Base case
Hard cost $185/SF and NOI $210,000. Cash-on-cash: 11.25%.
Follow the simplified 10,000-square-foot example and see how cost, debt, and income connect.
How does a higher budget change equity and annual cash?
Compare the base case with higher construction costs or stronger income. Each chapter shows the assumption and the fixed results it affects.
Simplified 10,000-SF illustration with interest-only debt. It omits fees, taxes, principal payments, and changes over time.
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| Hard cost | $1,850,000 |
| Other project costs | $650,000 |
| Total cost | $2,500,000 |
| Loan (60% of total cost) | $1,500,000 |
| Equity | $1,000,000 |
| Annual interest (6.5%) | $97,500 |
| Annual cash after interest | $112,500 |
| Cash-on-cash | 11.25% |
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Hard cost $185/SF and NOI $210,000. Cash-on-cash: 11.25%.
Hard cost $210/SF. Cash-on-cash: 9.34%.
NOI $226,800 with the base cost and funding assumptions. Cash-on-cash: 12.93%.
Fixed illustrative results · Timing and risk are outside this simplified example.
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