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What Is Cap Rate in Real Estate?
What is cap rate in real estate? Learn the cap rate formula, how to calculate it on a rental property, what a good cap rate is, and worked examples.
November 1, 2026
Investor Guides
Practical guides for real estate investors from Lend Private Money, a direct private lender since 2003. Learn how fix and flip, DSCR and bridge loans work, how to run the numbers on a deal, and how to grow a rental portfolio.
What is cap rate in real estate? Learn the cap rate formula, how to calculate it on a rental property, what a good cap rate is, and worked examples.
The BRRRR method explained step by step: buy, rehab, rent, refinance, repeat. How to finance each stage with fix and flip and DSCR loans, with examples.
What is ARV in real estate? Learn what after repair value means, how to calculate ARV with comps, and how lenders use it to size fix and flip loans.
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