How to Make an Offer on an Investment Property: Price, Terms, and the Four Structures
A repeatable process for offering on rentals: find the Target Buy, measure the Deal Gap, read the seller, pick one of four structures, write it once.
Read →Deal teardowns, creative-finance breakdowns, financing comparisons, and the pitch scripts that close the gap.
A repeatable process for offering on rentals: find the Target Buy, measure the Deal Gap, read the seller, pick one of four structures, write it once.
Read →DealGapIQ is now public. Founder Brad Geisen on what a deal gap is, what is free, what Pro adds, and what ships next. Run a free discovery on any address.
Read →Find seller financing homes for sale, learn the four offer structures that close, and get a negotiation script. Start with a free analysis.
Read →One $180K house, $45K rehab, $290K ARV. Flip it for $22,540 in six months, or BRRRR it and keep $72,500 of equity with $33K left in. Every number shown.
Read →Cap rate measures the property; cash-on-cash measures your money. Same $325K rental: 5.96% cap rate, 0.9% cash-on-cash. Why, and which number to offer on.
Read →What DSCR lenders check: minimum ratio, down payment, credit score, reserves, rent documentation, property type, prepay terms. $325K example that passes.
Read →Hard money buys speed and rehab money; DSCR loans buy 30-year hold financing. Full cost comparison on a $180K BRRRR, when to use each, and how to switch.
Read →Step-by-step rental property analysis: rent, expenses, NOI, debt service, cash flow, and the price that makes it work. $325K example, every number shown.
Read →DSCR = net operating income ÷ debt service. The formula, a $325K example that lands at 1.04, why lenders want 1.20+, and four ways to raise it.
Read →Cash flow is a price, not a property. How to screen listings, verify rent, and solve for the price that makes a rental cash flow positive. $325K example.
Read →Seven channels that surface off-market properties, from public records to listing keywords, and how to price a deal when there is no asking price.
Read →Subject-To, seller carrybacks, wraps, lease options, and the Morby Method, each run on the same $325K rental so you can see which structure closes the gap.
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