Pet rent, storage, laundry, lot rent
5% is about 18 days empty per year. Use more for turnover-heavy rentals.
Self-managing? Leave management in anyway. Your time isn't free, and a buyer or lender will count it.
Run the numbers on a rental before you make an offer
Enter the price, rent, and expenses to see the net operating income and cap rate. Don't know what the place will rent for? Request a property-specific rent estimate below and it'll land in your inbox.
Pet rent, storage, laundry, lot rent
5% is about 18 days empty per year. Use more for turnover-heavy rentals.
Self-managing? Leave management in anyway. Your time isn't free, and a buyer or lender will count it.
Tell us about the property and we'll email you an estimated monthly rent with a likely range. If you've filled in the calculator above, the email will also show your cap rate at that rent. Use a real email address, since the estimate is only sent by email.
A cap rate is the property's net operating income divided by its price. It shows the return you'd earn if you paid all cash, which makes it a fair way to compare one rental against another regardless of how each buyer finances it.
Cap Rate = Net Operating Income ÷ Price
A $250,000 rental with $17,500 of NOI is a 7% cap.
Start with the rent the property could collect, subtract vacancy, then subtract operating costs: taxes, insurance, management, repairs, a reserve for big-ticket items, and anything else the owner pays.
Mortgage payments, depreciation, and income taxes are not part of NOI. That's why a property can have a decent cap rate and still lose money each month with a big loan on it.
A cap rate is a snapshot of one year. It doesn't account for appreciation, rent growth, financing, or a roof that needs replacing in two years, and it's only useful when you compare similar properties in similar areas.
Be skeptical of a seller's "pro forma" cap rate. Rebuild it with real taxes, real insurance quotes, and a vacancy number you believe.