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Renting & Investing
Rent, let or invest: what to work out before you decide.
- Rent or buy a flat in Latvia: how to compare the costs Deciding whether to rent or buy a flat is about more than which monthly payment is smaller. Here is a simple way to compare only the money you will never get back.
- Rental yield in Riga: what a let flat really earns The rental yield in Riga you see in listings and conversations is usually a gross number. Here are both formulas, a worked example and a list of everything that brings it down to the real net figure.
- Rent prices in Riga: what sets the rent and how to check it Rent prices in Riga vary a lot between neighbourhoods and buildings. Here is what sets the rent in different areas, plus tips on comparing listings properly.
- How much rent to charge for your flat in Riga How much rent should you charge so the flat neither goes too cheap nor sits empty? The answer is in similar flats around you and one simple calculation.
- Investing in a flat in Riga: new build or Soviet-era series If you want to invest in a flat to let, the first choice is usually between a new build and a Soviet-era series building. Each has its own logic: one costs more up front, the other later.