ROI calculator
Project the long-term return on a Medellín property — past the headline appreciation rate, through fees, into what actually lands in your pocket.
- Annualized
- +2.0%
- Final sale
- $382,884
- Sale net of fees
- $363,740
- Cash basis
- $330,000
Pre-tax. Capital gains in Colombia are 15% for residents on properties held under 2 years, 0% after — we’ll talk you through your situation.
Annualized return tells you more than total profit.
A 50% return over ten years sounds great. The same money in the S&P would have done 200%. Always compare annualized — that's the only number that lets you weigh the deal against the alternatives.
And remember: real estate appreciation is regional and cyclical. Medellín has had a strong decade, but the next decade is its own conversation. Don't extrapolate.
When this is the right tool
- Buy-and-hold residential property, 3+ year horizon.
- Property is in a neighborhood with reliable comparable sales (Poblado, Laureles, Envigado).
- You have realistic appreciation assumptions — historical Medellín average is ~5–7% in COP.
When this won't capture reality
- Pre-construction with delivery risk — the model assumes you receive the unit on time, in spec.
- Fix-and-flip plays — these need a different model that includes renovation cost and timeline risk.
- Cash-purchase vs leveraged purchase — leverage amplifies both upside and downside, and this tool models cash basis only.
The questions we get most.
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Talk to someone who’s run this math 1,000 times.
Bring the numbers from above. We’ll tell you which assumptions are tight and which are wishful, and where the deal actually lives.