Real Estate Investing
Five metrics separate tire-kickers from real investors. Here's how to run cap rate, cash-on-cash, NOI, DSCR, and the 1% rule in under 60 seconds — and which ones actually matter for your buying decision.
Nov 13, 2025
Most investors calculate cash flow wrong. They forget vacancy, underestimate CapEx, and ignore the expenses that eat their paper profits. Here's the math that separates real cash flow from fantasy.
Nov 10, 2025
Gentle density is the strategy of adding units incrementally on properties you already own — ADUs, duplexes, lot splits. Here's how to scale from one backyard cottage to a real portfolio.
Oct 16, 2025
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An apartment building is a multifamily property with multiple rental units—typically 5 or more—financed with commercial loans, valued by cap rate and NOI, and managed with professional property management systems.
A professional assessment of a property's fair market value, typically required by lenders before approving a loan.
A licensed professional who evaluates a property's condition, comparable sales, and market data to determine its fair market value.
Appreciation is the increase in a property's value over time — from market forces like inflation, population growth, and demand, or from investor action like renovations (which is forced appreciation).
As-Is Purchase is a real estate investing concept that describes a specific aspect of how real estate transactions, analysis, or operations work in the context of purchase process deals.