Workbook

Your Underwriting Guide and Workbook

Accurate comping and underwriting can be the difference between a successful investment and a missed opportunity.

This workbook provides a roadmap to mastering the skill, setting you on the path to success in real estate investing.

To help you on your journey to generate profits, I’ve included copies of the tables and lists mentioned in previous chapters to use again and again.

Weighted Comping Tables

The printed guide includes five blank copies of the weighted comping table. Here they compute themselves — your numbers are saved on this device.

  1. Comp 1
    $/SF: % Weighted Sq. Ft.:
  2. Comp 2
    $/SF: % Weighted Sq. Ft.:
  3. Comp 3
    $/SF: % Weighted Sq. Ft.:
Weights: 0% — aim for 100%

Fair market price =

Fill in sq. ft., prices and weights

Evaluating Expenses and Analyzing Income

Map out all potential expenses — repairs, utilities, insurance, property management fees, the whole nine yards — then think bigger than rent: parking fees, laundry units, storage facilities. Your incoming cash flow should comfortably cover your expenses, with a decent chunk left for your pocket.

One-time costs

Total invested$0

Monthly expenses

Expenses / month$0

Monthly income

Income / month$0

Monthly cash flow

Fill in what goes in and what comes out

Keep going

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