RolliScore v1
How the score is made.
A RolliScore is a number out of 100 built from a rent roll's schedule and the figures its owner enters. Every book is scored by the method on this page, whoever owns it. Nobody at RentRolli can type a score in; the engine is the only thing that writes one.
This is version 1 of the method. Every stored score carries the version it was made under. If the weights change, the version changes, and this page says so.
Five dimensions, 100 points
Yield
Your average management fee against our benchmark for the area the book is in. Above the benchmark scores well; well above it scores full marks.
20
Density
Doors per postcode across the book. A tight book scores well. A book spread one door to a suburb scores low here however good the fees are.
15
Stability
Management income per door, a year. More per door scores more, up to a ceiling.
20
Risk
Arrears and vacancy. Both take points off in steps as they rise. A clean book keeps all 20.
20
Compliance
The share of your state’s obligations you confirm are met. Unconfirmed items count as not met. This is the dimension with the most weight.
25
Penalties
Taken off the total after the five dimensions are added.
Under 50 doors
A small book carries more key-person and churn risk.
5 points
Book far from the office
When the first property’s postcode is in a different district (5) or region (12) from the office postcode.
5 or 12 points
Disclosure skipped
When the seller chooses not to disclose arrears and vacancy.
5 points
Leasing fee under one week
Scaled by how far under one week’s rent the leasing fee is.
Up to 2 points
No advertising fee
2 points
Landlord concentration
When the book averages more than 1.3 doors per landlord, the whole score is multiplied by 0.92.
8% of the total
Bands
85 and above
Excellent
70 to 84
Strong
55 to 69
Average
40 to 54
Below average
Under 40
Weak
What the score does not measure
Anything that is not in the schedule or the figures entered. That includes the staff who manage the book, the systems they use, the terms of the management agreements and whether they are enforceable, the relationships with landlords, the condition of the properties, the trust account, and any dispute or claim.
Arrears, vacancy and compliance are as the owner entered them. We do not audit them. A Verified listing means the score came from an uploaded schedule by this method, not that we checked the schedule against the agency's records.
The score is a reading of the book as a business asset. It is not a valuation, not advice, and not a substitute for due diligence.
What we store when a book is scored is on the data page. The rules that keep the score neutral, including for our co-founder's own brokerage, are on the neutrality page.
Questions about the method: hello@rentrolli.com.