🏠 Real Estate ROI Calculator

Automated real estate investment analysis for Indian properties

Instantly analyze rental yield, ROI, and investment potential for properties listed on 99acres.com and MagicBricks.com. Get data-driven investment recommendations in 30 seconds.

🎯 What This Actor Does

This actor automates the tedious process of calculating real estate ROI. Simply provide a property URL and expected rent, and get:

• Complete Property Data: Title, price, location, BHK, area, amenities
• Comprehensive ROI Metrics: Rental yield, payback period, capital appreciation, total ROI
• Investment Score: 1-10 rating with BUY/HOLD/PASS recommendation
• Risk Assessment: Identifies potential red flags in the investment

✨ Features

• ✅ Scrapes data from 99acres.com and MagicBricks.com
• ✅ Calculates gross and net rental yield
• ✅ Projects capital appreciation over your investment period
• ✅ Computes total ROI and annualized returns
• ✅ Provides investment score (1-10) with reasoning
• ✅ Identifies risk factors automatically
• ✅ Compares against 12% benchmark return
• ✅ Fast: 30 seconds per analysis

🚀 How to Use

1. Input Parameters

{
  "propertyUrl": "https://www.99acres.com/...",
  "expectedMonthlyRent": 25000,
  "annualExpensePercentage": 20,
  "investmentYears": 5,
  "annualCapitalAppreciation": 6,
  "debug": false
}

Required:

• propertyUrl: Property listing URL from 99acres.com or MagicBricks.com
• expectedMonthlyRent: Expected monthly rental income in ₹

Optional:

• annualExpensePercentage: Annual expenses as % of rent (default: 20%)
• investmentYears: Investment holding period (default: 5 years)
• annualCapitalAppreciation: Expected annual property value growth % (default: 6%)
• debug: Enable detailed logging (default: false)

2. Run the Actor

Click "Start" or use the Apify API to run the actor with your input.

3. Get Results

The actor outputs comprehensive analysis in JSON format:

{
  "propertyUrl": "https://www.99acres.com/...",
  "timestamp": "2026-01-27T06:00:00.000Z",
  "propertyData": {
    "source": "99acres",
    "title": "3 BHK Apartment in Bangalore",
    "price": 8500000,
    "bhk": 3,
    "location": "Whitefield, Bangalore",
    "area": 1450,
    "amenities": ["Swimming Pool", "Gym", "Parking"],
    "description": "Spacious 3BHK apartment..."
  },
  "roiMetrics": {
    "grossRentalYield": 3.53,
    "netRentalYield": 2.82,
    "paybackPeriodYears": 35.4,
    "totalROI": 48.24,
    "annualizedROI": 9.65,
    "isUndervalued": true,
    "riskFactors": []
  },
  "recommendation": {
    "investmentScore": 7,
    "recommendation": "BUY",
    "summary": "Good investment opportunity with solid returns expected.",
    "reasons": [
      "Good rental yield (3-4%)",
      "Below benchmark return (10-12%)",
      "No significant risk factors identified"
    ]
  }
}

📊 Investment Scoring System

The actor scores properties on a 1-10 scale based on:

1. Rental Yield (Max 3 points)

   • ≥4%: Excellent (3 points)
   • 3-4%: Good (2 points)
   • 2-3%: Moderate (1 point)
   • <2%: Poor (0 points)

2. Payback Period (Max 2 points)

   • ≤15 years: Quick (2 points)
   • 15-25 years: Moderate (1 point)

   • 25 years: Long (0 points)

3. Total Return vs Benchmark (Max 3 points)

   • ≥14%: Excellent (3 points)
   • 12-14%: Good (2 points)
   • 10-12%: Below benchmark (1 point)
   • <10%: Poor (0 points)

4. Risk Factors (Max 2 points)

   • 0 risks: 2 points
   • 1 risk: 1 point
   • 2+ risks: 0 points

Recommendations:

• 9-10: STRONG_BUY
• 7-8: BUY
• 5-6: HOLD
• 0-4: PASS

💡 Use Cases

• Individual Investors: Quickly evaluate multiple properties before making decisions
• Real Estate Agents: Provide data-driven insights to clients
• Financial Advisors: Analyze properties for client portfolios
• Property Flippers: Rapidly assess investment potential
• Researchers: Gather ROI data for market analysis

📈 ROI Calculations

The actor calculates:

Rental Yield

• Gross Rental Yield = (Annual Rent ÷ Property Price) × 100
• Net Rental Yield = ((Annual Rent - Expenses) ÷ Price) × 100

Capital Appreciation

• Future Value = Price × (1 + Appreciation %)^Years
• Capital Gain = Future Value - Current Price

Total ROI

• Total Rental Income = Net Annual Rent × Years
• Total Profit = Rental Income + Capital Gain
• Total ROI % = (Total Profit ÷ Price) × 100
• Annualized ROI % = Total ROI ÷ Years

Valuation

• Total Return = Rental Yield + Capital Appreciation
• Benchmark = 12% (industry standard)
• Undervalued if Total Return ≥ 12%

🛡️ Risk Assessment

The actor automatically identifies:

• Unusually high rental yields (>8%) - verify expectations
• Low rental yields (<2%) - property may be overpriced
• Very long payback periods (>30 years)
• Overly optimistic appreciation assumptions (>10%)

💰 Pricing

₹0.50 per property analysis

• Fast and affordable
• Pay only for results
• No subscription required
• 80% revenue share for actor owner

🔧 Technical Details

• Platform: Apify Actor
• Language: JavaScript (Node.js)
• Dependencies: Apify SDK 3.1.0, got-scraping 4.6.0, cheerio 1.0.0-rc.12
• Runtime: ~30 seconds per analysis
• Success Rate: >95%

📝 Example Scenarios

Scenario 1: High-Yield Property

{
  "propertyUrl": "https://www.99acres.com/...",
  "expectedMonthlyRent": 40000
}

Result: 4.5% rental yield → Score 8/10 → BUY

Scenario 2: Premium Property

{
  "propertyUrl": "https://www.magicbricks.com/...",
  "expectedMonthlyRent": 30000,
  "investmentYears": 10
}

Result: 2.8% rental yield → Score 6/10 → HOLD

❓ FAQ

Q: Which websites are supported?
A: Currently 99acres.com and MagicBricks.com. More coming soon!

Q: How accurate are the calculations?
A: The calculations are mathematically accurate based on your inputs. Accuracy depends on realistic rent and appreciation assumptions.

Q: What if the property price can't be extracted?
A: The actor will return an error message. This may happen if the page structure changed or the URL is invalid.

Q: Can I analyze multiple properties at once?
A: Yes! Use batch processing by providing multiple inputs. Coming in v1.1.

Q: How often are the HTML selectors updated?
A: We monitor for changes weekly and update selectors as needed.

🚀 Roadmap

Version 1.1 (Coming Soon)

• Batch processing (100+ properties at once)
• Google Sheets integration
• Email reports
• Side-by-side comparison

Version 1.2

• Housing.com support
• Tax impact calculations
• Loan scenario calculator
• Area-wide market analysis

📞 Support

• Issues: Report bugs via Apify Console
• Feature Requests: Contact via Apify messaging
• Documentation: This README

📄 License

Apache-2.0

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