In just a few minutes I get: • Executive summary with a GO / NO-GO recommendation • T12 actuals vs. what the broker is projecting • 5-year cash flow model with conservative assumptions • Neighborhood grade, crime data, income levels, population trends • Red flags and deal-breakers — no sugarcoating • Specific due diligence action items if I want to go deeper.

Standard property inspections are surface level by design.They walk the property.

Yeah the break-even approach has been the most useful lens for me, more actionable than staring at a single cash flow number.To answer your question, I built out a full analysis model that goes a bit deeper than a quick spreadsheet.

.), but they don’t replace judgment — they just organize the numbers.I’ve definitely seen people miss deals from overanalyzing, but I’ve also seen more people lose money by moving forward without properly understanding the assumptions.The key is having a quick filter to decide:“Is this worth deeper analysis or not?”

It pulls comps and gives you an ARV range with confidence levels.

That level of data is the difference between making money and guessing.

Investment Info:

Single-family residence other investment.

Cash invested: $5,000

This is a master lease situation, where we have a lease with the current owner, then lease it out to tenants. Planning on ...

I always pull a current rent roll and physically verify each lease before underwriting anything.For Orange County, the transition into commercial is very doable — there's a lot of smaller retail and industrial product in the $1-3M range where you can get institutional-quality lease structures without institutional-level competition.

Done.If the answer is yes, then, and only then, do they spend money to go deeper.

I may cut it down to 10 deals per week so I can spend more time digging deeper into each one.Expense assumptions I am currently using.Based on some of the advice from people here, I adjusted the assumptions I’m using in my analysis:Maintenance: 10% of rentCapEx: 10% of rentProperty management: 10%Vacancy: 5%Insurance estimate: $1.50 per square footIf anyone thinks I’m off on these numbers or has better rules of thumb, I’d definitely appreciate the feedback.One thing I've noticedThe biggest thing I’ve been running into is that deal analysis feels very repetitive.