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What is discounted cash flow?

A multi-period valuation that projects cash flows over a hold period (typically 5–10 years), includes a terminal sale (reversion), and discounts everything to present value at the investor’s required rate of return.

Where you will use it: this term comes up in the Real Estate Finance course, and the full course glossary collects every term in one place.

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From the free Real Estate Finance course by Devon Coombs, CPA, MBA.