Rental Property Investing Guides
Straight explanations of the numbers investors actually use to judge a rental deal — cap rate, cash-on-cash return, cash flow targets, and the shortcuts worth trusting.
What Is Cap Rate? A Simple Explanation for Investors
Cap rate explained in plain English: the formula, what counts as NOI, why it ignores financing, and how to calculate it on your own deal.
Read guide →Cash-on-Cash Return Explained (With Real Numbers)
What cash-on-cash return means, the formula, a full worked example, and why it differs from cap rate on the same rental property.
Read guide →Cap Rate vs. Cash-on-Cash Return: What's the Difference?
Cap rate measures the property, cash-on-cash measures your money. See both metrics side by side on the same deal and when each one matters.
Read guide →What Is a Good Cap Rate for a Rental Property?
The cap rate ranges investors target, how market and risk change the answer, typical rates by property type, and how to judge your own deal.
Read guide →How to Calculate Rental Property ROI (Step by Step)
A step-by-step method for calculating rental property ROI: the inputs you need, cap rate vs cash-on-cash vs total ROI, and a full worked example.
Read guide →The 1% Rule in Real Estate, Explained
What the 1% rule says, why investors use it as a fast screening filter, where it breaks down, and when it is safe to ignore.
Read guide →How Much Cash Flow Should a Rental Property Have?
Common per-unit cash flow benchmarks, why there is no universal number, and what should change your own target on a rental property.
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