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How much does renovating to rent pay off? An example with numbers

Buying, renovating and letting a 70 m² flat in Madrid: total investment, expected rent and net yield.

How much does renovating to rent pay off? An example with numbers
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8 September 20261 min readBy Fanworking team

The case (illustrative example)

Yield

With 20% rental costs, the net yield is around 4.6% a year, compared with 3.2% without renovating.

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