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Calgary fourplex Deal Lab

Compare the monthly reality—not just the asking price.

Put up to four options on the same assumptions. See cash required, monthly contribution or surplus, income quality and what happens when the deal gets worse.

The answer first

Which entered option handles the downside best?

Ranked by downside debt coverage, then base cap rate. This compares your inputs; it is not a valuation or recommendation.

Strongest entered downside

Existing fourplex

Below your target

After debt / month

$225 surplus

Cash required

$338,000

Base DSCR

1.05

Downside DSCR

0.74
Income evidence 58/100 · 4 income doorsEdit assumptions
2

Rank 2

Owner-occupied option

Below your target

Monthly contribution

$1,493 contribution

Cash required

$153,000

Base DSCR

0.73

Downside DSCR

0.52
Income evidence 65/100 · 3 income doorsEdit assumptions
Change the shared downside test

Edit the comparison

One card per property. Four income doors each.

Start with price, the door rents and financing. Open detailed assumptions only when you need them.

The four doors

Mark your own home so its rent is excluded.

Financing, expenses and additional costs

Monthly reality

$225 surplus

after vacancy, operating expenses and mortgage debt

Below your target
Cash required
$338,000
NOI / year
$61,697
Base DSCR
1.05
Downside / month
$1,465 contribution
Break-even rent
$1,960 / door
Income evidence
58 / 100
All-in cost $1,163,000 · cap rate 5.30%

The four doors

Mark your own home so its rent is excluded.

Financing, expenses and additional costs

Monthly reality

$1,493 contribution

after vacancy, operating expenses and mortgage debt

Below your target
Cash required
$153,000
NOI / year
$49,658
Base DSCR
0.73
Downside / month
$3,104 contribution
Break-even rent
$2,994 / door
Income evidence
65 / 100
All-in cost $1,098,000 · cap rate 4.52%

Use the result carefully

A comparison screen—not a green light

Same yardstick

Every option uses the same downside assumptions, so hidden optimism is easier to spot.

Income has a confidence level

A market estimate is not treated like a signed lease supported by receipts.

Evidence still wins

Confirm leases, expenses, financing, condition and legal configuration before relying on the output.

Open property checklist

Transparent arithmetic on the assumptions you enter. This is not a valuation, appraisal, lending decision or forecast.