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Break-Even Rental Price for Landlord Calculator

Break-even rent = monthly costs / (1 − vacancy rate).

Calculates the minimum monthly rent a landlord must charge to cover mortgage payment and expenses, accounting for expected vacancy periods.

Marcus Laurent By Marcus Laurent
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How to use this calculator

  1. Fill in the inputs above using the units you already have.
  2. Values update automatically as you type — no submit button needed.
  3. Hover any result row for the underlying formula and intermediate values.

Formula

Break-even = (mortgage + expenses) / (1 − vacancy/100)

In depth

Calculates the minimum monthly rent a landlord must charge to cover mortgage payment and expenses, accounting for expected vacancy periods.