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Underwrite like you've
done this 100 times.

Most buyers don't lose money because the deal was bad — they lose it because they didn't know what to check. Ridge Ratio scores your deal the way an experienced underwriter would, flags what's broken, and hands you a bank-ready memo. Experience, on demand.

Free deal test · No credit card required · Educational analysis only

Live demo · drag the sliders Financeable
12-Unit Multifamily
Real estate · Purchase $1.2M · Loan $900K
DSCR1.65x
LTV75%
Cash flow after debt$47K / yr
Downside DSCR (−15% income)1.40x
Watch
Verify tax reassessment, rent roll accuracy, and updated insurance quote.
Ridge Score 82/ 100 · Financeable
DSCR 1.65x Survives downside Lender-ready
Debt feasibility
DSCR, LTV, debt service, max loan, max rate — does the deal cover the loan?
Lender readiness
Score how a bank would view the deal across 6 underwriting categories.
Red flags & fixes
See what breaks the deal — and the exact dollar fix to make it work.
Lender memo
Turn deal inputs into a lender-ready memo, ready to send to a bank.
Real estate deals Seller financing Investor equity Bank & DSCR debt Offer strategy Deal memos
The problem

It's not the math that gets you. It's what you don't know to check.

The broker has done 200 deals. The lender has seen 2,000. You're on deal one, two, or five — and every mistake below was made by someone who thought the numbers looked fine.

DSCR falls below lender minimums
The income looked fine — until the debt service was subtracted. Underwriting rejects the deal after weeks of diligence.
The interest rate crushes cash flow
A 75bp swing during diligence flips a 1.32x DSCR to 1.18x and the deal stops covering its own debt.
The lender requires more equity
You planned 80% leverage. The bank will only do 70%. Suddenly you need another $120K you didn't budget.
The downside case quietly fails
A 10% income drop turns the deal from "comfortable" to "covenant breach" — and you never stress-tested it.

Experience is just knowing what to check.
Ridge Ratio runs the full checklist a veteran would — debt reality, lender risk, red flags — and answers in 60 seconds.

Every deal gets one clear answer
Pursue
The deal supports the requested debt. Move to diligence.
Restructure
The deal can work — with better terms or a different capital mix.
Negotiate
Price, equity, rate, or seller financing needs to change.
Does Not Support Debt
The deal cannot carry the debt as structured. Walk away early.
How it works

From "I think it's fine" to a clear verdict — in five steps.

No spreadsheets, no formulas to memorize, no underwriting background required. Enter what you know about the deal and Ridge Ratio walks you to the verdict — including the one thing inexperience almost always misses: whether the deal survives the debt.

1
Create a deal
Pick real estate or business, then choose how deep to go — a 60-second gut check or a full underwriting workup. Ridge Ratio tailors everything to your choice.
2
Enter the numbers
Price, income, loan amount, rate, amortization. A quick test takes five fields and 60 seconds.
3
Test the debt
See DSCR, LTV, debt service, cash flow, max loan, and max rate — benchmarked against commonly used lender standards. Actual lender policies vary.
4
Score the deal
Four checks, in order — is the deal sound, will a lender fund it, which structure gets approved, and what you earn. Each builds on the last and rolls up into one Ridge Score and a verdict. (Breakdown below.)
5
Get the verdict
A clear answer — pursue, negotiate, restructure, or walk away — plus a lender-ready memo and AI summary.
How the Ridge Score maps to your verdict
85+ Strong — Pursue 70–84 Financeable — Proceed with Conditions 55–69 Negotiate 40–54 Restructure <40 Does Not Support Debt
See how four sub-scores build the Ridge Score — read the methodology →
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Independent underwriting scores
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Capital structures compared
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To your first verdict
0–100
Lender-style score
Live example

Same deal. Only the debt changed.

Multifamily · $1.2M purchase · $120K NOI · $900K loan · 25-year amortization

At 6.0% rate
Annual debt service$69,581
DSCR1.72×
Cash flow after debt$50,419
Strong — Pursue
At 8.5% rate
Annual debt service$86,965
DSCR1.38×
Cash flow after debt$33,035
Financeable — Proceed with Conditions

The deal did not change. The debt did.

