How do I run my first analysis?
Start a new analysis, add the address, units, asking price, and rent, then pick a goal — cash-on-cash return, DSCR, or cash velocity. 3Y returns your 3Y Estimate and a full report.
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Frequently asked questions
Getting started
What is 3Y?
3Y is personalized real estate analysis for rental investors. Many tools start with the asking price and show a yield, or try to estimate market value. 3Y puts your goal front and center and solves for the price your numbers can support through goal-convergent valuation.
Analysis
Does 3Y factor in property characteristics like age, condition, year built, size, or lot size?
Not directly. 3Y does not use property age, condition, year built, building size, lot size, finishes, or similar characteristics as separate automatic price-adjustment fields. Instead, those characteristics are reflected through the deal numbers they influence — especially achievable rent, repairs, make-ready, reserves, insurance, maintenance, and management. Number of units is a direct input because it changes rent and unit-level math.
How do I set a well-crafted goal?
A well-crafted goal is specific, measurable, and realistic for the deal. In 3Y, choose a target such as cash-on-cash return, DSCR, or cash velocity, then let 3Y solve for the price your numbers can support.
How does goal-convergent valuation work?
Goal-convergent valuation starts with your selected goal — such as cash-on-cash return, DSCR, or cash velocity — and works backward to the purchase price your numbers can support under the assumptions in the analysis.
Is the 3Y Estimate an appraisal?
No. The 3Y Estimate is not an appraisal and is not an opinion of market value under USPAP. It is a decision-support figure for evaluating an income-producing property against your selected goal.
What exactly is the 3Y Estimate™?
The 3Y Estimate is the goal-convergent price for a specific property and a specific goal — the price at which the deal still meets your target. Change the goal or assumptions and the estimate can move with them.
Why does my estimate look conservative?
By default, 3Y models toward the conservative end — including real-world costs like closing costs, vacancy, repairs, reserves, insurance, management, and make-ready. You can adjust assumptions when you have a property-specific reason to.
Data & coverage
How local is the analysis?
3Y resolves local context to the property's census tract where possible. Its Hybrid Spatial Resolution Index helps turn overlapping geographic boundaries into fast, property-specific local context.
Where does 3Y's data come from?
3Y combines the property inputs you provide with local market and public data resolved to the tract level where possible. The analysis uses your property-specific assumptions, while public data provides local context rather than only a city-wide average.
Pricing & plans
Does 3Y offer refunds?
No. 3Y has a Free plan so you can try the product before upgrading. Paid plan purchases are non-refundable. You can cancel your plan from Settings → Billing to stop future renewals.
How is billing handled?
Billing is monthly or annually, whichever you pick at checkout. Annual saves up to about 20%. Payments run through Stripe, applicable tax is added at checkout, and you can cancel anytime; access continues through the paid period.
Is 3Y free to use?
Yes. The Free plan gives you 5 analyses a month, no credit card required. Paid plans increase your monthly analysis volume — the difference is volume, not features.
What happens if I hit my monthly limit?
Your analyses reset at the start of each monthly cycle. If you need more before then, move up a tier; higher-volume access applies right away when the plan change increases your limit.
What's the difference between plans?
The difference is how many analyses you can run each month. Every plan includes the full product — 3Y does not lock features behind paywalls. Start small and move up as your volume grows.
Which plan is right for me?
Choose based on volume. If you are casually looking, the Free plan may be enough with 5 analyses per month. If you are actively hunting for deals, move to a paid plan so you have more monthly analysis volume. You can upgrade when you need more room and manage plan changes from Settings → Billing.
Account & billing
How do I change my email or password?
Open Settings → Security to change your email or password. Some changes may require you to verify your identity first to protect your account.
How do I change or cancel my plan?
Go to Settings → Billing and choose Manage plan. Upgrades apply immediately when they increase your monthly analysis volume. Downgrades, including canceling to the Free plan, take effect at the end of the current paid period.
How do I delete my account?
Delete your account from Settings → Security. Deletion is permanent and cannot be restored by you or by 3Y, so export anything you want to keep first.
Where can I find my invoices?
In Settings → Billing, open Manage billing to reach the billing portal with your invoice history.
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Glossary
Plain-language definitions for the valuation, financing, and location terms across 3Y.
Methodology
3Y Methodology
How property inputs, local data, geography, and your goals combine — and what 3Y deliberately does not claim.
Read methodology
Goal-Convergent Valuation
The flagship method: start from your target outcome and work backward to the price a property needs to fit it.
See the method
Hybrid Spatial Resolution Index
How 3Y resolves which local data applies to a property — fast, property-level location context.
How location works
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