Rental Property ROI & BRRRR Calculator

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Analyze real estate investments and BRRRR (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) properties to maximize your ROI.
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How the logic works

We calculate your Total Money In by summing the purchase price, closing costs, and rehab budget. After renovation, the New Loan is calculated as 75% of your ARV ($300,000). The difference is your Cash Left in Deal. If this number is zero or negative, you've achieved a "Perfect BRRRR" and have infinite ROI!

Cash Left in Deal

$23,000

Initial Capital Tied Up

+ Cash Flow

Monthly Net Cash Flow

$153

Profit after all expenses

Cash-on-Cash ROI

8.0%

Annual Return on Equity

Equity Created

$52,000

Wealth boost from rehab

Capital Recirculation
Monthly Cash Flow Split

Rental Property Analysis Report

Professional Investment Analysis

August 10, 2026

Cash Left in Deal$23,000
Monthly Net Cash Flow$153
Cash-on-Cash ROI8.0%
Equity Created$52,000

Purchase & Rehab

Purchase Price$200,000
Closing Costs$5,000
Rehab Budget$40,000
Holding Costs$3,000
Total Investment$248,000

Strategy & Refinance

Market Value (ARV)$300,000
New Loan Amount (75%)$225,000
Interest Rate6.5%
Loan Term30 Years
Monthly Rent$2,500

Operating Expenses

Mortgage P&I$1,422
Taxes & Insurance$350
Maintenance & CapEx$250
Management$200
Vacancy$125
Total Operating Expenses$925

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Total Investment=Purchase Price+Closing Costs+Rehab+Holding Costs
Cash Left=Total InvestmentNew Loan
Equity Created=ARVTotal Investment
ROI Cash-on-Cash=Annual Cash FlowCash Left in Deal
  • ARV: Estimated market value after all renovations are complete.
  • Annual Cash Flow: Net profit after all expenses multiplied by 12.
  • Total Investment: Sum of purchase price, closing costs, and rehab.

What is Rental Property ROI & BRRRR Calculator?

The Rental Property ROI & BRRRR (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) Calculator evaluates the total capital efficiency of value-add real estate investments. It calculates baseline operational metrics—including Cash-on-Cash Return, Net Operating Income (NOI), and capitalization rates—while specifically modeling the extraction of forced equity through a cash-out refinance to determine the absolute velocity of money.

Practical Calculation Example

Consider an investor acquiring a distressed property for $100,000 and deploying $30,000 in capital expenditures (CapEx) for rehabilitation. The newly renovated After Repair Value (ARV) is appraised at $180,000. Once the property is leased and stabilized, the investor executes a conventional cash-out refinance at a 75% Loan-to-Value (LTV) ratio against the new ARV, pulling out $135,000. This mechanism effectively recovers the entire initial $130,000 principal plus $5,000 in surplus liquidity, mathematically achieving an infinite Cash-on-Cash return on all future monthly cash flow.

The BRRRR Lifecycle

Institutional and retail value-add investors utilize the BRRRR framework to aggressively scale property portfolios without continuously depleting baseline cash reserves. The methodology strictly follows five sequential operational phases:
Investment PhaseFinancial ActionStrategic Objective
BuyAcquire distressed asset under market value.Secure a high intrinsic margin of safety; typically requires short-term, high-interest capital.
RehabDeploy strategic capital expenditures.Force equity appreciation and elevate the asset to maximize potential rental yield.
RentSecure long-term tenant placement.Stabilize the asset to generate consistent Net Operating Income (NOI) required to service future debt.
RefinanceExecute conventional long-term mortgage.Liquidate the "forced equity" based on the new ARV to completely recover the initial investment.
RepeatRedeploy extracted liquidity.Utilize the recovered, tax-free capital to acquire the next asset, generating exponential portfolio growth.

History and Origin

While the strategy of forcing equity and executing commercial cash-out refinances has been utilized by institutional developers for decades, the specific "BRRRR" acronym was formalized and heavily popularized in the mid-2010s by the BiggerPockets real estate investing community, transforming it into a standardized operational blueprint for retail investors.

Frequently Asked Questions

How accurate is this Rental Property ROI & BRRRR Calculator tool?

Our tools utilize high-precision floating point math guaranteeing accuracy up to the 6th decimal place.

Is this free to use?

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