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★★★★☆4 / 5

2-room residential property in Cotta, Dresden

Cotta, Dresden

Purchase price
€148,500
Living area
53.2 m²
Rooms
2
Location
Cotta

Investment at a glance

A practical start with long-term potential

Cash needed to acquire
€12,623
Acquisition costs beyond the purchase price
Estimated monthly cash flow
−€238.64 / month
At purchase
Projected equity in 10 years
€113,695
4% scenario · €148,500 loan · €787.05 / month bank payment
Estimated annual tax benefit
€1,352
Potential benefit under the stated tax assumptions

Equity outlook uses the returned middle value-growth scenario, a €148,500 loan, €787.05 / month bank payment and a modelled 25-year financing horizon.

How this property could grow over time

Illustrative value scenarios over 25 years. Projections are not guaranteed.

3% growth4% growth5% growth
01

A Closer Look at the Property

Neighborhood
Cotta
City
Dresden
Property type
Residential
Purchase price
€148,500
Living area
53.2 m²
Rooms
2
Floor
second floor
Year built
1,993
Occupancy
Not rented
Property management
Not managed by Alpha Minoris
Buyer commission
None
Balcony · Yes
Parking · Yes
Fitted kitchen · No

Energy certificate

Class D

Valid until
09 Dec 2027

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Advisor's description

“From an investor’s point of view, this is a practical and broadly rentable apartment type: not too small, not too large, and generally well suited for singles or couples.”

Alpha Minoris advisor

02

Income Profile

Rental note

“The apartment is currently vacant, which means there is immediate reletting work, but also room to position the rent more cleanly from the start.”

Alpha Minoris advisor

Status
Not rented
Estimated cold rent · estimated
€612.26 / month
Net rent per m²
€11.50 / m²

Local benchmark

Alpha Minoris curated rent records

Dresden
€11.53 / m²
n = 12
03

What It Takes to Get Started

Cash needed to acquire

€12,623

8.5% of purchase price

Estimated total including property

€161,123

€2,789.26 / m²

Acquisition cost composition

Alpha Minoris fee is the greater of 1% of the purchase price or €1,000.

Purchase price
100%
€148,500
Land transfer tax
5.5%
€8,168
Notary
1.5%
€2,228
Land registry
0.5%
€743
Alpha Minoris fee
1%
€1,485
Estimated total€161,123

Price per square metre comparison

Where this property sits

€2,420.00 / m²€5,175.00 / m²
Dresden · n = 264
€4,809.91 / m²
Active marketplace listings

The guide range uses the configured city limits. The city benchmark uses the returned active marketplace sample; this is not a valuation.

04

Your Potential Tax Advantage

Some costs of an investment property can reduce taxable rental income. For high earners, that can create a meaningful tax advantage and improve the real economics of holding the property.

Annual cold rent

The actual or estimated cold rent used in this Exposé over 12 months.

€7,347

Apartment and parking cold rent

Estimated annual interest

Only the interest part of the loan is considered here, not principal repayment.

€7,425

5% interest assumption

Owner-paid Hausgeld

The property costs paid by the owner rather than passed through to the tenant.

€766

Owner-paid Hausgeld over 12 months

Depreciation (AfA)

A government-allowed annual write-off on the building value, not the land value.

€2,376

2% on €118,800 building basis

Adjust AfA

AfA is the annual building write-off shown in the card before this one. Adjust the assumption to see its effect below.

Temporary scenario; resets on reload.

Vermieter Autopilot

Let Alpha Minoris handle day-to-day rental management.

  • Rent tracking
  • Tenant communication
  • Maintenance coordination

Uses the recorded fee, or 10% of apartment cold rent. See the monthly difference in section 5.

Interest rate (Sollzins)

Initial repayment (Tilgung)

Down payment

Default financing

Down payment
Loan amount
Monthly installment

Visible calculation

How the estimate is built

Estimated annual advantage

€1,352
+Annual cold rent
€7,347
−Estimated annual interest
€7,425
−Owner-paid Hausgeld
€766
−Depreciation (AfA)
€2,376

Estimated taxable rental result

Rent less interest, owner-paid Hausgeld, management and AfA

-€3,220
Tax-reducing amount€3,220
× 42% marginal rate€1,352

Potential monthly net income increase

Estimated annual advantage divided by 12

+€112.70 / month

Illustrative estimate, not tax advice. Assumes a 42% marginal tax rate, a 5% annual interest rate and full purchase-price financing. AfA is estimated at 2% for a building completed in 1,993, using the recorded construction year as a completion-year proxy. It applies to the returned 80% building share and excludes the 20% land share. Actual deductible costs and tax outcomes depend on individual circumstances.

05

Your Monthly Cash Flow

Rent minus the bank installment, owner-paid Hausgeld and any Vermieter Autopilot management cost gives the before-tax cash flow. The signed estimated monthly tax effect is then applied to show the final result. Positive means cash retained; negative means cash contributed by the owner.

