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Net Cash Flow

By Juan Cabrera, MBA realbench.net
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The Net Cash Flow is an indicator that show the net cash flow of the real estate investment property.

It differs from the Internal Rate of return and the Profitability Index in that the Net Cash Flow Return only focuses on the cash return in a single year, as opposed to the entire projected ownership life, therefore no compounding or discounting to the persent is required.

How to calculate the Net Cash Flow?

Net Cash Flow =
Net Operating Income - Debt Service

Example:

Monthly Rent  : $1,500
Vacancy Rate  : 3%
Monthly Mortgage Payment :  $1,000
Total Annual Expenses :  $4,000


STEP 1: Calculate Annual Mortgage Payments
Annual Mortgage Payments =
Mortgage Payment * 12

Annual Mortgage Payments = $2,000 * 12
Annual Mortgage Payments = $12,000

STEP 2:Calculate Gross Annual Income
Gross Annual Income =
Monthly Rent * 12

Gross Annual Income =
$1,500 * 12

Gross Annual Income =
$18,000

STEP 3:Calculate Vacancy and Credit Loss
Vacancy and Credit Loss =
(Gross Annual Income * Vacancy Rate)/100

Vacancy and Credit Loss =
($18,000 * 3%)/100

Vacancy and Credit Loss =
$540

STEP 4:Calculate Gross Operating Income
Gross Operating Income =
Gross Annual Income - Vacancy_Credit Loss

Gross Operating Income =
$18,000 - $540

Gross Operating Income =
$17,460

STEP 5:Calculate Net Operating Income
Net Operating Income =
Gross Operating Income - Total Annual Expenses

Net Operating Income =
$17,460 - $4,000

Net Operating Income =
$13,460

STEP 6:Calculate Net Net Annual Cash Flow
Net Annual Cash Flow =
Net Operating Income - Annual Mortgage Payments

Net Annual Cash Flow =
$13,460 - $12,000

Net Annual Cash Flow =
$1,460

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