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Texas Break-Even Occupancy Calculator

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

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Property Management

Debt Service

Texas Market Context

Avg Cap Rate

5.8%

Median Price

$338K

Property Tax

1.25%

Vacancy Rate

9.2%

Local Factors

  • -No state income tax but very high property taxes and insurance eat into cash flow
  • -Massive new construction in Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio is increasing vacancy
  • -Population growth remains strong but rent growth has stalled in oversupplied metros

Break-Even Occupancy

47.2%

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

Safety Margin52.8%
Gross Potential Income$70,224
Operating Expenses−$18,728
Annual Debt Service−$14,400
Total Costs to Cover$33,128
Cash Flow (100% occ.)$37,096
BREAK-EVEN47.2%
Safety Margin$53
Operating Expenses$27
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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