Investing & Returns: articles
All published articles in the Investing & Returns category, chronological, fact-checked and formula-backed.
Cap Rate Explained: The Metric That Prices Income Property
The capitalization rate divides a property's NOI by its value. Understand what drives it, how it moves in reverse to price buildings, and why it ignores your mortgage.
Priya Nair · Oct 31, 2026 · 1 min
Analyze a Rental Property in Seven Steps
A complete, repeatable walkthrough: from gathering honest inputs to a defensible NOI, cash flow and return picture, using the same sequence professionals use.
Alex Rivera · Oct 16, 2026 · 1 min
Appreciation and Compound Growth: Modeling Scenarios Without Fooling Yourself
Value growth compounds, and so do wrong assumptions. Learn the math, why constant-rate growth is a fiction, and how to use scenarios honestly.
Alex Rivera · Oct 7, 2026 · 1 min
BRRRR, Honestly: The Strategy, the Math, and the Risks
Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat promises recycled capital. Walk the full cycle with real numbers, including what happens when the appraisal disappoints.
Tom Becker · Sep 25, 2026 · 1 min
DSCR and Lender Logic: Why the Property, Not You, Gets Underwritten
Debt Service Coverage Ratio compares a property's NOI to its loan payments. Understand the bands, the reverse-engineering trick, and why DSCR lending exists.
Priya Nair · Sep 22, 2026 · 1 min
Cash-on-Cash Return: The Income Investor's Compass
Cash-on-cash return measures the pre-tax cash a property produces against the cash you invested. Learn the formula, its blind spots, and how lenders' amortization changes it.
Priya Nair · Sep 13, 2026 · 1 min
Gross vs Net Rental Yield: Why the Gap Should Change Your Shortlist
Gross yield flatters expensive-to-run properties. Learn both formulas, why net is the fairer comparison, and how to sanity-check a listing in two minutes.
Alex Rivera · Sep 10, 2026 · 1 min