Understand every number behind a deal.
Clear, no-jargon guides on the metrics, math and decisions that make or break an investment, each paired with a free calculator.
How to analyze a rental property deal
Analyze any rental in five numbers: gross rent, NOI, cash flow, cap rate, cash-on-cash and DSCR. This step-by-step framework, with benchmarks and a worked example, tells a good deal from a bad one.
Read the guide →What is DSCR, and what's a good ratio?
The number lenders care about most, and why 1.20 is the line.
Cap rate explained (with examples)
The yield before financing, and when it misleads you.
Cash-on-cash return, step by step
The return on the actual cash you put into a deal.
What rental ROI really includes
Cash flow is only part of it: paydown and appreciation count too.
What NOI is (and why it matters)
The income figure cap rate and DSCR are both built on.
GRM: the quick comparison metric
A fast screen, with a big blind spot.
The BRRRR method, demystified
Buy, rehab, rent, refinance, repeat, and the math behind it.
How DSCR loans actually work
The investor mortgage that qualifies the property, not you.
How much should you put down?
The trade-off between cash in and monthly cash flow.
Fix & flip, by the numbers
ARV, rehab, holding and selling costs decide the profit.
The 70% rule, explained
A quick ceiling on what to pay for a flip.