2nd mortgage  
1st mortgage acquisition costs N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A  
2nd mortgage acquisition costs N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A  
Costs to obtain title N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A  
Tax-deductible cash outflows  
Net cash benefit from deductions  
Cash outflow (inflow)  
       
Present values of cash outflows  
Cash outflow only  
Applicable cash outflow  
Present value of applicable outflow  
Cumulative present value  
 
Future value of cash inflows  
Cash inflow only  
Applicable cash inflow  
Future value of applicable inflow  
Cumulative future value  
Add net cash from sale of property  
Less taxes on sale of property  
Add benefit of unused passive losses and unamortized expenses  
Net cumulative future value  
     
     
Cash proceeds from sale of property  
Selling price of property  
Selling expenses and closing  
Net sales proceeds  
Payoff second mortgage  
Payoff first mortgage  
Net cash from sale  
     
Adjusted basis    
Purchase price  
Cost to obtain title  
Less depreciation  
Adjusted basis day of sale  
     
Unused deductions    
Cumulative unused passive losses  
1st mortgage unamortized costs  
2nd mortgage unamortized costs  
Total  
Ordinary tax rate  
Year of sale cash benefit  
 
Gain or loss on sale  
Net sales proceeds  
Adjusted basis day of sale  
Gain (loss)      
     
Taxes on sale    
Unrecaptured 1250 gain  
Tax Rate on uncaptured 1250 gain  
Federal tax on 1250 gain This is the tax you pay on the amount of the gain attributable to straight-line depreciation.  
Capital gain  
Federal tax on capital gain  
State tax on capital gain  
Income taxes on sale of property  
   
Draw down of amortizable mortgage costs  
1st mortgage acquisition costs  
2nd mortgage acquisition costs  
 
Mortgage Amortization   Second Mortgage Amortization  
Principal   Principal   Year of balloon payment  
Interest   Interest   Balloon payment  
Years   Years  
Payment   Payment  
 
  Year Beg/Prin End/Prin Pmts Int. Prin/Pay Total   Year Beg/Prin End/Prin Pmts Int. Prin/Pay Total    
  1   1    
  2   2    
  3   3    
  4   4    
  5   5    
  6   6    
  7   7    
  8   8    
  9   9    
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  12   12    
  13   13    
  14   14    
  15   15    
  16   16    
  17   17    
  18   18    
  19   19    
  20   20    
  21   21    
  22   22    
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  24   24    
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  29   29    
  30   30