Choose your lane
Choose your Indianapolis real estate resource lane.
Pick a category hub when you want the full set. Use Start Here below when you just want the strongest resources first.
Buy
Buying a home
Process, neighborhoods, first-time buyer basics, and what to know before you tour.
Open hubSellSelling a home
Pricing, prep, net proceeds, showings, offers, inspection, and closing.
Open hubInvestInvesting in Indy
House hacks, rental strategy, neighborhood context, maps, and courses.
Open hubOut-of-stateInvesting remotely
Buy Indianapolis rentals from anywhere. Remote due diligence and building a local team.
Open hubStart here
The six resources we would hand you first.
Start here when you want the strongest free guides and tools without deciding which full hub to browse yet.
Most popular
Buyer resourceThe Roots Buyer's Guide
Pre-approval, tour, offer, inspection, close. The whole process in plain English, written by agents who buy houses themselves.
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Seller resourceThe Roots Seller's Guide
Pricing strategy, prep, photos, showings, offers, close. The full playbook we run for every Roots listing.
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Investor resourceThe Roots Investor's Guide
How the Roots team thinks about Indianapolis deals. House hacks, BRRRR, buy-and-hold, short and mid-term rentals, 1031s.
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Investor resource
House Hack Guide
The twelve-step playbook to your first live-in investment property. Includes a real Roots case study, by the numbers.
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CalculatorHouse Hack Calculator
Plug in the price, down payment, and rents. See your monthly cost, cash flow if you move out, and break-even on the down payment.
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Investor resource
Indy Investor Map
The neighborhood class map (A / B / C) we reference on deals. Pinned on Google Maps so you can pan around.
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Recent thinking
Podcast drops and market notes in one feed.
Newer episodes and field notes stay here, so the evergreen resource cards do not have to carry every market update.
Starter bundles
Three short paths when you do not want to browse.
Category hubs still hold the full library. These bundles are the first few clicks we would hand you by goal.
Buyer starter
The first clicks before you tour.
Buyer guide first, Indy context second, readiness check after that.
3 resources
Start bundle
Seller starter
Know the prep before the sign.
Guide first, prep checklist second, proceeds math after that.
3 resources
Start bundle
Investor starter
Owner math before the offer.
Investor guide, house hack guide, map, course, and deal frameworks.
4 resources
Start bundle
Resource questions
Common questions about the Roots resource library.
Short answers for buyers, sellers, and investors trying to pick the right guide, calculator, or next step.
What Roots resource should I start with?
Start with the hub that matches your goal: buyer resources if you are shopping for a home, seller resources if you are preparing to list, investor resources if you are underwriting deals, and calculators if you already have numbers to test.
What are the best Indianapolis real estate resources?
Roots organizes its library by user: buyer guides, seller guides, investor guides, and deal calculators. The buyer side covers pre-approval through closing. The seller side covers prep, pricing, and net proceeds. The investor side covers underwriting, neighborhoods, and house hacking. The calculators cover the math behind any of the above.
Where can I find free Indianapolis real estate market reports?
The MIBOR REALTORS site publishes a monthly Central Indiana market report. Redfin Data Center publishes neighborhood-level metrics for many Indianapolis neighborhoods. The Indianapolis neighborhood guides on this site combine those sources with practical block-by-block context.
What is the 3-3-3 rule in real estate?
A common buyer rule of thumb: three months of mortgage payments in savings, no more than 30% of pre-tax income on housing, and plan to hold the home for at least three years. It is a guideline and can flex with your situation. The Roots Buyer's Guide and First-Time Homebuyer Quiz go deeper than the rule of thumb for your specific scenario.
What resources should a first-time Indianapolis home buyer start with?
Take the First-Time Homebuyer Quiz to gauge readiness. Read the Roots Buyer's Guide for the full process. Browse the Indianapolis neighborhood guides to narrow down where you want to live. Then talk to a Roots agent to plan tours and get connected with a lender.
What real estate resources do investors actually use?
Most active investors run rentals through a cash-flow spreadsheet, an IRR or full-ROI calculator, and a rental underwriting model. For Indianapolis specifically, investors also lean on Zillow and Rentometer rent comps, MIBOR market reports, and an underwriting framework that accounts for tax reassessment after sale.
What are the best free real estate calculators?
The Roots Cash Flow Model and House Hack Calculator on this site are free and built for Indianapolis deals. For mortgage payment estimates, Bankrate and most lender sites offer free public calculators. For multi-year deal analysis, the Roots Rental Full ROI and IRR calculators go deeper than typical free online tools.
How do the service pages and resource pages work together?
The buy, sell, and invest pages explain how Roots can help you. The resource pages give you the guides, checklists, calculators, neighborhood context, and next-step tools to understand the decision before you talk with an agent.
Are the Roots guides and calculators free?
Most Roots guides, checklists, and calculators are free educational resources. Some downloads ask for an email so Roots can send the file and follow up with related buyer, seller, or investor resources.
Can I use these resources without talking to a Roots agent?
Use the resources to get oriented and ask better questions. For pricing, offer strategy, inspection decisions, rental underwriting, or a specific property, a Roots agent can help pressure-test the local details.
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