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New Mexico Break-Even Occupancy Calculator

Find the minimum occupancy rate needed to cover all expenses using New Mexico market data. It's (Operating Expenses + Debt Service) / Gross Potential Income. Pre-filled with New Mexico rents, tax rates, and insurance.

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Debt Service

New Mexico Market Context

Avg Cap Rate

6.2%

Median Price

$357K

Property Tax

0.61%

Vacancy Rate

6.6%

Local Factors

  • -Albuquerque and Santa Fe are the primary rental markets with different investor profiles
  • -National labs (Los Alamos, Sandia) provide stable high-income renter base
  • -Low property taxes keep holding costs manageable

Break-Even Occupancy

42.8%

Very Safe
Units needed occupied2 of 4
Max vacant units2
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Must be occupied Can be vacant

Safety Margin57.2%
Gross Potential Income$67,824
Operating Expenses−$14,626
Annual Debt Service−$14,400
Total Costs to Cover$29,026
Cash Flow (100% occ.)$38,798
BREAK-EVEN42.8%
Safety Margin$57
Operating Expenses$22
Debt Service$21

What does this mean?

A break-even below 60% means this property can weather significant vacancy and still cover all costs. That's an extremely resilient deal with a wide margin of safety.

What Is Break-Even Occupancy?

Break-even occupancy is the minimum percentage of a property that must be occupied for rental income to cover all operating expenses and debt service. It's a critical risk metric — the lower the break-even, the more resilient your investment.

Break-Even Occupancy = (Operating Expenses + Debt Service) / Gross Potential Income x 100

Target benchmarks: Most lenders want to see break-even occupancy below 85%. Best-in-class stabilized properties often achieve 65-75%. Above 90% is a red flag in underwriting.

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