Lesson 2 of 4
Read the Deal card
5 min
Nine numbers that tell you whether to keep going.
The "Deal card" is pinned to the bottom of the Quick Feasibility panel. It carries a verdict against your target and the metrics a developer or a lender looks at first.
- 1
Read the verdict badge
The badge in the Deal card header compares the calculated margin against the "Target margin (% of net revenue)" you set.
- 2
Read the two headline figures
"Net profit" and "Dev. margin" sit in the top grid and are colour-coded by outcome.
- 3
Read the supporting metrics
The rest of the Deal card lists six supporting metrics.
- "Profit on cost" — profit over total development cost
- "Residual land value" — what the land can be worth at your target margin
- "Peak debt est." — the highest expected debt balance
- "Equity required" — the equity you need to fund it
- "Profit / unit"
- "GDV / m² NSA" — only populated when you set net saleable area
- 4
Use residual land value as a negotiating number
- 5
Know the limits of the finance figures