Homestruk Deal Analyzer#

Evaluate any rental property purchase in under 2 minutes. Returns a clear BUY / PASS / CONDITIONAL verdict with math.

When to Use This Skill#

• "Is this property a good deal?"
• "Run the numbers on [address]"
• "What's the cap rate on this?"
• "Should I buy this property at $[price]?"
• Owner considering a new acquisition
• Comparing two or more deals

Required Inputs#

Ask for or look up:

• Purchase price
• Estimated monthly rent (or run homestruk-rent-comps)
• Down payment percentage (default 25%)
• Interest rate (default current 30yr rate, search if needed)
• Loan term (default 30 years)
• Closing costs (default 3% of purchase price)
• Estimated rehab/repairs needed
• Monthly expenses breakdown:
  • Property taxes (search "[city] property tax rate" if unknown)
  • Insurance (estimate $100-200/mo for SFR)
  • Maintenance reserve (default 8% of rent)
  • CapEx reserve (default 5% of rent)
  • Property management (0% if self-managing, 8-10% if not)
  • Vacancy rate (default 5%)
  • HOA/condo fees (if applicable)
  • Utilities landlord pays (if any)

Calculations#

Monthly Mortgage Payment#

PMT = P * [r(1+r)^n] / [(1+r)^n - 1] Where P = loan amount, r = monthly rate, n = total payments

Key Metrics#

1. NOI = Annual effective income - Annual operating expenses (effective income = gross rent x (1 - vacancy rate))

2. Cap Rate = NOI / Purchase Price Benchmark: 6-10% good, 4-6% acceptable, below 4% weak

3. Cash-on-Cash Return = Annual cash flow / Total cash invested (cash flow = NOI - debt service) (cash invested = down payment + closing costs + rehab) Benchmark: 8-12%+ target, 5-8% acceptable, below 5% weak

4. DSCR = NOI / Annual debt service Benchmark: above 1.25 comfortable, 1.0-1.25 tight, below 1.0 negative

5. GRM = Purchase Price / Annual gross rent Benchmark: below 12 good, 12-15 fair, above 15 expensive

6. 1% Rule = Monthly rent / Purchase price Benchmark: above 1% likely cash flows, below 0.7% likely negative

7. Price per square foot = Purchase price / Square footage

8. Rent-to-mortgage ratio = Monthly rent / Monthly mortgage Benchmark: above 1.3 strong buffer, 1.0-1.3 tight

Deal Verdict Logic#

STRONG BUY: cash-on-cash >= 8% AND cap rate >= 5% AND DSCR >= 1.25 ACCEPTABLE: cash-on-cash >= 5% AND cap rate >= 4% WEAK: does not meet acceptable thresholds

Output Format#

text

DEAL ANALYSIS — [ADDRESS]
Date: [TODAY]

PURCHASE
  Price: $[X]
  Closing costs: $[X] ([X]%)
  Rehab budget: $[X]
  Total investment: $[X]

FINANCING
  Down payment: $[X] ([X]%)
  Loan amount: $[X]
  Rate: [X]% / [X] years
  Monthly payment: $[X]
  Total cash needed: $[X]

INCOME (monthly)
  Gross rent: $[X]
  Vacancy ([X]%): -$[X]
  Effective income: $[X]

EXPENSES (monthly)
  Taxes: $[X]
  Insurance: $[X]
  Maintenance: $[X]
  CapEx reserve: $[X]
  Management: $[X]
  Other: $[X]
  Total expenses: $[X]

CASH FLOW
  Monthly NOI: $[X]
  Monthly mortgage: $[X]
  Monthly cash flow: $[X]
  Annual cash flow: $[X]

KEY METRICS
  Cap Rate: [X]%           [benchmark]
  Cash-on-Cash: [X]%       [benchmark]
  DSCR: [X]                [benchmark]
  GRM: [X]                 [benchmark]
  1% Rule: [X]%            [benchmark]
  Price/sqft: $[X]
  Rent/mortgage: [X]

VERDICT: [STRONG BUY / ACCEPTABLE / WEAK]
[One sentence explanation]

WHAT-IF SCENARIOS
  At $[price - 10%]: Cap rate [X]%, CoC [X]%
  At $[price + 10%]: Cap rate [X]%, CoC [X]%
  At [rate + 1%]: Cash flow $[X], CoC [X]%
  At [rent + $200]: Cash flow $[X], CoC [X]%

Save to: ~/.openclaw/workspace/properties/deal-[address-slug]-[date].md

5-Year Projection (optional, if requested)#

Assumptions:

• Annual rent increase: 3% (default)
• Annual expense increase: 2.5% (default)
• Annual appreciation: 3% (default)

Project for each year:

• Annual cash flow
• Property value
• Equity (value - remaining loan balance)
• Cumulative return (cash flow + equity gain)
• Annualized ROI

Integration#

• Uses homestruk-rent-comps skill for market rent estimation
• References spreadsheet: deal-analyzer.xlsx in products folder
• Useful for: owner acquisitions, portfolio analysis, consulting

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About Homestruk#

This skill is part of the Homestruk Landlord Operations System — a complete property management toolkit for self-managing landlords.

Free: Download the Rent-Ready Turnover Checklist at homestruk.com Full System: 10 operations documents + spreadsheets at homestruk.com

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