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Cap rate and returns

The three numbers that decide an acquisition.

Net operating income

Income after operating costs, before any financing.

Cap rate

The unleveraged yield, and how it compares to the local range.

Cash-on-cash return

What your invested dollars actually return in year one.

Sensitivity

How the returns move when rent, rate, or price changes.

Property Intelligence

Every question here is answered against one living record for the property — updated as evidence arrives, never invented.

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Guides

  • Cap rate, explained honestly
  • Leverage: when it helps and when it hurts
  • Comparing two properties fairly

Concierge

  • Request a rent roll or lease copies
  • Ask for an off-market look in your criteria
  • Have Scott review your acquisition assumptions

Professionals

  • Property manager
  • Insurance broker
  • Portfolio lender
  • CPA

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