Cash-on-Cash Return

Annual pre-tax cash flow / cash invested with bands and payback-period years. Common rental and flipping check.

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Formula and source

cash_on_cash_percent = annual_pretax_cashflow / cash_invested * 100. payback_years = cash_invested / annual_pretax_cashflow (when positive).

Standard rental-real-estate / investment-property metric. Common across BiggerPockets-era investor practice and small-balance lending.

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