Real Estate Investing Guides
The core numbers every investor should know — explained in plain English, each paired with a free calculator.
Each guide defines the term, shows the formula, and works an example — then hands you the free calculator that runs it. When you need the numbers for a specific market instead of the method, the Georgia market pages break it down market by market — home prices, plus rents and cap rates wherever those are published.
Flip
After-Repair Value (ARV)
After-Repair Value (ARV) is what a property will sell for once renovated. Learn how to calculate ARV from comparable sales and use it to make an offer.
Updated July 9, 2026
The 70% Rule
The 70% Rule is a fast screen for flips: offer no more than 70% of After-Repair Value minus rehab. Learn the formula and its limits.
Updated July 9, 2026
ARV by address
Get a property’s After-Repair Value (ARV) from just the address: pull nearby renovated sales, average the price per square foot, and check the math free.
Updated August 27, 2026
After-renovation value
After-renovation value and After-Repair Value (ARV) are the same number. Learn what the term means, how it’s calculated, and where investors use it.
Updated July 9, 2026
How to run comps
How comparable sales are chosen and used to value a Georgia investment property — and why a flip, a ground-up build, and a rental get three different comp sets for the same address.
Updated August 28, 2026
Flipping software in Georgia
The categories of software a Georgia house flipper actually uses — deal analysis, lead generation, project management, and lending — what each is for, and how to tell which one you need.
Updated August 28, 2026
Ground-up
Rental
Capitalization rate (cap rate)
The capitalization rate (cap rate) is annual Net Operating Income divided by price — an unlevered measure of a rental’s yield. Learn how to read it.
Updated July 9, 2026
Cash-on-Cash (CoC) return
Cash-on-Cash (CoC) return is annual pre-tax cash flow divided by the cash you invested. Learn how leverage changes it and what a strong number looks like.
Updated July 9, 2026
Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR)
The Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) is Net Operating Income divided by debt payments. Learn the thresholds lenders use and why DSCR loans matter to investors.
Updated July 9, 2026
BRRRR
Fundry analyzes flip, ground-up, and rental deals. This guide and its calculator are here because the math is worth knowing.