Sarah M.
4-unit portfolio in Austin, TX
+3.2%
ROE improvement in 6 months
Sarah had been self-managing four rental properties in Austin for seven years. Cash flow was steady, and she assumed her portfolio was performing well. But as property values climbed and her mortgages paid down, she had no clear picture of how hard her equity was actually working.
After signing up for ROE Engine, Sarah discovered that two of her properties had ROE below 4% — well under what she could earn by redeploying that equity. The refinance recommendations showed her exactly how a cash-out refi on her highest-equity duplex could fund a down payment on a new property without reducing her monthly cash flow.
Within six months, Sarah completed the refinance, acquired a fifth unit, and increased her portfolio-wide ROE from 6.1% to 9.3%. She now reviews her ROE Engine dashboard monthly to catch equity drag before it compounds.
“I thought I was doing fine because my cash flow was positive. ROE Engine showed me I was leaving tens of thousands of dollars on the table every year.”
— Sarah M., 4-unit portfolio in Austin, TX