Real estate investing guides
How to value a property from comparable sales, what to offer once you have, and how to tell a deal worth chasing from one that only looks like one. Every guide carries the formula, a worked example with real numbers, and the calculator that runs it.
Valuing the property
After-repair value is the number a flip, a BRRRR and a wholesale assignment are all built on, and it comes from comparable sales rather than a formula. These cover where the comps come from, how to choose them, and how to turn them into a defensible ARV.
How to calculate ARV
The five-step method, with a worked example and the adjustment table most investors skip.
how to find real estate compsHow to find real estate comps
Where the sold data actually lives, and the six filters that separate a comp from a nearby house.
how to run compsHow to run comps on a property
The full process on one address — search box, adjustments, weighting, and the range you should quote.
arv for wholesalingARV for wholesaling
Estimating ARV sight-unseen, and why the number your cash buyer will accept is lower than the one you want.
arv for fix and flipARV for fix and flip
Matching your scope to your comps, and the sensitivity table that shows what a small ARV miss really costs.
arv vs market valueARV vs market value
Two different numbers on the same house — where the gap comes from and who uses which.
Deciding what to offer
Once you have an ARV, everything else is arithmetic you have to be honest about: what the property is worth today, what the repairs really cost, what margin the end buyer needs, and therefore the most you can offer.
How to calculate MAO
The maximum allowable offer formula, both versions, and how to pick the percentage honestly.
how much should a wholesaler offerHow much should a wholesaler offer?
Working backwards from your buyer's ceiling to a number you can actually sign.
how to analyze a wholesale dealHow to analyze a wholesale deal
End-to-end on one property, including the buyer's-side check most wholesalers never run.
what is a good wholesale spreadWhat is a good wholesale spread?
What the fee actually runs, and how to tell a thin spread from a deal that will fall apart.
how to find underpriced homesHow to find underpriced homes
The signals worth screening on, and how to run them across a market rather than a listing at a time.
how to build a real estate buy boxHow to build a real estate buy box
A starter template, the return floors underneath it, and the criteria that quietly reject nothing.
The calculators these guides use
Or let Faro do the comps.
Enter an address and Faro pulls the comparable sales, estimates the value and the rent, and tells you the price you'd have to buy at to hit your return.
Estimates for analysis and educational use only — not financial, investment, tax, or legal advice. Verify every number independently before making a purchase decision.