---
title: "Rental property returns: cap rate (unleveraged), cash-on-cash (leveraged), gross rent multiplier, and the 1% rule."
method: POST
path: "/v1/realestate/cap-rate"
tags: ["Real estate"]
---

# Rental property returns: cap rate (unleveraged), cash-on-cash (leveraged), gross rent multiplier, and the 1% rule.

`POST /v1/realestate/cap-rate`

## Request

- Base URL: `` (relative, and it does not resolve against the document’s source URL)
- URL: `/v1/realestate/cap-rate`
- Auth: none declared

Rental property returns: cap rate (unleveraged), cash-on-cash (leveraged), gross rent multiplier, and the 1% rule.

Payment: x402 ($0.05 USDC on eip155:8453). Call unpaid to receive an HTTP 402 with requirements, then retry with the PAYMENT-SIGNATURE header. Method: NOI = rent − opex; capRate = NOI/price; cashOnCash = (NOI − debtService)/cashInvested

## Request body

- object
  - `purchasePrice` number, required
  - `annualRentIncome` number, required
  - `annualOperatingExpenses` number
  - `downPayment` number
  - `annualDebtService` number

## Response `200`

Verified result + provenance (formula, sources, reproducible SHA-256 hash).

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid input (no charge) — body echoes the JSON Schema.
- `402`: Payment required — PAYMENT-REQUIRED header carries the x402 accepts[] quote.

---

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