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Short, practical walkthroughs for every analyzer and the core concepts behind the scores.

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The four investing strategies, compared

LTR, STR, BRRRR, and fix and flip in heavy detail. Real numbers, side by side, on the same property.

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The four investing strategies, compared

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Getting started guide hero
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Getting started

Run your first deal in under 5 minutes, from a fresh account to a scored result.

The full ROIStack workflow, end to end guide hero
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The full ROIStack workflow, end to end

Analyze, save, pipeline, portfolio, share. Follow one deal all the way through.

How the deal score works guide hero
Core concept
How the deal score works

What ROIStack measures, how the 0 to 100 score is weighted, and what it leaves out.

Saving, sharing & exporting guide hero
Core concept
Saving, sharing & exporting

Saved deals, read-only share links, and CSV or branded PDF exports.

How to Calculate Depreciation on Rental Property guide hero
Core concept
How to Calculate Depreciation on Rental Property

The MACRS 27.5-year schedule explained: how depreciation lowers taxable income and why it matters for after-tax cash flow.

How to Calculate IRR for Real Estate Investments guide hero
Core concept
How to Calculate IRR for Real Estate Investments

Why IRR beats simple return metrics, and how ROIStack computes it from your deal's multi-year cash flows.

Omni, the unified deal analyzer guide hero
Analyzer
Omni, the unified deal analyzer

One address, four strategies. How to underwrite LTR, STR, BRRRR, and Flip on the same property.

Long-term rentals guide hero
Analyzer
Long-term rentals

Cash flow, cap rate, and DSCR for a traditional buy-and-hold rental.

Short-term rentals guide hero
Analyzer
Short-term rentals

ADR, occupancy, and seasonality for an Airbnb or VRBO listing.

Short Term Rental Tax Loophole guide hero
Core concept
Short Term Rental Tax Loophole

How the STR tax loophole works, the material participation rules, and how to model after-tax returns with ROIStack.

Fix & flip guide hero
Analyzer
Fix & flip

Model a fix-and-flip: ARV, rehab budget, holding costs, and projected profit.

BRRRR guide hero
Analyzer
BRRRR

Buy, rehab, rent, refinance, repeat, all modeled end-to-end.

Side-by-side comparisons guide hero
Tool
Side-by-side comparisons

Stack up to four saved deals against each other to pick the winner.

Pipeline, the deal Kanban guide hero
Tool
Pipeline, the deal Kanban

Move deals through Analyzing, Offer Submitted, Under Contract, In Rehab, Completed, and Sold.

Portfolio and Ownership Ops guide hero
Tool
Portfolio and Ownership Ops

Quick-add owned assets, run multi-family units, compare Actual vs Projected, log recurring expenses, and export branded PDFs.

Watchlist, save listings for later guide hero
Tool
Watchlist, save listings for later

Save listings from Deal Finder, tag them, and compare before you underwrite.

Workspace, the power-user hub guide hero
Tool
Workspace, the power-user hub

Deal Rooms, Rehab Walkthrough, STR Amenities, Deal Finder, Markets, and Compare in one place.

STR amenities impact guide hero
Tool
STR amenities impact

Estimate how amenities lift ADR, occupancy, and payback on short-term rentals.