I had a fire-hose of deals, average list time to sell a completed flip was measured in hours and days. 

Those are all questions that you need to answer and determine if it makes sense for you to invest in property protection measures.

Have the rep come out, measure, and use his software.

So, the best way to measure the performance of the player is to read their previous track record, but their track record is so private almost hard to decipher unlike public investment.So what I'm saying is , from the perspective of investor, the biggest problem for us is to find the sponsor that overdeliver, rather than overpromise, based on their track record. 

@Douglas Johnson - For multifamily investing, cash on cash return is my go to measure.

I read this information online but I would rather have a more accurate measure regarding this.

If anything cap rate is a measure of how bullish or bearish investors feel about a particular market (i.e. more of a measure of investor sentiment/posture).Cheers...

Yes, I know that's lots of homework but this is a measure twice cut once type juncture in our market where the high-interest rates and high cost of entry at this point make it more valuable for you to really understand what you're looking for and buy correctly.

Certainly no use of a tape measure involved.

DSCR, or debt service coverage ratio, is a measure of a property's ability to generate enough income to cover its debt obligations.