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Cap Rate vs NOI Explained
Cap rate and NOI are the two most referenced metrics in CRE — and they're directly connected. Learn how they relate and why you need both.
Amortization vs Interest-Only Loans Explained
Compare amortizing loans vs interest-only loans and understand how each structure impacts your cash flow, DSCR, and investment returns.
What Is a Good Cap Rate in 2026
Cap rate benchmarks shift with interest rates and market conditions. See where cap rates stand across commercial real estate asset classes in 2026.
What Is a Good DSCR for Investment Property
Understand the DSCR benchmarks that lenders require and investors target when underwriting commercial property acquisitions.
Platform tutorials
Step-by-step guides to get the most out of DealWise AI.
DealWise AI User Guides
The help centre: build a deal step by step, a reference for every section of the deal page, fixes for the problems people actually hit, and a CRE glossary.
How to Analyze a Commercial Real Estate Deal
A practical framework for evaluating commercial property investments — from initial screening through the metrics, risks, and deal structures that matter.
What Is Cap Rate in Commercial Real Estate
The capitalization rate is the most widely used metric in CRE investing. Learn what it means, how to calculate it, and why it matters for every acquisition decision.
How to Calculate Cap Rate Step-by-Step
A practical walkthrough of calculating cap rate on a commercial real estate deal, from gathering inputs to interpreting the result.
What Is NOI (Net Operating Income)
Net operating income is the backbone of commercial real estate valuation. Every cap rate, DSCR calculation, and cash flow projection starts here.
What Is DSCR in Real Estate
The debt service coverage ratio tells lenders and investors whether a property's income is sufficient to cover its debt obligations.
How to Calculate DSCR (With Examples)
Step-by-step walkthrough of the DSCR formula with three real-world commercial property examples showing strong, marginal, and weak scenarios.
Commercial Real Estate Loan Terms Explained
A comprehensive guide to the key financing terms, structures, and metrics every commercial property investor needs to understand.
What Is Cash on Cash Return
Cash-on-cash return measures the annual pre-tax cash flow you receive relative to the equity you invested — the most direct measure of how hard your dollars are working.
What Is a Rent Roll in Commercial Real Estate
The rent roll is the foundation of every commercial property analysis — the document that tells you who pays rent, how much, on what terms, and when leases expire.
Commercial Real Estate Metrics Explained
A complete reference guide to every metric used in CRE analysis — what each one measures, how to calculate it, and when it matters most.
Free CRE calculators
Run a single number without opening a deal. Every calculator is free and needs no account.
Cap rate calculator
Cap rate and NOI from rent, operating expenses and purchase price.
Commercial property value calculator
Price per SF for building and land, plus annual rent potential.
DSCR calculator
Coverage from NOI and annual debt service, and the max loan it supports.
Commercial loan payment calculator
Amortizing and interest-only payments, with the balloon at maturity.
Tenant improvement amortization calculator
Amortize a TI allowance over the term and see the effect on net effective rent.
Lease commission calculator
Leasing commission across a stair-step rent schedule, term by term.
Purchase commission calculator
Broker fees and acquisition costs on a purchase price.
Commercial lease comparison calculator
Compare proposals side by side on net effective rent, total cost and NPV.
Compare DealWise
How the platform stacks up against the tools you are using today.
Best CRE underwriting software
The field ranked and compared, with honest pros, cons and pricing.
ARGUS alternative
Institutional underwriting without the licence, the demo or the training week.
Excel alternative
What breaks in a spreadsheet model, and what replaces it.
TheAnalyst PRO alternative
Deeper modeling — rent rolls and multi-year cash flow.
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Leasing & Rent Roll
Underwriting & Returns
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