Cash Flow Analysis Help


The '$how Me The Money' Help Guide
Use the guide below to learn more about specific fileds and their use.

Field Name Field Description
Property Address Physical address of property
Type of Property Description of property; i.e. duplex, four-plex, condo, etc.
Purchase Price The total purchase price of the investment property
Down Payment % Down payment as percentage of purchase price
Less Deposit Less earnest money or already deposited funds
Down Payment Down payment less deposit
Amount of Loan Loan amount less down payment
Interest Rate Expected interest rate for loan
Term of Loan in Months Term of loan in months (360 months = 30 years)
Loan Fees Expected closing costs for loan
Mo.Payment P&I Monthly principle and interest payments for loan and Yearly principle and interest for loan
Gross Scheduled Mo.Income Gross scheduled monthly income from rents
Less Vacancy % Percent of expected vacancy
Gross Operating Income Gross operating income = scheduled income less vacancy
Property taxes as percentage of gross operating income This is helpful when comparing similar properties
Property Taxes Annual property taxes for property and property taxes as percentage of gross operating income- this is helpful when comparing similar properties
Insurance Annual insurance costs
Electricity Annual electricity costs
Natural Gas Annual natural gas costs
Sewer Annual sewer costs
Water Annual water bill costs
Garbage Annual waste removal costs
Management % Professional management fees as a percentage of gross income
Maintenence Annual maintenance costs
Advertising Annual rental advertising costs
Telephone Annual telephone costs
Lawn Care & Snow Removal Annual lawn care and/or snow removal costs
Pest Control Annual pest control expenses
Miscellaneous Miscellaneous expenses
Total Itemized Expenses Total of all annualized expenses
Totals Total of all annualized expenses and total of all annualized expenses divided by gross operating income
Marginal Tax Bracket Investor's income tax bracket
Annual Expense Increase Rate Annual percentage increase of expenses
Rental Income Rate Increase Annual percentage increase of rental income
Property Appreciation Rate Annual percentage increase of investment property value
Year Purchased Year property will be purchased
Initial Start up Costs Initial startup costs of fix up cost property requires
Percent of Structure vs. Land Percentage of property value versus land value
Yearly Depreciation Allowance Annual percentage increase of expenses
Total Amount Invested Down payment plus loan fees plus fix up costs