Deal Lab

Analyze a Rental Property

Enter a property's information step by step. PropertyU will calculate the major investment metrics, explain each result, and show how changes in rent, expenses, financing, and vacancy could affect the deal.

Step 1 — Property Load Example Deal

Mode: Not selected yet — same deal, same calculations. Switching keeps everything you’ve entered.

How would you like to analyze this deal?

Both options use the same deal and the same PropertyU calculations. You can switch at any time without losing your inputs.

Guided Analysis

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Bring the property information you have. PropertyU will help explain what’s needed, where to find it, and how the numbers affect the deal.

Analyst Mode

I know my assumptions and want to enter them directly.

Step 1 — Property

Describe the property. Everything you enter is kept in your Deal Lab draft on this device only — nothing is saved to your account yet.

Address

Property type

Units

Suggested from the property type. You can change it.

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Half baths are allowed, for example 1.5 or 2.5.

Square footage (optional)

Leave empty if unknown — it will show as “Not provided”, never as zero.

Year built (optional)

Condition

Asking price ($)

Estimated current value ($, optional)

Your estimate of what the property is worth today, as-is.

After-repair value (ARV) ($, optional)

Estimated value after your planned renovations are complete.

Notes (optional)

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Quick property preview

The quick analyzer below uses the same formulas as the full Deal Lab.

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Fictional educational example

Change any assumption and the metrics update instantly.

Purchase price ($)

Down payment (%)

Interest rate (%)

Loan term (yrs)

Monthly rent ($)

Vacancy (%)

Annual operating expenses ($)

Live results

Loan amount: $280,000
Monthly principal & interest: $1,816.07 / mo
Annual debt service: $21,792.90 / yr
Gross potential income: $43,200 / yr
Vacancy loss: $2,160 / yr
Effective gross income: $41,040 / yr
Annual operating expenses: $13,500 / yr
Net operating income: $27,540 / yr
Monthly cash flow: $478.93 / mo
Annual cash flow: $5,747.10 / yr
Cap rate: 7.87%
Cash-on-cash return (simplified): 8.21%
DSCR: 1.26

Cash-on-cash return is a simplified estimate based on the down payment only — closing costs, renovation costs, and reserves are treated as $0 here. Educational estimates based only on the assumptions entered. Not investment advice.

PropertyU results are educational estimates based only on the assumptions you enter. They are not an appraisal, a lending decision, or a prediction of investment performance.