Enter the purchase, the loan, the rent, and the expenses. See whether the property cash flows each month and the return on the cash you put in.
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Cash-on-cash return divides annual cash flow by the cash invested (down payment). It ignores closing costs, vacancy, appreciation, principal paydown, and tax effects, which all change real returns. Use it to compare deals, not as a full projection.