What you walk away with · Ridge AI

The mentor you can ask anything — no dumb questions.

Ask Ridge AI anything about the deal in front of you. It reads your saved numbers, tells you what a lender would push back on, and explains it in plain English — like a patient mentor.

Deal-specific — reads your actual inputs and red flags
Flags missing information instead of inventing numbers
Never guarantees loan approval
Ridge AI · 12-Unit Multifamily
Would a lender finance this deal?

Based on the assumptions provided, this deal appears financeable but sensitive to rate movement. DSCR is 1.65x at 6.5%, but falls to 1.28x at 8.5%.

The main lender concerns are tax reassessment, insurance cost, and rent roll verification. To improve lender readiness, confirm updated taxes, request an insurance quote, and keep post-close reserves above six months of debt service.

What would kill this deal? How do I improve DSCR? Generate lender memo
Lender Memo
12-Unit Multifamily Acquisition · Prepared by Ridge Ratio
Transaction overview
Loan request & sources / uses
DSCR analysis · 1.65x
LTV analysis · 75%
Stress tests · downside 1.40x
Red flags & mitigants
Recommendation · Pursue
Lender memo

Walk into the bank looking like you've done this before.

Ridge Ratio turns your deal into a formatted lender memo — every number a bank needs, in the structure underwriters use. You look prepared, and deal #1 doesn't feel like deal #1.

11 sectionsSummary, financials, DSCR, LTV, stress tests, red flags, mitigants, recommendation.
Copy or downloadSend straight to your lender, or drop it into your own deal package.
Why you can trust the output

Built to be checked, not just believed.

The reviews above are real and verified — and here's what backs the numbers underneath.

Your deals stay private

Every deal is encrypted at rest and isolated to your account with row-level security. Your inputs are never used to train AI.

Security & data handling →

The math is open

DSCR, LTV, max loan, downside — every score is benchmarked against commonly used lender standards, with the actual formulas documented. No black box.

Read the methodology →

A note from the founder

I built Ridge Ratio after watching too many good-looking deals fall apart the moment real debt was applied. It runs the same checks a lender would — so you find out before they do. Estimates to think with, not advice.

Founder, Ridge Ratio
Pricing

Start free. Scale as you grow.

Flat rate · Cancel anytime · Save up to 18% with annual billing

Free is for underwriting your first deal — run the numbers, see your Ridge Score, and learn what lenders look for.
Pro is everything for your own deals — unlimited analyses, Ridge AI, lender memos, stress tests, portfolio tools, and exports. If you’re buying for yourself, this is your plan.
Elite is everything in Pro — plus the lender memo and deal memo generators.
FAQ

Common questions.

Run the numbers

Run the numbers before
the debt runs you.

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The platform

One platform to track, analyze, and stress-test every deal.

Debt feasibility test · Deal pipeline tracking · Risk scoring · Due diligence checklists · Ridge AI

What's included

Everything the experienced eye checks — in your hands.

Deal Workspace

One home for each deal — Ridge Score & verdict, capital structure, lender readiness, memos and proposal, all in one place. Your saved deals live in the Pipeline.

Deal Screener

Accurate formulas for amortizing loans, IO periods, DSCR, max loan amount, max rate, break-even, and downside scenarios.

Ridge AI

Ask questions, get explanations, generate lender memos, compare structures, and stress test assumptions in plain English.

Lender Readiness Score

Score your deal across 6 lender categories — cash flow, collateral, borrower strength, structure, market, and legal. Know your vulnerabilities before the bank does.

Due Diligence Checklist

Full real estate due diligence checklists covering financial, physical, legal, lease, and market diligence — prioritized by critical, important, and standard.

Red Flags with Fixes

Automatic red flag detection on every simulator run — DSCR issues, thin liquidity, high LTV, rate sensitivity, and borrower concerns flagged with exact dollar fixes.

Risk Scoring Engine

0–100 deal score across financial strength, market context, and borrower strength — not just DSCR.

Scenario Templates

Start from real-world templates: multifamily, commercial, mixed-use, self-storage, retail, and more.

Lender Reports

Generate professional deal memos, investment summaries, and lender-ready reports with one click.

