Boston Real Estate Investors Association

Boston REIA educational examples

Sample Real Estate Deal Case Studies

Follow realistic scenarios through assumptions, financial analysis, risk review, and a sample decision.

Every example is hypothetical.No property, person, return, or outcome is represented as an actual transaction.

Five deal types

Learn From the Decision—not Just the Outcome

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Sample Buy-and-hold

Boston Triple-Decker Rental Analysis

A fully occupied three-family property produces strong rent but does not comfortably cover the proposed debt.

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02

Sample Owner-occupied

Massachusetts Two-Family House Hack

An owner-occupant uses rent from the second unit to reduce personal housing expense.

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03

Sample Multifamily

Worcester Six-Unit Multifamily Acquisition

A six-unit property produces cash flow, but coverage and return remain thinner than the sample investor’s target.

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04

Sample BRRRR

BRRRR Renovation and Refinance

A renovation creates enough modeled value to recover most initial capital, but appraisal and refinance remain uncertain.

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Sample Fix-and-flip

Boston-Area Fix-and-Flip Profit Analysis

A flip appears profitable until financing, holding, and disposition costs reduce the projected margin.

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Use these examples to understand the process, then verify rents, expenses, construction, financing, value, legal use, and exit costs for the actual property.

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Connect this topic with the next step in your investing research, analysis, due diligence, or deal review.

Run the numbers

Investor Calculators

Estimate cash flow, returns, debt coverage and project costs.Explore Resource

Organize due diligence

Investor Checklists

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Choose a strategy

Investing Methods

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Research locations

Massachusetts Markets

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Submit a Deal

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