How do I set my buy box criteria?
Your buy box is the set of good, workable and bad ranges you choose for each metric, such as a DSCR minimum or a cash flow floor. You set it in Settings under Thresholds. Every color, risk flag and deal verdict in BuyBox is measured against these ranges, so two investors can grade the same deal differently.
Two investors can look at the same deal and disagree, because they're buying for different reasons. In Settings → Thresholds, you encode your standards as a "buy box," and every verdict is measured against it.
Try it 0/1
- Change your DSCR minimum and watch the deal re-grade
What you can tune
You set the good / workable / bad ranges for the metrics that decide a deal:
- Monthly rent ÷ price, DSCR, break-even occupancy
- Cash flow per door (separate targets for single-family vs. small multifamily)
- Percent of ARV, cash-on-cash, IRR, and cap rate
BuyBox ships with sensible defaults, so you can analyze immediately and tighten them as your strategy sharpens.
What your thresholds drive
Your buy box isn't cosmetic. It controls three things at once: the colors on every metric, the Risk Flags that name what's failing, and the Deal Score + verdict. Set it once, and every future analysis is judged by your rules. See it in action in Reading your verdict.