DealCheck Blog
Strategies & tips for becoming a better real estate investor.
How to Calculate the Rent to Price Ratio (RTP) in Real Estate
The rent to price ratio (RTP), also called the rent to value ratio (RTV), is often used by rental property investors when evaluating potential rental markets and specific investment properties. This ratio can be used as a quick indicator to determine whether a...
New Features: Multi-Family & Other Platform Improvements
Our latest update added the ability to import rent rolls for multi-family properties, adjust depreciation periods, add properties to RentCast and more! Check out the highlights below: Property Data Import Improvements When importing data for multi-family or commercial...
Meet RentCast – Our New Platform for Growing & Tracking Your Rental Portfolio
After many months of hard work, we're extremely excited to share our new platform in the DealCheck family - RentCast. We built RentCast to help rental property investors, landlords and property managers grow and track their rental portfolios with these key features:...
Happy New Year! Thank You for Your Support, Feedback and Suggestions
2020 may not have been the year we all hoped for, but that didn't stop you from showing your support for DealCheck every step of the way! We truly appreciate all of the feedback and suggestions we have received, and thank you for sharing our app with so many of your...
New Feature: Import Even More Data for Each Property
We understand that having the most accurate property data is essential to running analysis calculations, so this time we focused on improving our property data import and integrations. DealCheck will now automatically import property tax amounts, assessed land &...
New Features: One-Page Property Reports & Apple Sign In
Our latest update added several new property report features, as well as the ability to sign in to DealCheck with your Apple account. Don't forget to download the latest version of our iOS or Android app to start using these new features! New One-Page Property Reports...
New Feature: Improved Wholesale Analysis Tools
We've just released a completely redesigned set of analysis tools specifically for wholesale investors! You can now calculate your wholesale closing costs, profit and max allowable offers in seconds: New Wholesale Analysis Tools You'll notice a brand new "wholesale"...
How to Calculate the Cash on Cash Return (COC) in Real Estate
The cash on cash return, often abbreviated as COC, is a popular measure of investment return used when evaluating residential and commercial rental properties. The COC shows a projected cash yield you will receive from a rental property and can be used both to compare...
How to Calculate the Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) in Real Estate
The debt service coverage ratio (DSCR), also called the debt coverage ratio (DCR), is often used by real estate lenders when underwriting loans for rental properties, especially when working with commercial real estate. The DSCR is an indicator of whether a property's...
How to Calculate the Beak-Even Ratio (BER) in Real Estate
The break-even ratio, abbreviated as BER, is most commonly used as un underwriting criteria by commercial real estate lenders, although it is a useful metric to know when analyzing any rental property. The break-even ratio shows the minimum percentage of occupancy...
