Cash on Cash return is a popular metric used by real estate investors of all levels. Today we discuss how useful the cash on cash return real estate metric is, when you should use it, and the pitfalls you shouldn’t ignore. We also discuss alternative metrics for evaluating investment performance that you can use in your real estate business.
This podcast stemmed from an article I wrote for Bigger Pockets which you can see here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2016/06/10/cash-on-cash-return-2/
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