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Investment Property Guides

Plain-English guides to rental yield, cash flow, cap rate, ROI and investment property analysis, with practical examples for comparing rental deals.

Start with the full investment property analysis guide, then use the rental yield, cash flow, cap rate and ROI articles to check specific parts of a deal. When you are ready to test your own numbers, open the rental property calculator.

How to Analyze an Investment Property

A practical guide to analyzing a rental property with examples for price, rent, costs, financing, yield, cash flow and risk checks.

What Is a Good Rental Yield?

Learn what a good rental yield means, with examples for gross yield, operating yield, market context, cash flow and risk.

Cap Rate vs ROI: What Is the Difference?

Compare cap rate and ROI for rental properties with examples showing property performance, leverage, cash flow and investor return.

Rental Yield Formula for Investment Properties

Rental yield formulas explained with examples for gross yield, net yield, operating yield, total cost and cash flow checks.

Rental Property Cash Flow Explained

Rental property cash flow explained with examples for rent, operating costs, financing, break-even rent and downside risk.

Analyze a rental property

Use the calculator to turn these concepts into property-specific cash flow, rental yield and financing numbers.

Open the calculator