Deal No. 8 · Zossen · Single, around €82k
Ten years on a 114 m² apartment in Brandenburg.
A 114 m² apartment from 1991 in Zossen-Wünsdorf, south of Berlin, financed in full at 4,5 % fixed for ten years. A 12-year remaining useful life puts depreciation at 8,3 % a year, which is why this is the largest tax saving in the series on the second smallest price. Every year of the projection is below, from the part year in 2026 to the sale in 2036.
The deal
What was bought, and on what terms
Zossen-Wünsdorf, 114 m², built 1991. Bought for 350.000 €, financed 100 % at 4,5 % fixed 10 y, against a 82.000 € income.
Repayment 1 %·AfA 8,3 %, a 12-year remaining useful life·Rent 12,50 € / m², falling to 8,36 € in 2030·Appreciation 3 %·Income growth 0 %·Own capital 750 €·Running costs not modelled
The loan covers the price and all but 750 € of the purchase costs: 6,5 % transfer tax, 1,5 % notary and land registry, 0,5 % financing costs. The export carries no management or reserve costs, unlike the other deals here. Brandenburg, single filing.
- Worst month before tax benefits
- −788 €
- In 2030, narrowing every year as rent rises
- After tax benefits, first full year
- +566 € / month
- The apartment carries itself from year one
- Total wealth if sold in 2036
- 178.315 €
- Only 750 € in: the loan covered the price and the rest of the costs
Projection from the assumptions above. The salary stays flat and the apartment is sold after the 10-year holding period, so the gain is tax-free. Two figures drive everything else: depreciation of 25.190 € a year from the 12-year remaining useful life, and a rent that falls by a third in 2030 and never fully recovers.
The ten years, year by year
Cashflow before tax benefits
per month · rent minus loan and costs
−62.389 €
Cashflow after tax benefits
per month · including the tax refund
+44.448 €
Tax impact
per year · income tax saved
+106.837 €
2026 is a part year. The purchase closed in Oct 2026, so those 3 months of ownership carry a full calendar year of tax effect, and the first bar sits far above the years that follow.
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Rent 1.218 € / month · 2026 new-build · 5 % degressive AfA
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- 1.218 €/ monthin 2026
- Tax back
- 3.844 €/ yearaverage over 10 years
- Wealth up
- 137.335 €/ 10 yrsif sold in 2036, after loan and costs
Monthly cashflow
Positive from the first year once the tax refund is counted.
| Over the hold | 10 years | 15 years | 20 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent collected | 164.604 € | 267.696 € | 390.060 € |
| Cashflow before tax benefits | -20.776 € | -10.374 € | +19.300 € |
| Tax back | 38.439 € | 37.916 € | 24.234 € |
| Cashflow after tax benefits | +17.663 € | +27.542 € | +43.534 € |
| Wealth up | 137.335 € | 254.849 € | 398.261 € |
Wealth up is what you walk away with after paying off the loan, selling costs and any tax on the sale, minus your own capital. Tax-free after 10 years.