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Property vs Business
A 2-minute money comparison
You're eyeing cash-flowing property.
Smart instinct. Maybe the wrong asset.
Property is leveraged: a 25% deposit controls about 4× the asset. But a business can be leveraged far harder — with a government-backed acquisition loan and seller terms, a small amount of capital can control one earning £150k+ a year. Put in your numbers and see the same money modelled both ways, leverage and all.
- ✓See, with realistic leverage, the asset, the profit and the cash each path actually produces.
- ✓See how a business's own profit pays off its loan — turning debt into your equity, fast.
- ✓Honest, not hyped. Illustrative figures, assumptions shown. Not financial advice.
This comparison is an educational illustration from Officially Invested and Dr Sandeep Bansal. The figures are illustrative scenarios based on the assumptions you entered and simplified, conservative model inputs — they are not a forecast, a quote, or a promise of returns, and real deals vary widely. Leverage cuts both ways: it amplifies losses as well as gains, and a business or property can fall in value or fail. Officially Invested is not a financial, tax, pension or investment adviser. Using a pension (SSAS/SIPP) or borrowing to buy property or a business is a regulated area; always take regulated professional advice before making any investment, pension or acquisition decision.