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# Property Management Calculators: Which One to Use

The right metric for the decision in front of you.

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ONDO Team·Published July 24, 2026·1 min read

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On this page

- [Screening a deal](#screening-a-deal)
- [Judging your actual return](#judging-your-actual-return)
- [Buying a home to live in](#buying-a-home-to-live-in)
- [Takeaway](#takeaway)
There is no single "right" number in real estate — each calculator answers a specific question. Use the wrong one and a good deal looks bad (or a bad one looks good).

## Screening a deal

- [1% rule](/calculators/one-percent-rule/) and [GRM](/calculators/grm/) — fast first-pass filters.
- [Cap rate](/calculators/cap-rate/) — the asset's unleveraged yield.

## Judging your actual return

- [Cash-on-cash](/calculators/cash-on-cash/) — annual cash yield on the money you put in.
- [ROI](/calculators/roi/) and [CAGR](/calculators/cagr/) — total and annualized growth over the hold.
- [DSCR](/calculators/dscr/) — whether the income covers the loan (and qualifies you for one).

## Buying a home to live in

- [Affordability](/calculators/affordability/), [mortgage payment](/calculators/mortgage-payment/), and [rent vs own](/calculators/rent-vs-own/).

## Takeaway

Match the calculator to the decision: filters to screen, yield to judge returns, DSCR to finance. Browse the full set on the [calculators hub](/calculators/).

On this page

- [Screening a deal](#screening-a-deal)
- [Judging your actual return](#judging-your-actual-return)
- [Buying a home to live in](#buying-a-home-to-live-in)
- [Takeaway](#takeaway)

## Keep going

[ROI calculator Model cash flow, paydown, appreciation and tax.](/calculators/roi/)[Cash-on-cash calculator Annual cash return on the cash you put in.](/calculators/cash-on-cash/)[All calculators Mortgage, rental and investment calculators.](/calculators/)[Talk with Ondo RE Ask a question about a property or a plan.](/contact/)

## What to do next

Questions about your own property or plan? Ondo RE can walk through it with you.

[Run the ROI calculator](/calculators/roi/)[Cash-on-cash calculator](/calculators/cash-on-cash/)[All calculators](/calculators/)

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