Understand the metric before relying on the result.
Use these guides to understand what an investment metric measures, how DealYield calculates it, and which decisions still require property-specific evidence or professional review.
Guide directory
13 foundations for property analysis
Rental operations
Evaluate whether recurring rental income covers vacancy, operating expenses, debt service, and a cash-flow target.
Where to start: Start with Rental Property ROI for the full scenario; use NOI to isolate operations, Break-Even to solve required rent or occupancy, and Prorated Rent for one partial month.
NOI Guide
Separate property operating income and expenses from financing, taxes, depreciation, and owner-specific effects.
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Break-Even Rent and Occupancy Guide
Solve required rent and collected occupancy, distinguish cash-flow from NOI break-even, and interpret impossible states and safety margins.
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How to Prorate Rent Guide
Compare inclusive move-in and move-out charges across four explicit proration conventions while keeping lease and jurisdiction questions outside the math.
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Rental Property Cash Flow & ROI Guide
Connect rent, vacancy, expenses, financing, cash flow, NOI, cap rate, cash-on-cash return, and sensitivity.
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Financing and debt
Test how property value, NOI, payment structure, and coverage constraints affect a modeled loan.
Where to start: Start with Maximum Loan Amount when sizing across constraints; use Mortgage Payment for the payment path, LTV for the value basis, Debt Yield for NOI versus principal, and DSCR for income versus debt service.
Debt Yield Guide
Compare annual NOI with loan principal, inspect inverse target formulas, and distinguish debt yield from DSCR, cap rate, and LTV.
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Loan-to-Value Guide
Calculate LTV from one explicit property-value basis, reverse an editable target, and distinguish modeled equity from lender qualification.
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Maximum Loan Amount Guide
Combine LTV, Debt Yield, and DSCR limits, reverse an amortizing payment to principal, and identify the binding modeled constraint.
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Mortgage Payment & Amortization Guide
Understand amortizing and interest-only payment phases, recurring property costs, upfront financing fees, balances, and rate sensitivity.
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DSCR Loan Guide
See how NOI and annual debt service produce a coverage ratio and why lender thresholds are not universal.
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Returns and valuation
Compare property-level income yield with the cash return created by financing and upfront investment.
Where to start: Start with Cap Rate for an unlevered property yield and valuation view; use Cash-on-Cash Return when financing and total upfront cash belong in the denominator.
Cap Rate Guide
Understand net operating income, the cap-rate formula, valuation context, and the assumptions this property-level yield excludes.
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Cash-on-Cash Return Guide
Learn how annual pre-tax cash flow and upfront cash combine into a financing-aware return estimate.
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Renovation and exit
Reconcile transaction cash and model the complete cost and return of a renovation-and-resale project.
Where to start: Start with Closing Costs for one buyer or seller settlement; use House Flip / Fix-and-Flip for the full acquisition, rehab, holding, financing, and resale timeline.
Closing Costs for Investors Guide
Itemize buyer and seller costs, reconcile cash to close or proceeds before tax, and keep potential basis additions distinct from financing and prepaid amounts.
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House Flip / Fix-and-Flip Guide
Separate purchase, rehab, carrying, financing, and selling costs while testing profit, ROI, break-even sale price, and purchase allowance.
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Reading the analysis
Formula context, not investment advice
Start with the formula
Each guide defines the metric, its units, and the inputs used before interpreting the result.
Keep exclusions visible
Financing, taxes, timing, and property-specific caveats stay explicit instead of being hidden in a headline number.
Test the assumptions
Worked examples connect to editable calculators so you can replace sample values with your own scenario.
DealYield provides educational estimates. Verify property data, financing terms, tax treatment, and legal requirements with reliable sources and appropriately qualified professionals.