THE COMPLETE FRAMEWORK

Analyze your next rental property before it costs you.

The MARGIN test, the formulas behind it, a worked deal, the lease clauses I learned the hard way, and a calculator that gives you a straight answer: the deal works, renegotiate, or walk.

Get the Framework for $19 Founding price for the first 100 copies, then $27.
PDF ebook + MARGIN Calculator (.xlsx).
Cover of Deal Under Pressure: The Complete Framework

Most investors don't lose money on bad properties. They lose it on numbers that only work if everything goes right.

If any of these sound familiar, this was written for you, whether it's your first rental or your fifteenth.

The projection was based on 100% rent

Then real collections came in at 75–80%, and the cash flow was gone.

The tax bill tripled

Mine went from $2,345 to $6,350 in three years. Nobody models that.

Vacancy swung harder than planned

40% to 90% and back to 50%. The mortgage did not care.

The lease didn’t protect you

A standard lease leaves gaps that cost real money when a tenant leaves badly.

A WORKED DEAL FROM THE BOOK

An 8-unit deal that looks fine on paper, run three ways.

Same property, same loan, same $2,500 a month in costs. The only thing that changes is how full the building is.

BEST CASE +$220/mo 85% occupancy, 80% collected
BASE CASE −$100/mo 75% occupancy, 80% collected
STRESS CASE −$900/mo 50% occupancy, 80% collected

The verdict in the book: negotiate about $40,000 off the price, or walk. The Framework shows you exactly how to get to that number on your own deal.

WHAT'S INSIDE

25 pages. No filler. Real numbers from a real building.

Plus the MARGIN Calculator spreadsheet. Plug in a deal and it runs the best, base and stress cases for you, with break-even occupancy and DSCR.

  1. The Deal I Thought I Bought: the real numbers on my 10-unit
  2. The MARGIN pressure test, letter by letter
  3. MARGIN Math: the formulas, including break-even occupancy and DSCR
  4. Running the MARGIN test on a real 8-unit deal
  5. The 8 Truths, with what to do about each one
  6. What a standard lease doesn’t cover
  7. What I would do differently, the honest list of 10
  8. My rule now
  9. The final checklist before you buy anything
  10. Bonus: the MARGIN Calculator spreadsheet

Questions

Is this only for first-time investors?

No. MARGIN works on a duplex or a 40-unit. Experienced investors use it as a pressure test before they make an offer.

What do I get?

A 25-page PDF ebook and the MARGIN Calculator as an Excel file that also opens in Google Sheets and Numbers.

How do I get it?

Checkout is through Gumroad. You get an instant download link and an email copy right after you buy.

What does the $19 price mean?

It’s the founding price for the first 100 copies. After that it goes to $27.

Count the cost before you sign. Not after.

$19 for the first 100 copies, then $27. Instant download.

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