Keep it as a rental or sell it?

Compare selling a rental now with keeping it.

Today
The rental
Cash flow in year 1: $262/mo after the mortgage.
The years ahead
Years you'd keep it
1 yr30 yr
Keeping it comes out ahead by
$131,860
After 10 years · cash from selling today: $152,000
  • Sell now, invested at 6%$272,209
  • Keep: equity after selling in year 10$347,110
  • Keep: cash flow over 10 years$56,958
  • Keep: total$404,069
Year by year
YearSell nowKeepAhead
1$161,120$171,881Keep +$10,761
2$170,787$192,848Keep +$22,060
3$181,034$214,933Keep +$33,899
4$191,896$238,174Keep +$46,278
5$203,410$262,609Keep +$59,198
6$215,615$288,274Keep +$72,659
7$228,552$315,211Keep +$86,660
8$242,265$343,461Keep +$101,196
9$256,801$373,065Keep +$116,265
10$272,209$404,069Keep +$131,860

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Questions

Does it include taxes?+

It shows depreciation recapture and capital gains as rough estimates when you turn them on. Check with a tax professional.