EdTech Innovations

In this activity, students use a real-world financial model (excel sheet) to evaluate the profitability of a short-term rental investment. Using the “ST Rental Strategy” spreadsheet, students input key assumptions -- such as purchase price, financing terms, occupancy rate, and expenses -- to analyze potential returns. Students explore core personal finance and real estate concepts, including cash flow, cash-on-cash return, cap rate, and debt coverage ratio. This activity supports key financial

This rubric is quite useful. It serves as an effective communication tool for the teacher and the students by outlining expectations in advance. The rubric enables students to self-evaluate and improve the quality of their work as well as provides them with feedback that will be helpful in future assignments.