Learn how cash flow, financing, and purchase costs affect projected rental returns.
A rental can have a decent cap rate and barely break even after the mortgage. I use three DoorHunter listings to explain what cap rate tells us, where it falls short, and when to use cash-on-cash return.
Why limit yourself to your backyard? Compare ten markets for buy-and-hold rentals, BRRRRs, and short-term rentals using DoorHunter data, FRED, and local tourism research.
Follow a BRRRR project from purchase through refinance. Model costs, debt payoff, refinance proceeds, and the cash that remains invested.
Calculate rental cash flow from rent, vacancy, operating expenses, reserves, and loan payments. Follow a worked example using explicit assumptions.
Explore real listings and adjust the assumptions behind your projected returns.