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Your home's numbers, from 1 night to 1 year

3 numbers tell you how your home's money is doing, from small to big. ADR is what a booked night brings in, and RevPAR is what every night earned, empty ones too. Rental yield is a year's rent as a % of the home's price.

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A dark green dashboard with 3 round gold-rimmed gauges, small, medium and large, each needle at a different angle, in front of a small dark green condo tower with lit windows.

Each number answers a bigger question than the one before. Start with the one your statement or your agent just showed you.

Where we stand: we're RoomGuru, a manager in JB ourselves. The examples in each guide are made up, and none is a promise of what your home will earn.

The 3 numbers, from 1 night to 1 year

  1. Step 1 What does a booked night bring in?

    What is ADR? Start with 1 night, and you'll get it in 2 minutesADR (average daily rate) is the average money a booked night brings in. Book a week of nights to see it move, then see why statements show different ADRs.2 min read

  2. Step 2 What did every night of your month earn?

    What is RevPAR? Count every night, even the empty onesRevPAR (revenue per available room) is money made ÷ every night open, booked or empty. See the formula, an example, and what it leaves out.3 min read

  3. Step 3 What does the home earn on its price, after costs?

    5.4% yield? Ask what's left after costsHow to calculate rental yield in Malaysia: a year's rent ÷ the home's price. Gross vs net worked out on a RM400,000 condo, and when yield misleads.6 min read