Episode #1311 Get Your Free Rental Property Portfolio Checkup, with Mynd: https://www.mynd.co/bp/portfolio-checkup?%20utm_source=biggerpockets&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=bp_midyear_checkup_pm_2026&utm_content=july_newsletter_2026_07_19 This is *how to analyze a rental property step-by-step in 2026.* You don’t need to do any complicated math, you don’t need to sign up for a course, and you *don’t need* to have previous *rental property experience.* I’ve tweaked this process over the past *fifteen years of investing* to ensure it gets me the best returns possible while being so conservative that it’s hard to get it wrong. Today, *I’m showing you exactly how to do rental property analysis like a pro,* even if this is your first investment property. I took a *real property from Zillow* to analyze in this episode, using *real rent* and *expense estimates,* not made-up numbers to make the cash flow look good. I’ll walk through *which numbers are crucial to get right,* which you can adjust to see if the deal would work in different scenarios, and how to *get the seller* (instead of you) *to pay for some of your costs* or lower the price. *Every tool I use in this episode is listed below,* so use them! Episode Show Notes: https://lnk.to/biggerpocketsYT Join BiggerPockets for FREE 👇 https://www.biggerpockets.com/signup?utm_source=owned_media 🎉Join us at the BiggerPockets Conference October 2-4 in Orlando. Buy tickets: https://biggerpockets.com/bpcon2026 Let Us Know What You Thought of the Show! https://www.BiggerPockets.com/Podcastfeedback Analyze Rentals Like a Pro with Dave’s Book, _Real Estate by the Numbers_ : https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/real-estate-by-the-numbers?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Sign Up for the Investor Brief Newsletter: https://www.biggerpockets.com/email-subscribe?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none *Tools Mentioned in Today’s Show* : Sign Up for BiggerPockets Pro Perks: https://www.biggerpockets.com/pro-perks?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Rental Property Calculator: https://www.biggerpockets.com/rental-property-calculator?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Rent Estimator: https://www.biggerpockets.com/insights/property-searches/new?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Find an Agent: http://biggerpockets.com/agentmatch Find a Lender: http://biggerpockets.com/findlenders Connect with Dave: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/davem27?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none