Retire in Paradise

If you are not accustomed to property market terms then allow me to explain what “Buy to Let” actually means. Well it’s quite straight forward really as it’s just a question of buying and completing on a property followed by letting it out to as many people as possible. The only important factor to consider is that your rental income covers your mortgage payments.

One thing to bear in mind when venturing on a property investment like this is the total month duration times of the high and low seasons. In Northern Cyprus for example, the low season lasts just five months and the high season stretches over seven months. To put the icing on the cake, there are over 300 sunny days a year, allowing thousands of travel makers the luxury of all year round holidays in places like Northern Cyprus.

We are now going to go over a real example based on current costs on a property with a sea view valued at 250,000 Euro. If it is a new build property you will be required to leave a 3000 Euro deposit as a reservation fee. You will then be required to pay a total 30% deposit including the 3000 Euro reservation fee amounting to around 75.000 Euro.

With the deposit out of the way we just have to deal with the 175.000 Euro balance, which we are going to finance. Have a good look at all of the different mortgage options but I would recommend a interest only mortgage, as this way your monthly payments are lower. We will take the best rate in current conditions then the resulting monthly payments work out at about 800 Euro, that being 9.600 per year.

If we now take a look at rental statistics and in Northern Cyprus there are 10 months rental income guaranteed. Now comparing to the property we have just bought, you can expect a cool 2600 Euro. in the high season months and 1500 Euro. during the low season.

Right, now let’s expand on that and if you rent out for 6 months during the high season and just 4 during the low season, you would rake in an amazing 21.600 Euro in rental income. Things are looking good already but out of that we must account for certain payments such as rental management and community fees, so make sure you find a recommended property management agency, although the costs will not succeed 1000 Euro. per year.

If you feel that this could be the property investment for you in a country which received over 2.6 million visitors last year. It is still a growing trend and there is a need for more properties to let out, so don’t miss the boat. Act now and head over to the Cyprusinformer.com/blog and you will find the best property investment advice on the internet.

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