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Long Beach Island, New Jersey

Will the house pay for itself?

A short interview about one house. We lay out a real island season, Saturday to Saturday, set it against every cost from flood insurance to the deck you will rebuild, and give you a plain answer.

Town, how close to the beach, bedrooms and what a July week rents for. A first answer in under a minute; no email asked.

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A sample report

Every figure on the report is explained in a sentence, and every default can be changed.

A five-bedroom on the ocean block in Surf City, owned outright.

Five bedrooms, a pool, one July week kept · Local agency

Rent covers this much of what the house costs you

Before the mortgage

Rent covers 198% of what the house costs you before the mortgage

$78,875a year

Cost of ownership: running costs

After the mortgage

Rent covers 198% of what the house costs you after the mortgage

$78,875a year

Cost of ownership: running costs; no mortgage

Rent pays every cost with $77,046 a year to spare.

What the house leaves you
$77,046
Rent for the year
$155,921
Rent left after the bills
$77,046
Weeks to cover the year
4.7 weeks
Family weeks cost
$16,845
Yearly return over ten years
6.2%

Sample figures for the 2027 season. How they are made.