Underwriting assumptions
Our cash-flow math uses default investor assumptions: 25% down, ~7.5% rate, 30-yr loan, plus allowances for taxes, insurance, vacancy (8%), maintenance (10%), and management (8%). They're conservative defaults — adjust them to your own deal.
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How CashFlowRE uses it
CashFlowRE computes Underwriting assumptions on every for-sale listing and folds it into each property's overall score, so you can compare deals at a glance instead of running the math by hand. Create a free account to see it on real listings.