Templates

Practice on a real deal before you risk real money.

Choose a scenario and Ridge Ratio pre-fills the right inputs and benchmarks.

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing.

Flat rate · Cancel anytime · Save up to 18% with annual billing

Free is for underwriting your first deal — run the numbers, see your Ridge Score, and learn what lenders look for.
Pro is everything for your own deals — unlimited analyses, Ridge AI, lender memos, stress tests, portfolio tools, and exports. If you’re buying for yourself, this is your plan.
Elite is everything in Pro — plus the lender memo and deal memo generators.
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Frequently asked questions.

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Deal Screener

Analyze a deal.

1 Enter a few numbers 2 See if it survives the debt 3 Get your verdict ≈ 60 seconds

Pick how deep to go — a 60-second gut check or a full underwriting workup. Standard is pre-selected, so you can start right away.

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Multifamily · Commercial · Mixed-use · Self-storage — NOI, DSCR, LTV, cap rate, exit.
How deep do you want to go? — Standard is pre-selected; most buyers just hit Test this deal
Real estate · Standard analysis — ready when you are.
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Your deal underwriting analyst.

Describe a deal or ask a question. Ridge AI works through debt-service, leverage, lender-readiness, and acquisition-underwriting frameworks to answer one question: does this deal survive the debt? Attach an Excel model, PDF, or CSV and I'll read it.

Educational estimates only — not financial, legal, tax, or lending advice.

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Deal Templates

Start from a real-world scenario with pre-filled assumptions.

Lender Readiness Score

Score your deal the way a lender would — 100 points across 6 categories. Find your weaknesses before the bank does.

Score an existing deal
Pick from your pipeline to pre-fill DSCR, LTV, and equity automatically
Income quality — 30 pts
Collateral — 20 pts
Borrower Strength — 20 pts
General readiness indicator only, not a program-eligibility determination. Individual lender credit minimums vary by program and borrower profile.
Deal Structure — 15 pts
Market / Industry — 10 pts
Legal / Documentation — 5 pts

Fill in the lender readiness score

Score your deal across all 6 categories lenders evaluate — and see exactly where you're vulnerable.

Due Diligence Checklist

Track every item a serious buyer and lender would review before closing.

This checklist is educational only. It does not substitute for professional legal, financial, or title review. Always engage qualified professionals.
Completion
Check items off as you complete them. Progress saves to your session.
Capital paths

Find the right way to fund the deal.

Pick a deal to compare its 7 funding structures side-by-side, build a custom capital stack, and lock in your strategy.

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Deal profile

Tell Ridge Ratio what you usually evaluate so defaults and benchmarks match your workflow.

Adjusts terminology and recommendations across the app.
Controls how much explanation Ridge Ratio shows.
Tailors deal assumptions, lender benchmarks, and analysis defaults.
Calibrates financing assumptions and lender-readiness expectations.
Optional. Helps organize pipeline and market assumptions.
e.g. cash flow, value-add, or long-term hold.
Not sure? Leave blanks for now — your profile only shapes starting assumptions, and every deal can still be edited manually.
Lender readiness

Lender profile

Your borrower details rarely change deal to deal. Save them once and reuse them on any Lender Readiness Score with one click.

A general readiness indicator, not an eligibility determination.
Cash you'd hold after closing, in months of debt service.
How lenders gauge operator risk.
Your net worth relative to a typical loan you pursue.
Operating-expense cushion after closing.
These prefill the Borrower Strength section of any Lender Readiness Score. You can always override them per deal.
Preferences

Analysis defaults

Set how Ridge Ratio starts a new deal analysis. These are starting points — you can change any input per deal.

What the Deal Screener assumes when you start.
Quick is best for first-pass screening. Standard adds risk + lender-readiness. Deep produces a fuller package.
Controls how strictly Ridge Ratio flags weak DSCR, leverage, and lender-readiness concerns.
Not sure? Choose Standard depth and Moderate risk. You can change this anytime.
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Deal activity
When a deal is saved, changes status, or moves stages in your pipeline.
Weekly summary Recommended
A short Sunday digest of pipeline activity, scores, and what changed.
Product updates
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