Real Estate Investing with Coach Carson - How to Analyze a Rental Property in 2026 (No Spreadsheets or Calculators Needed)

⭐ Join Rental Property Mastery, my community of rental investors: http://coachcarson.com/mastery 🔗 Coach's Free Cheat Sheet: https://www.coachcarson.com/cheatsheet 🎙️ Episode 462 – Think a rental is a winner because it “feels” right? Most investors get this part wrong. Coach Carson breaks down the quick, napkin-math framework that reveals whether a property actually cash-flows, builds equity, and deserves your time. ▶️ Next Episodes: 1. How to Analyze a Duplex Rental Property https://youtu.be/MPbuwBH_ZDo 2. This is my Ideal Rental Property (size, materials used, buy box) https://youtu.be/r5C_Lvw5aWw 📄 Show Notes: https://www.coachcarson.com/runthenumbers 🎬 Topics Covered: 00:00 - Is this rental actually a good deal? 00:37 - The Warren Buffett Rule for Rental Deals 01:47 - Why own rentals: freedom and wealth 03:05 - How does your rental property actually make money? 06:59 - Running the Numbers (Back of Envelope Method) 10:14 - Why you should analyze with NO debt 14:33 - Unleveraged yield and cap rate 17:23 - What is a good unleveraged yield? 21:59 - How to analyze a rental with a mortgage 30:17 - Cash-on-cash return 34:03 - Equity growth 36:44 - How to grow your equity 40:57 - Passive appreciation and loan paydown 42:36 - How to practice on your own 45:32 - How to analyze a duplex rental property (real life example) -------------------------- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: 💵 Need Investor-Friendly Financing? This is who I trust → https://www.coachcarson.com/bryan 🏠 TurboTenant – Streamline Your Property Management for Free: https://www.coachcarson.com/turbotenant-yt 📱 DealMachine – Software to help you buy more real estate deals: https://www.coachcarson.com/dealmachine-YT