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Use a rent range and decide which point you can defend today. A conservative base case plus a realistic upside case makes it harder to overpay and easier to explain your offer.
Checklist
Budgets fail when they ignore order of work. A phased plan helps you spot dependencies and price risk: electrics before plaster, plumbing before tiling, lead times before finishes.
Quick model
Add a contingency that scales with uncertainty. If the survey is thin, your buffer should be bigger, not smaller. Aim for clarity on the top three unknowns.
A small rate move can erase cash-flow. Model at least two higher-rate cases and verify you can still cover expenses and reserves without relying on perfect occupancy.
What to check
If you decide your maximum price, minimum yield, or maximum rehab budget in advance, you avoid emotional bidding. A walk-away rule is a tool for speed.
Example rule
If base-case cash-flow goes negative with a 10% rent drop or a 1% rate increase, pause and re-price. If it still does not work, pass.
If you are early in your journey, use an expense baseline and refine it later. Include maintenance, insurance, safety checks, management, and voids. Understating costs is the fastest path to disappointment.
Tip
Write each expense line as a question: “Who pays, how often, and what makes it go up?” That phrasing catches missing items.
Delays affect interest, council tax, insurance, and lost rent. Put a “delay slider” in your assumptions. If the deal only works when everything is perfect, it is not resilient.
Quick action
Ask contractors for lead times, not just prices. Then add a buffer and see how your break-even changes.
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