Today's monthly calculation

Income − costs + tax effect = cash flow

+Apartment rent
€612.26 / month
−Bank installment
€787.05 / month
−Owner-paid Hausgeld
€63.85 / month
Cash flow before tax
−€238.64 / month
Estimated monthly tax effectPositive is relief; negative is estimated tax payable
+€112.70 / month
Cash flow after taxIncome less costs, including the estimated tax effect
−€125.94 / month

Cash flow over time

How tax changes your monthly result

The neutral marker shows cash flow before tax. The solid bar shows the result after the estimated tax effect. A green connector is estimated tax relief; a red connector is estimated tax payable.

After-tax cash flowBefore-tax markerTax reliefTax payable
Monthly cash flow before tax, estimated tax effect, and cash flow after tax by year
YearBefore taxEstimated tax effectAfter tax
Now−€238.64 / month+€112.70 / month−€125.94 / month
Year 1−€208.03 / month+€99.85 / month−€108.18 / month
Year 2−€175.88 / month+€86.35 / month−€89.54 / month
Year 3−€142.13 / month+€72.17 / month−€69.96 / month
Year 4−€106.69 / month+€57.29 / month−€49.41 / month
Year 5−€69.48 / month+€41.66 / month−€27.83 / month
Year 6−€30.41 / month+€25.25 / month−€5.17 / month
Year 7+€10.61 / month+€8.02 / month+€18.63 / month
Year 8+€53.69 / month−€10.07 / month+€43.61 / month
Year 9+€98.92 / month−€29.07 / month+€69.85 / month
Year 10+€146.41 / month−€49.02 / month+€97.39 / month

Values below zero are monthly owner contributions; values above zero are monthly cash retained. Acquisition costs are excluded.

Advisor note

“At the current price, this is not a cash-flow-first property. The investment case here is more about long-term wealth building than immediate monthly surplus.”

Alpha Minoris advisor

06

Long-Term Ownership Value

What you put in vs what it could build

Property growth and loan repayment build equity over time. Any positive monthly cash flow after the estimated tax effect is shown separately as retained rental income.

Owner cash invested includes acquisition cash and any required monthly owner contributions after the estimated tax effect. These are illustrative projections, not guaranteed returns.

Year 10

A meaningful holding milestone

Assumes 4% annual property value growth

Owner cash invested
€18,335
Projected equity
€113,695
Owner cash invested after tax
€18,335
Rental income generated
€1,959
Projected equity
€113,6956.2x
Estimated property value
€219,8161.5x

How projected equity is calculated. Projected equity is the €219,816 estimated property value minus the €106,121 remaining loan. 28.54% of the original financing is modelled as repaid after 10 years. The buyer is the legal owner of 100% of the property from purchase.

Year 25

Year-25 ownership outlook

Assumes 4% annual property value growth

Owner cash invested
€18,335
Projected equity
€395,877
Owner cash invested after tax
€18,335
Rental income generated
€107,042
Projected equity
€395,87721.6x
Estimated property value
€395,8772.7x

How projected equity is calculated. Projected equity is the €395,877 estimated property value minus the €0 remaining loan. 100% of the original financing is modelled as repaid after 25 years. The buyer is the legal owner of 100% of the property from purchase.

07

Property vs. Stock Market

The same tax-adjusted owner cash is used in both paths. The property result is projected equity plus retained rental income; the stock result invests that cash in MSCI World.

One chart · two time horizons

The same owner cash, compared side by side

Property resultMSCI World
Property growth assumption
4%
MSCI World growth assumption
8%
Owner cash invested after tax
€18,335

After 10 years

Property result
€115,653
MSCI World
€37,614

After 25 years

Property result
€502,919
MSCI World
€119,317

After 10 years

Property and stocks

Property result
€115,6536.3x
MSCI World
€37,6142.1x

What makes up the property result

Projected equity
€113,695
Retained rental income
€1,959

€113,695 projected equity + €1,959 retained rental income = €115,653 property result.

After 25 years

Property and stocks

Property result
€502,91927.4x
MSCI World
€119,3176.5x

What makes up the property result

Projected equity
€395,877
Retained rental income
€107,042

€395,877 projected equity + €107,042 retained rental income = €502,919 property result.

Owner cash means acquisition cash plus any required monthly owner contributions after the estimated tax effect. If monthly cash flow is non-negative, owner cash remains the acquisition cash. The benchmark assumes matching contributions and reinvested growth; fees, taxes and volatility are not modelled.

“This is worth considering for an investor who wants a sensible, easy-to-understand apartment with solid rental appeal and is comfortable taking a longer-term view.”

Alpha Minoris advisor verdict

Alpha Minoris Version 1 · generated 14 Aug 2026