Commercial Cash Flow Analysis
A cash flow analysis projects a property's income, expenses, and cash flows under stated assumptions. Gold Rush Appraisal provides certified, defensible analysis for owners, investors, and advisors across New Jersey.
What Cash Flow Analysis Involves
A cash flow analysis is a consulting analysis that projects a commercial property's income, operating expenses, and resulting cash flows over time under clearly stated assumptions. It is not a standard market-value appraisal.
The analysis depends heavily on its assumptions — rent levels, vacancy, expense growth, lease rollover, and capital expenditures — which are stated explicitly because the projections follow from them. The analysis shows what the cash flows look like under those assumptions.
The client receives a written analysis documenting the projections, the assumptions, and the reasoning. The deliverable depends on the agreed scope.
When Clients Need This Service
Investors, owners, lenders, and advisors request cash flow analyses when they need to understand a property's projected income and cash flows under specific assumptions — for investment decisions, financing, or portfolio planning.
For example, an investor evaluating a multifamily acquisition may want projected cash flows under stated rent, vacancy, and expense assumptions to assess the investment.
Owners planning capital improvements or lease-up strategies also use cash flow analyses to understand the income effects over time.
What the Analysis Considers
The specific factors depend on the agreed scope of the assignment. The considerations below are illustrative, not a checklist that applies to every engagement, and the valuation approaches used are always assignment-dependent.
Stated assumptions
Rent, vacancy, expense growth, lease rollover, and capital expenditure assumptions that drive the projections.
Income
Rental income and other revenue, based on the rent roll and assumptions.
Operating expenses
Operating expenses and reserves, projected under the stated assumptions.
Lease rollover
The timing and effect of lease expirations and renewals on income.
Intended use and users
Prepared for the stated intended use and users; a cash flow analysis is not a value conclusion.
Documents & Information That May Help
These items may help move the assignment forward, but not every document is required for every engagement. We can confirm what is needed once the scope is set.
How the Engagement Works
We begin by defining the property and the assumptions to use in the projections. After confirming scope, we gather the rent roll, leases, and operating data.
We project income, expenses, and cash flows under the stated assumptions and deliver a written analysis. Scope, fees, and timing depend on the property and the projection period required.
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