Tools - DSCR

DSCR Calculator

See whether the rent carries the loan. Enter the property's rent, the loan you have in mind, and the carrying costs - and watch the debt service coverage ratio, monthly cash flow, and break-even rent update live.

Educational estimate only. This tool is not an offer, quote, rate indication, or underwriting decision, and its bands are illustrative - not 1st Private Capital lending criteria.

01 - The Calculator

Rent on one side. Payment on the other.

In-place rent, or the market rent you expect the property to earn.

The Loan (Illustrative Terms)

Your own assumption - not a 1st Private Capital rate.

Ignored for interest-only.

Carrying Costs

Leave blank if the property has none.

Live Results
Monthly principal & interest -
Monthly taxes, insurance, and dues -
Total monthly payment (PITIA) -
Monthly cash flow (rent - PITIA) -
Break-even rent (DSCR = 1.0) -
DSCR - monthly rent / monthly payment (PITIA) -

Enter the monthly rent, a loan amount, and an interest rate to see the debt service coverage ratio.

Bands are illustrative reference points for thinking about coverage - they are not 1st Private Capital underwriting thresholds. Actual structures depend on the full transaction.

Send to 1st Private Capital

Educational estimate only. Nothing on this page is an offer, quote, rate indication, or underwriting decision. The rate, amortization, and costs are your own assumptions. To send results to 1st Private Capital, copy or download them and paste the summary into the Exit strategy field on the Request a Term Sheet form - the form does not import them automatically yet.

02 - How the Math Works

No black box. Here is every formula.

The whole calculation runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.

01
Monthly principal & interest

standard amortization payment at your rate and term - or loan x monthly rate for interest-only

Computed from the loan amount, interest rate, and amortization you enter.

02
Monthly payment (PITIA)

P&I + taxes/12 + insurance/12 + monthly dues

The property's full monthly carry: principal, interest, taxes, insurance, and association dues.

03
DSCR

monthly rent / monthly payment (PITIA)

The headline number: how many times over the rent covers the payment.

04
Break-even rent

rent where DSCR = 1.0 (rent equals PITIA)

The rent at which the property exactly carries itself at your assumptions.

05
Illustrative bands

1.25 and above: strong - 1.10-1.25: workable - 1.00-1.10: thin - below 1.00: under water

Qualitative reference bands for reading the ratio. They are illustrative, not 1st Private Capital underwriting thresholds - real decisions consider the whole transaction.

03 - Reading the Ratio

What moves a DSCR.

Raise the Rent Side
Income lifts coverage fastest

Higher achievable rent raises the ratio directly. Confirming real market rent - not a hopeful number - is the single most important input.

Shrink the Payment Side
Leverage and rate set the floor

A smaller loan or a lower rate cuts the payment and lifts the ratio. Taxes, insurance, and dues matter too - they are part of the payment.

The Honest Check
Below 1.0 is a signal, not a verdict

A thin ratio at one loan size can be a strong ratio at another. Use the calculator to find the structure where the property carries itself.

1st Private Capital now offers DSCR rental loans nationwide. Read more on the DSCR Loans page.

Does the Rent Carry It?

Paste your results into the request form and get real terms on the real deal.

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