REAL ESTATE 101 · LEARN WITH CONFIDENCE
Learn real estate investing, one question at a time.
Begin with the fundamentals, explore multifamily and commercial properties, and learn to analyze the deal in front of you.
29 guides
Real Estate Investing for Beginners: How to Start
Learn how to start investing in real estate, compare ownership options, prepare a budget, and analyze a rental property before making an offer.
Investment strategiesReal Estate Investment Strategies: Compare Your Options
Compare buy-and-hold, house hacking, BRRRR, multifamily, and passive real estate investing by capital needs, control, work, and risk.
Multifamily investingMultifamily Investing: Learn to Evaluate 5–50 Units
A practical introduction to multifamily investing in 5–50-unit apartment buildings, including rent rolls, financing, operations, and due diligence.
Commercial investingCommercial Real Estate Investing: A Beginner's Guide
Understand commercial property types, leases, valuation, financing, and due diligence before analyzing an investment property.
Deal analysisReal Estate Deal Analysis: From Rent to Cash Flow
Learn a repeatable real estate deal analysis process using NOI, cap rate, cash flow, DSCR, debt yield, and verified source documents.
Deal analysisNOI in Real Estate: Definition, Formula, and Example
Understand net operating income, which costs belong in NOI, and why NOI differs from cash flow and taxable income.
Deal analysisCap Rate in Real Estate: Formula, Examples, and Limits
Learn how to calculate cap rate, compare it with cash-on-cash return, and understand what makes a cap-rate comparison useful.
Deal analysisCash-on-Cash Return: Formula and Rental Property Example
Calculate cash-on-cash return using cash flow and cash invested, with a transparent example and explanations of debt and reserves.
Deal analysisDSCR in Real Estate: Debt-Service Coverage Explained
Learn the DSCR formula, work through an example, and understand why lender definitions and loan terms affect debt coverage.
Deal analysisDebt Yield: Definition, Formula, and Example
Understand debt yield, calculate NOI relative to loan principal, and compare it with DSCR and loan-to-value.
Deal analysisLoan-to-Value Ratio: Calculate LTV in Real Estate
Learn LTV and combined LTV, see how changing property values affect leverage, and distinguish LTV from loan-to-cost.
Deal analysisIRR in Real Estate: Cash-Flow Timing and Limitations
Understand internal rate of return with a worked example, learn when to use dated cash flows, and examine exit and financing assumptions.
Deal analysisWhat Is a Rent Roll? How to Read and Verify One
Learn the fields in a rent roll, compare occupancy with collections, and reconcile a property's rental records before underwriting.
Deal analysisThe 1% Rule in Real Estate: A Screening Shortcut
Learn what the 1% rule compares, why it can mislead, and how to replace a rent-to-price shortcut with a complete rental analysis.
Investment strategiesReal Estate Syndication: Roles, Documents, and Risks
Learn how real estate syndications pool capital, what sponsors and investors do, and which fees and documents to review.
Investment strategiesBRRRR Strategy: Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat
Understand each step of BRRRR, budget renovation and carrying costs, and test the risk that a planned refinance returns less cash.
Investment strategiesHouse Hacking: Living in a Property You Also Rent
Learn how owner-occupied rental housing works, budget beyond the mortgage, and understand financing and landlord responsibilities.
Investment strategiesSeller Financing in Real Estate: Terms to Understand
Learn what seller financing changes, how notes differ from contracts for deed, and which payment, title, and balloon terms need review.
Investment strategiesCreative Financing: Understand the Structure and Obligations
Compare seller financing, assumptions, subject-to purchases, and partnerships without confusing a funding method with a sound property investment.
Investment strategiesBuy-and-Hold Real Estate: Plan Beyond the Purchase
Learn the operating, reserve, financing, and review practices behind a buy-and-hold rental property strategy.
Investment strategiesPassive Real Estate Investing: Compare Control and Liquidity
Compare public REITs, non-traded REITs, private funds, and syndications by liquidity, fees, control, and due diligence needs.
Multifamily investingMultifamily Financing: From 2–4 Units to 5–50 Apartments
Understand the change to commercial multifamily financing, compare loan terms, and prepare a property and borrower document package.
Multifamily investingHow to Analyze a Multifamily Property with 5–50 Units
Follow a multifamily analysis from rent roll to NOI, debt coverage, reserves, and a practical renovation and downside model.
Multifamily investingMultifamily Due Diligence: A Practical Review Checklist
Organize financial, lease, physical, title, operating, and financing checks for a 5–50-unit apartment acquisition.
Commercial investingCommercial Real Estate Financing: Loans and Loan Terms
Learn how commercial property loans are sized and compare debt coverage, leverage, maturity, guarantees, and refinance assumptions.
Commercial investingCommercial Real Estate Valuation: Income, Sales, and Cost
Understand direct capitalization, discounted cash flow, comparable sales, and cost approaches with a transparent valuation sensitivity example.
Commercial investingHow to Analyze a Commercial Real Estate Deal
Analyze commercial leases, recurring income, tenant rollover, financing, capital spending, and exit assumptions in a complete cash-flow model.
Commercial investingCommercial Real Estate Due Diligence: What to Verify
Organize lease, financial, physical, environmental, title, survey, zoning, and financing reviews for a commercial property purchase.
Commercial real estateReal Estate Entitlements: How Zoning Laws Shape Commercial Real Estate Value (And How to Underwrite Them)
Zoning laws decide use, density, and exit value. Learn how real estate entitlements, Euclid, 1916 NYC zoning, and entitlement risk change commercial real estate underwriting.
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