“I wouldn’t live here” is not a criterion for an investment apartment
What matters is not whether we personally like the apartment. What matters is whether a future tenant and the next buyer will want it.
Strategy and economics first. Then the specific property.
First we define who will need the property, how it will generate income and who could buy it in the future.
Location, entry price and real demand.
I calculate the net result, not the advertised percentage.
I compare rent and future resale with real market comparables.
Purchase, transaction costs, renovation, furniture, taxes and all other expenses.
What matters is not whether we personally like the apartment. What matters is whether a future tenant and the next buyer will want it.
Different audiences, location requirements, renovation standards, furnishing, costs and management.
First we define the exit scenario and calculate the economics. Then we look for the property.