What is MDR Investor Score?
The Metro Deal Report Investor Score is a 0-100 composite ranking of US real estate metros, combining rent yield (40%), buyer-market discount via sale-to-list ratio (30%), motivated-seller proxies via percent of homes sold below list (20%), and median days-on-market (10%).
The investor score gives a single ranking for the dominant question — is this market favorable for a disciplined operator deploying new capital right now? Higher scores mean better rent yield, more seller negotiation, more motivated sellers, and more time to negotiate. Lower scores mean tighter spreads, sellers in the driver's seat, and faster pace.
The score is not a recommendation. A 90/100 market like Detroit can be the wrong fit for an out-of-state investor who can't manage the operational complexity; a 60/100 market like Raleigh can be the right fit for a local investor with established systems and a buyer's list.
Scores update with each /cities data refresh (monthly). The rolling rank tells the story — markets that drift from 60 to 75 are rotating in; markets drifting from 75 to 55 are rotating out.
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