REAL ESTATE 101 · LEARN WITH CONFIDENCE

Work through the numbers.

Use simple educational calculators to understand a metric, then explore Portfolio Roadmap and Triple Play Pro for the bigger picture.

Your investing workspace.

Work through your personal audit, define a buy box, and compare markets before a roadmap conversation.

Explore offer structures and work through property numbers before preparing a letter of intent.

These are separate tools with their own access requirements. Review current pricing and terms on the linked tool.

Understand net operating income, which costs belong in NOI, and why NOI differs from cash flow and taxable income.

Learn how to calculate cap rate, compare it with cash-on-cash return, and understand what makes a cap-rate comparison useful.

Calculate cash-on-cash return using cash flow and cash invested, with a transparent example and explanations of debt and reserves.

Learn the DSCR formula, work through an example, and understand why lender definitions and loan terms affect debt coverage.

Understand debt yield, calculate NOI relative to loan principal, and compare it with DSCR and loan-to-value.

Learn LTV and combined LTV, see how changing property values affect leverage, and distinguish LTV from loan-to-cost.

Understand internal rate of return with a worked example, learn when to use dated cash flows, and examine exit and financing assumptions.