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BTR feasibility, around stabilised yield.

BTR is not BTS with rent. Stabilised yield, operating cost ratio and lease-up timing as the design unit, with the cap rate an institutional buyer expects.

  • Inputs7 blocks
  • Outputs8 metrics
  • CashflowMonthly
  • ScenariosPlanned

What this model does

Build-to-rent feasibility, end to end.

Decide whether the BTR site holds up at institutional cap rate. Stabilised yield, operating cost ratio and lease-up curve drive the answer, not GRV.

Calculation flow05 steps
  1. 01

    Scheme

    Site area, GFA, NLA, unit count and mix captured.

  2. 02

    Cost stack

    Build by component, amenity, fit-out and finance assembled.

  3. 03

    Stabilised NOI

    Rent per unit through lease-up curve, operating cost broken out.

  4. 04

    Exit value

    Cap rate applied to stabilised NOI for institutional exit.

  5. 05

    Returns

    Stabilised yield, equity IRR and operating cost ratio returned.

Schema

Every input. Every output. In one view.

The full build-to-rent feasibility model schema. 7 input blocks feeding 8 output metrics, with the calculation engine in between.

Inputs07 blocks
  1. 01

    Site and scheme

    Site areaGFANLAUnit countMix
  2. 02

    Land

    Land costStamp dutyAcquisition
  3. 03

    Construction

    $/m² by componentAmenityContingencyFit-out
  4. 04

    Operating cost

    Operator feeOutgoingsCapex reserveInsurance
  5. 05

    Rent and lease-up

    Rent per unitLease-up curveVacancyIncentives
  6. 06

    Finance and exit

    Senior debtInterestCap rateExit value
  7. 07

    Programme

    ConstructionLease-upStabilisationHold
Outputs08 metrics
Primary outputAt base case
Stabilised yield5.2%
MetricValue
  • Stabilised NOI$18.4M
  • Exit value$390.0M
  • Development profit$54.0M
  • Development margin16.1%
  • Equity IRR13.4%
  • Peak debt$208.0M
  • Operating cost ratio26%

Engine logic

Two engines. Scenarios and cashflow.

The two pieces that separate the build-to-rent feasibility from a spreadsheet. Scenarios that share one project, and a monthly cashflow wired to every input.

Scenarios01 / 02

Multiple scenarios, one project

Switchable in a click. No copied files.

  1. 01

    Build-and-hold versus build-and-sell as a scenario.

  2. 02

    Operator fee, lease-up curve and incentives as scenario levers.

  3. 03

    Cap rate and exit value sensitivity on one project.

  4. 04

    Each scenario carries its own operating cost build-up.

Cashflow02 / 02

Monthly cashflow, fully connected

Every input touches the schedule.

  1. 01

    Cashflow runs through construction, lease-up and into hold.

  2. 02

    Rent steps up through the lease-up curve, with vacancy modelled.

  3. 03

    Operating cost broken out by operator fee, outgoings and capex reserve.

  4. 04

    Exit value applied at the cap rate at stabilisation.

Excel replacement

Where the workbook quietly fails.

Every row is a recurring failure mode of the build-to-rent feasibility spreadsheet, and how the model handles it once.

SpreadsheetPopurise model
  • 01BTR modelled as BTS with rentStabilised yield, NOI and lease-up as the design unit
  • 02Operating cost as a flat percentageOperator fee, outgoings, capex reserve broken out
  • 03Build-and-hold vs build-and-sell in two filesTwo paths, side by side, one workspace

Use and verify

What it decides. What to check first.

The decisions the build-to-rent feasibility is built to support, alongside the things to verify before you trust it on a live deal.

What it decidesUse cases
  1. 01

    Hold or trade

    Build-and-hold versus build-and-sell. See the equity outcome on each path.

  2. 02

    Tune the lease-up

    Curve, vacancy and incentives as live inputs. Stabilised NOI follows.

  3. 03

    Pressure-test the cap rate

    Exit cap rate sensitivity in one place. See the value swing.

  4. 04

    Size the operating cost

    Operator fee and outgoings as live inputs. The ratio is honest.

Pre-flight checklist05 checks

  • Operator fee, outgoings, capex reserve as separate inputs.

  • Lease-up modelled as a curve with vacancy and incentives.

  • Build-and-hold and build-and-sell as scenarios.

  • Cap rate sensitivity, not a hardcoded number.

  • Stabilised yield reported on total development cost.

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Questions

Build-to-rent feasibility, answered.

How Popurise handles the build-to-rent feasibility.

Is the BTR model live today?

Not yet. Popurise is live for BTS residential. BTR is on the expansion roadmap.

How is operating cost modelled?

As a build-up. Operator fee, outgoings, capex reserve and insurance live as separate inputs.

Does it handle build-and-hold?

Yes. Build-and-hold and build-and-sell sit as scenarios in the same project.

What about lease-up?

Lease-up is a curve with vacancy and incentives as inputs. Stabilised NOI follows the curve.

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