# Deal Score

> What the Deal Score in Deal Analyzer means, how to read it, and what to do when a deal scores low.

Every deal you run through **Deal Analyzer** gets a **Deal Score**, so you can
compare deals at a glance without re-reading every line of the results.

## The scale

Deal Score runs from **0.0 to 10.0**, shown to one decimal place (`7.5`, not
`8` or `75`). A higher number is always better.

If you see a number larger than 10 next to a deal, it isn't the Deal Score.
It's one of the other figures on the results page, most likely a percentage
return like ROI. Check the label before comparing it to anything in this
article.

## Reading the label

Next to the score, Deal Analyzer shows a badge naming the band the deal falls
into:

- **Excellent Deal**
- **Good Deal**
- **Fair Deal**
- **Poor Deal**

The bands run in that order, from strongest to weakest: **8.0 and above** is Excellent, **6.0 and above** is Good, **4.0 and above** is Fair, and anything lower is Poor.

> **Score withheld:** If required fields for the strategy you're analyzing are still missing,
> Deal Analyzer shows **Score withheld** in place of a number. Fill in the
> missing fields and select **Re-Analyze Deal** to get a score.

## Wholesale deals also show a Deal Grade

Wholesale deals carry an additional **Deal Grade** block, shown right below
the 0-10 Deal Score on the results page, not instead of it. It pairs a letter
grade with a short label. The same Deal Grade also appears on the **Export
PDF** report for a wholesale deal, alongside the Deal Score.

Deal Grade is specific to wholesale deals. It does not appear on deal cards in
your Deal Pipeline or in a deal's details view, which show the 0-10 Deal
Score only.

## Where you'll see it

- On the results page after you select **Analyze My Deal** in Deal Analyzer,
  for whichever strategy you're analyzing
- On each deal's card in your **Deal Pipeline**, labeled **Score**
- When you open a deal from the pipeline, in its details view
- On a deal's **Export PDF** report

All of these show the same number for the same deal. They're just different
places you'll run into it.

## If a deal scores low

- If the results page shows **Score withheld** instead of a number, that
  deal hasn't actually been scored yet. Add the missing fields called out
  above the score and select **Re-Analyze Deal**.
- If the deal has a real score and it's lower than you'd like, treat that as
  a prompt to revisit the numbers you entered (purchase price, rehab budget,
  financing terms, rent estimate, and so on) and select **Re-Analyze Deal**
  again after adjusting them.
- Deal Analyzer sometimes surfaces a short note from one of the AI coaches
  (Lenny, Sid, or Annie) addressing a specific concern with the deal, right
  below the score card. You can also start a conversation with an AI coach
  directly to talk through a deal.
- Your Deal Pipeline shows the **Score** on every card, so you can scan your
  saved deals side by side and see how a weaker one compares to the rest.