Set cash-flow assumptions

Data, sources, and access to prepare

• Full Financials
• A Multi-Year Cash Flow rent-roll type
• Approved analysis, exit, debt, and reserve assumptions

Required means the field is needed to complete or support this workflow. Some screens allow a draft to save before every required item is complete. The steps and troubleshooting call out controls the product actively blocks.

Assumption steps

1. 1

   Set the analysis period

   Valuation, Assumptions, Analysis Period

   Select an analysis period from 1 to 10 years.

   Expected result: The preview displays In-Place plus the selected number of projected years.

   If this does not happen: If the horizon is wrong, change Analysis Period and wait for autosave.

2. 2

   Set the analysis start date

   Valuation, Assumptions, Analysis Start Date

   Enter the analysis start date.

   Expected result: The saved assumptions show the intended start date.

   If this does not happen: Correct the date if the displayed period does not match the approved analysis.

3. 3

   Enter the vacancy factor

   Assumptions, Vacancy & Lease-Up

   Enter the approved vacancy factor.

   Expected result: Projected vacancy deductions update.

   If this does not happen: Confirm the input uses percent units if the deduction is implausible.

4. 4

   Choose the lease-up path

   Assumptions, Vacancy & Lease-Up

   Select the starting preset and stabilized year when lease-up is needed.

   Expected result: Projected occupancy follows the selected ramp.

   If this does not happen: Adjust the starting preset or stabilized year if the annual occupancy path is not intended.

5. 5

   Enable exit pricing

   Assumptions, Exit Pricing

   Turn on Exit Pricing.

   Expected result: The exit year and cap-rate controls become available.

   If this does not happen: Leave exit pricing off when the approved analysis has no disposition assumption.

6. 6

   Select the exit year

   Assumptions, Exit Pricing > Exit Year

   Select the approved exit year.

   Expected result: The preview identifies the corresponding exit NOI.

   If this does not happen: Choose a year within the analysis period.

7. 7

   Enter the exit cap rate

   Assumptions, Exit Pricing > Exit Cap Rate

   Enter the approved exit cap rate.

   Expected result: The preview shows the indicated exit price.

   If this does not happen: If price is blank, confirm the cap rate is nonzero and the selected year has NOI.

8. 8

   Enable financing

   Assumptions, Financing

   Turn on financing.

   Expected result: The loan assumption fields become available.

   If this does not happen: Leave financing off when debt is outside the approved presentation.

9. 9

   Enter the financing terms

   Assumptions, Financing

   Complete the loan amount, interest rate, interest-only years, amortization, and term fields.

   Expected result: Estimated payment and annual debt service update.

   If this does not happen: Check that IO years do not exceed the intended loan period and all rates use percent units.

10. 10

    Enter reserve rates

    Assumptions, Reserves

    Enter the three applicable reserve rates.

    Expected result: The page begins its 800 ms autosave.

    If this does not happen: Keep the page open if a value has not reached a saved state.

11. 11

    Verify saved reserves

    Assumptions, Reserves

    Reopen the assumptions after autosave completes.

    Expected result: Values persist and the preview includes reserve rows.

    If this does not happen: If values revert, retry each rate and verify reserve dollars against the intended basis.

Final verification

• Assumptions, Financing: The loan assumption fields become available.
• Assumptions, Financing: Estimated payment and annual debt service update.
• Assumptions, Reserves: The page begins its 800 ms autosave.
• Assumptions, Reserves: Values persist and the preview includes reserve rows.
• No blocking warning, failed status, or unresolved validation message remains in the completed workflow.